diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3820a95..0865105 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.env
+
 # Miscellaneous
 *.class
 *.log
diff --git a/lib/api_handler.dart b/lib/api_handler.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe24bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/api_handler.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+import 'package:flutter_dotenv/flutter_dotenv.dart';
+
+import 'dart:core';
+import 'dart:convert';
+
+import 'transport_helper.dart';
+
+class ApiHandler {
+  // TODO: Split next line for better Error Handling
+  static final String baseUrl = dotenv.get("VBB_API_URL");
+  static final String accessID = dotenv.get("VBB_API_KEY");
+
+  //static Future<Map<String, dynamic>> findStations(String locationName) async {
+  static Future<String> findStations(String locationName) async {
+    String urlPath = '/api/fahrinfo/latest/location.name';
+    String urlParams = '?input=$locationName';
+    Uri url = Uri.https(baseUrl, urlPath, {
+      'accessId': accessID,
+      'input': locationName,
+      'maxNo': '2',
+      'type': 'S' // Station/Stops only
+    });
+    //print(url);
+    var jsonResponse = await http.get(url,
+        headers: {
+          'Accept': 'application/json'
+    });
+    final httpPackageJson = json.decode(jsonResponse.body) as Map<String, dynamic>;
+    //print(httpPackageJson["stopLocationOrCoordLocation"]);
+    final id = httpPackageJson["stopLocationOrCoordLocation"][0]["StopLocation"]["id"];
+    //print("and now just ids: ");
+    //print(id);
+    return id;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 244a702..9117496 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_dotenv/flutter_dotenv.dart';
+import 'api_handler.dart';
 
-void main() {
+void main() async {
+  await dotenv.load();
   runApp(const MyApp());
 }
 
@@ -55,6 +58,10 @@ class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
 
 class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
   int _counter = 0;
+  //String API_KEY = ApiHandler.accessID;
+  String API_KEY = "no telly";
+  //Future<Map<String, dynamic>> ?id;
+  String id = '';
 
   void _incrementCounter() {
     setState(() {
@@ -66,6 +73,10 @@ class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
       _counter++;
     });
   }
+  void show_result(Future<String> future_id) async {
+    id = await future_id;
+    setState(() { });
+  }
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
@@ -109,6 +120,13 @@ class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
               '$_counter',
               style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headlineMedium,
             ),
+            Text('API key from ENV is $API_KEY'),
+            MaterialButton(onPressed: () { show_result(ApiHandler.findStations('S Biesdorf')); setState(() {}); },
+              child: Text(
+                  'Search for \'S Biesdorf\''
+              ),
+            ),
+            Text(id)
           ],
         ),
       ),
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 438acd6..ede043e 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ packages:
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
     version: "0.0.0"
+  flutter_dotenv:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: flutter_dotenv
+      sha256: d41da11fb497314fbf89811ec30af02d1d898b47980a129f0a8c0a1720460ba2
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.0.1"
   flutter_lints:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description:
@@ -75,6 +83,22 @@ packages:
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
     version: "0.0.0"
+  http:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: http
+      sha256: "87721a4a50b19c7f1d49001e51409bddc46303966ce89a65af4f4e6004896412"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.6.0"
+  http_parser:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: http_parser
+      sha256: "178d74305e7866013777bab2c3d8726205dc5a4dd935297175b19a23a2e66571"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "4.1.2"
   leak_tracker:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -192,6 +216,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.7.10"
+  typed_data:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: typed_data
+      sha256: f9049c039ebfeb4cf7a7104a675823cd72dba8297f264b6637062516699fa006
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.4.0"
   vector_math:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -204,10 +236,18 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: vm_service
-      sha256: "046d3928e16fa4dc46e8350415661755ab759d9fc97fc21b5ab295f71e4f0499"
+      sha256: "0016aef94fc66495ac78af5859181e3f3bf2026bd8eecc72b9565601e19ab360"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "15.1.0"
+    version: "15.2.0"
+  web:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: web
+      sha256: "868d88a33d8a87b18ffc05f9f030ba328ffefba92d6c127917a2ba740f9cfe4a"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.1.1"
 sdks:
   dart: ">=3.11.5 <4.0.0"
   flutter: ">=3.18.0-18.0.pre.54"
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index fa008d0..67d7205 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ dependencies:
   # The following adds the Cupertino Icons font to your application.
   # Use with the CupertinoIcons class for iOS style icons.
   cupertino_icons: ^1.0.8
+  flutter_dotenv: ^6.0.1
+  http: ^1.6.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test:
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ flutter:
   # assets:
   #   - images/a_dot_burr.jpeg
   #   - images/a_dot_ham.jpeg
+  assets:
+      - .env
 
   # An image asset can refer to one or more resolution-specific "variants", see
   # https://flutter.dev/to/resolution-aware-images