diff --git a/cmd/api.go b/api/earthranger_service.go
similarity index 96%
rename from cmd/api.go
rename to api/earthranger_service.go
index 2b965f1..85b5e1e 100644
--- a/cmd/api.go
+++ b/api/earthranger_service.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package cmd
+package api
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type Response struct {
 // package funtions
 // ----------------------------------------------
 
-func authenticate(sitename, username, password string) (*Response, error) {
+func Authenticate(sitename, username, password string) (*Response, error) {
 	// Create a new HTTP client and make a POST request to the authentication endpoint
 	client := &http.Client{}
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("https://%s%s%s", sitename, DOMAIN, API_AUTH), nil)
diff --git a/cmd/auth.go b/cmd/auth.go
index 180f570..c09352a 100644
--- a/cmd/auth.go
+++ b/cmd/auth.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/doneill/er-cli-go/api"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func auth() {
 	}
 
 	// Call the authenticate function to get the access token and expires in
-	response, err := authenticate(SITENAME, USERNAME, password)
+	response, err := api.Authenticate(SITENAME, USERNAME, password)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error authenticating:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)