diff --git a/websocket.go b/websocket.go
index d45660b..e3af8e1 100644
--- a/websocket.go
+++ b/websocket.go
@@ -1,18 +1,27 @@
 package lemmy
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"reflect"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/recws-org/recws"
 	"go.arsenm.dev/go-lemmy/types"
 )
 
+type authData struct {
+	Auth string `json:"auth"`
+}
+
 type WSClient struct {
-	conn   *recws.RecConn
-	respCh chan types.LemmyWebSocketMsg
-	errCh  chan error
+	conn    *recws.RecConn
+	baseURL *url.URL
+	respCh  chan types.LemmyWebSocketMsg
+	errCh   chan error
+	token   string
 }
 
 func NewWebSocket(baseURL string) (*WSClient, error) {
@@ -26,12 +35,13 @@ func NewWebSocket(baseURL string) (*WSClient, error) {
 	}
 	u = u.JoinPath("/api/v3")
 
-	ws.Dial(u.String(), nil)
+	ws.Dial(u.JoinPath("ws").String(), nil)
 
 	out := &WSClient{
-		conn:   ws,
-		respCh: make(chan types.LemmyWebSocketMsg, 10),
-		errCh:  make(chan error, 10),
+		conn:    ws,
+		baseURL: u,
+		respCh:  make(chan types.LemmyWebSocketMsg, 10),
+		errCh:   make(chan error, 10),
 	}
 
 	go func() {
@@ -49,10 +59,40 @@ func NewWebSocket(baseURL string) (*WSClient, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func (c *WSClient) Login(ctx context.Context, l types.Login) error {
+	u := &url.URL{}
+	*u = *c.baseURL
+
+	if u.Scheme == "ws" {
+		u.Scheme = "http"
+	} else if u.Scheme == "wss" {
+		u.Scheme = "https"
+	}
+
+	hc := &Client{baseURL: u, client: http.DefaultClient}
+	err := hc.Login(ctx, l)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c.token = hc.token
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *WSClient) Request(op types.UserOperation, data any) error {
+	if data == nil {
+		data = authData{}
+	}
+
+	data = c.setAuth(data)
+
+	d, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return c.conn.WriteJSON(types.LemmyWebSocketMsg{
 		Op:   op,
-		Data: data,
+		Data: d,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -64,13 +104,29 @@ func (c *WSClient) Errors() <-chan error {
 	return c.errCh
 }
 
-func DecodeResponse(data, out any) error {
-	dec, err := mapstructure.NewDecoder(&mapstructure.DecoderConfig{
-		TagName: "json",
-		Result:  out,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+func (c *WSClient) setAuth(data any) any {
+	val := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(data))
+	val.Elem().Set(reflect.ValueOf(data))
+
+	authField := val.Elem().FieldByName("Auth")
+	if !authField.IsValid() {
+		return data
 	}
-	return dec.Decode(data)
+
+	switch authField.Type().String() {
+	case "string":
+		authField.SetString(c.token)
+	case "types.Optional[string]":
+		setMtd := authField.MethodByName("Set")
+		out := setMtd.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(c.token)})
+		authField.Set(out[0])
+	default:
+		return data
+	}
+
+	return val.Elem().Interface()
+}
+
+func DecodeResponse(data json.RawMessage, out any) error {
+	return json.Unmarshal(data, out)
 }