diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3adf3b2..0de4731 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,21 @@ Depending on the API you want to use, you may set the ``endpoint`` to:
 This lookup mechanism makes it easy to overload credentials for a specific
 project or user.
 
+### Access Token
+
+This authentication method is useful when short-lived credentials are necessary.
+E.g. oauth2 [plugin](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vault-plugin-secrets-oauthapp)
+for HashiCorp Vault can request an access token that would be used by OVHcloud
+terraform provider. Although this token, requested via data-source, would end up
+stored in the Terraform state file, that would pose less risk since the token
+validity would last for only 1 hour.
+
+Other applications are of course also possible.
+
+In order to use the access token with this wrapper either use
+`ovh.NewAccessTokenClient` to create the client, or pass the token via
+`OVH_ACCESS_TOKEN` environment variable to `ovh.NewDefaultClient`.
+
 ### Application Key/Application Secret
 
 If you have completed successfully the __OAuth2__ part, you can continue to
@@ -354,9 +369,10 @@ client.Get("/xdsl/xdsl-yourservice", nil)
 
 ### Create a client
 
-- Use ``ovh.NewDefaultClient()`` to create a client unsing endpoint and credentials from config files or environment
+- Use ``ovh.NewDefaultClient()`` to create a client using endpoint and credentials from config files or environment
 - Use ``ovh.NewEndpointClient()`` to create a client for a specific API and use credentials from config files or environment
 - Use ``ovh.NewOAuth2Client()`` to have full control over their authentication, using OAuth2 authentication method
+- Use ``ovh.NewAccessTokenClient()`` to have full control over their authentication, using token that was previously issued by auth/oauth2/token endpoint
 - Use ``ovh.NewClient()`` to have full control over their authentication, using legacy authentication method
 
 ### Query
diff --git a/ovh/configuration.go b/ovh/configuration.go
index 5983d2f..6102f06 100644
--- a/ovh/configuration.go
+++ b/ovh/configuration.go
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ func (c *Client) loadConfig(endpointName string) error {
 		endpointName = getConfigValue(cfg, "default", "endpoint", "ovh-eu")
 	}
 
+	if c.AccessToken == "" {
+		c.AccessToken = getConfigValue(cfg, endpointName, "access_token", "")
+	}
+
 	if c.AppKey == "" {
 		c.AppKey = getConfigValue(cfg, endpointName, "application_key", "")
 	}
@@ -125,6 +129,26 @@ func (c *Client) loadConfig(endpointName string) error {
 		c.ClientSecret = getConfigValue(cfg, endpointName, "client_secret", "")
 	}
 
+	configuredAuthMethods := []string{}
+	if c.AppKey != "" || c.AppSecret != "" || c.ConsumerKey != "" {
+		configuredAuthMethods = append(configuredAuthMethods, "application_key/application_secret")
+	}
+	if c.ClientID != "" || c.ClientSecret != "" {
+		configuredAuthMethods = append(configuredAuthMethods, "client_id/client_secret")
+	}
+	if c.AccessToken != "" {
+		configuredAuthMethods = append(configuredAuthMethods, "access_token")
+	}
+
+	if len(configuredAuthMethods) > 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't use multiple authentication methods: %s", strings.Join(configuredAuthMethods, ", "))
+	}
+	if len(configuredAuthMethods) == 0 {
+		return errors.New(
+			"missing authentication information, you need to provide one of the following: application_key/application_secret, client_id/client_secret, or access_token",
+		)
+	}
+
 	if (c.ClientID != "") != (c.ClientSecret != "") {
 		return errors.New("invalid oauth2 config, both client_id and client_secret must be given")
 	}
@@ -132,12 +156,6 @@ func (c *Client) loadConfig(endpointName string) error {
 		return errors.New("invalid authentication config, both application_key and application_secret must be given")
 	}
 
-	if c.ClientID != "" && c.AppKey != "" {
-		return errors.New("can't use both application_key/application_secret and OAuth2 client_id/client_secret")
-	} else if c.ClientID == "" && c.AppKey == "" {
-		return errors.New("missing authentication information, you need to provide at least an application_key/application_secret or a client_id/client_secret")
-	}
-
 	// Load real endpoint URL by name. If endpoint contains a '/', consider it as a URL
 	if strings.Contains(endpointName, "/") {
 		c.endpoint = endpointName
diff --git a/ovh/configuration_test.go b/ovh/configuration_test.go
index c524cf7..5f3140b 100644
--- a/ovh/configuration_test.go
+++ b/ovh/configuration_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestConfigFromNonExistingFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	client := Client{}
 	err := client.loadConfig("ovh-eu")
-	td.CmpString(t, err, `missing authentication information, you need to provide at least an application_key/application_secret or a client_id/client_secret`)
+	td.CmpString(t, err, `missing authentication information, you need to provide one of the following: application_key/application_secret, client_id/client_secret, or access_token`)
 }
 
 func TestConfigFromInvalidINIFile(t *testing.T) {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestConfigInvalidBoth(t *testing.T) {
 
 	client := Client{}
 	err := client.loadConfig("ovh-eu")
-	td.CmpString(t, err, "can't use both application_key/application_secret and OAuth2 client_id/client_secret")
+	td.CmpString(t, err, "can't use multiple authentication methods: application_key/application_secret, client_id/client_secret")
 }
 
 func TestConfigOAuth2Invalid(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/ovh/ovh.go b/ovh/ovh.go
index 0c47c32..a536340 100644
--- a/ovh/ovh.go
+++ b/ovh/ovh.go
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ var (
 
 // Client represents a client to call the OVH API
 type Client struct {
+	// AccessToken is a short-lived access token that we got from auth/oauth2/token endpoint.
+	AccessToken string
+
 	// Self generated tokens. Create one by visiting
 	// https://eu.api.ovh.com/createApp/
 	// AppKey holds the Application key
@@ -141,6 +144,20 @@ func NewOAuth2Client(endpoint, clientID, clientSecret string) (*Client, error) {
 	return &client, nil
 }
 
+func NewAccessTokenClient(endpoint, accessToken string) (*Client, error) {
+	client := Client{
+		AccessToken: accessToken,
+		Client:      &http.Client{},
+		Timeout:     DefaultTimeout,
+	}
+
+	// Get and check the configuration
+	if err := client.loadConfig(endpoint); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &client, nil
+}
+
 func (c *Client) Endpoint() string {
 	return c.endpoint
 }
@@ -351,6 +368,8 @@ func (c *Client) NewRequest(method, path string, reqBody interface{}, needAuth b
 			}
 
 			req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+token.AccessToken)
+		} else if c.AccessToken != "" {
+			req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+c.AccessToken)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/ovh/ovh_test.go b/ovh/ovh_test.go
index 48e7fc6..217b813 100644
--- a/ovh/ovh_test.go
+++ b/ovh/ovh_test.go
@@ -486,6 +486,26 @@ func TestConstructorsOAuth2(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 }
 
+func TestConstructorsAccessToken(t *testing.T) {
+	assert, require := td.AssertRequire(t)
+
+	// Error: missing Endpoint
+	client, err := NewAccessTokenClient("", "aaaaaaaa")
+	assert.Nil(client)
+	assert.String(err, `unknown endpoint '', consider checking 'Endpoints' list or using an URL`)
+
+	// Next: success cases
+	expected := td.Struct(&Client{
+		AccessToken: "aaaaaaaa",
+		endpoint:    "https://eu.api.ovh.com/1.0",
+	})
+
+	// Nominal: full constructor
+	client, err = NewAccessTokenClient("ovh-eu", "aaaaaaaa")
+	require.CmpNoError(err)
+	assert.Cmp(client, expected)
+}
+
 func (ms *MockSuite) TestVersionInURL(assert, require *td.T) {
 	// Signature checking mocks
 	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "https://eu.api.ovh.com/1.0/call", func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {