diff --git a/DeepL/DeepL.csproj b/DeepL/DeepL.csproj
index 63d3a94..8b068a8 100644
--- a/DeepL/DeepL.csproj
+++ b/DeepL/DeepL.csproj
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Polly" Version="5.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="5.0.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/DeepL/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/DeepL/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5693335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepL/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2022 DeepL SE (https://www.deepl.com)
+// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+using System;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace DeepL {
+  public static class ServiceCollectionExtensions {
+    public static IServiceCollection AddDeepL(
+          this IServiceCollection services,
+          IConfiguration configuration,
+          Action<TranslatorOptions>? configureOptions = null) {
+      if (services is null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(services));
+      if (configuration is null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configuration));
+
+      services.Configure<TranslatorOptions>(options =>
+      {
+        configuration.GetSection("DeepL").Bind(options);
+        configureOptions?.Invoke(options);
+      });
+
+      services.AddScoped<ITranslator, Translator>();
+
+      return services;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/DeepL/Translator.cs b/DeepL/Translator.cs
index 44f48e7..3c38bcc 100644
--- a/DeepL/Translator.cs
+++ b/DeepL/Translator.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using DeepL.Internal;
 using DeepL.Model;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
 namespace DeepL {
 
@@ -416,6 +417,10 @@ public sealed class Translator : ITranslator {
     /// <summary>Internal class implementing HTTP requests.</summary>
     private readonly DeepLClient _client;
 
+    /// <summary>Initializes a new <see cref="Translator" /> object using your <see cref="TranslatorOptions" />.</summary>
+    /// <param name="options">Options to setup and control Translator behaviour.</param>
+    public Translator(IOptions<TranslatorOptions> options) : this(options.Value.AuthKey ?? "", options.Value) { }
+
     /// <summary>Initializes a new <see cref="Translator" /> object using your authentication key.</summary>
     /// <param name="authKey">
     ///   Authentication Key as found in your
@@ -851,7 +856,7 @@ await _client.ApiGetAsync("/v2/languages", cancellationToken, queryParams)
     ///   system and language runtime version.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="sendPlatformInfo">
-    ///   <c>true</c> to send platform information with every API request (default), 
+    ///   <c>true</c> to send platform information with every API request (default),
     ///   <c>false</c> to only send the library version.
     /// </param>
     /// <param name="AppInfo">
diff --git a/DeepL/TranslatorOptions.cs b/DeepL/TranslatorOptions.cs
index d6d9d78..6a45cd5 100644
--- a/DeepL/TranslatorOptions.cs
+++ b/DeepL/TranslatorOptions.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 namespace DeepL {
   /// <summary>Class containing containing options controlling <see cref="Translator" /> behaviour.</summary>
   public sealed class TranslatorOptions {
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Authentication key to access the API.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? AuthKey { get; set; }
     /// <summary>
     ///   HTTP headers attached to every HTTP request. By default no extra headers are used. Note that during
     ///   <see cref="Translator" /> initialization headers for Authorization and User-Agent are added, unless they are