diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 3ea20c29..8b410788 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -1994,6 +1994,18 @@ Description
     `quality <extractor.civitai.quality_>`__ ones.
 
 
+extractor.civitai.search-models.token
+-------------------------------------
+extractor.civitai.search-images.token
+-------------------------------------
+Type
+    ``string``
+Default
+    ``"8c46eb2508e21db1e9828a97968d91ab1ca1caa5f70a00e88a2ba1e286603b61"``
+Description
+    ``Authorization`` header value used for `/multi-search` queries.
+
+
 extractor.comick.lang
 ---------------------
 Type
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/civitai.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/civitai.py
index 00400ba4..d5cf996d 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/civitai.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/civitai.py
@@ -912,9 +912,16 @@ class CivitaiSearchAPI():
     def __init__(self, extractor):
         self.extractor = extractor
         self.root = "https://search-new.civitai.com"
+
+        if auth := extractor.config("token"):
+            if " " not in auth:
+                auth = f"Bearer {auth}"
+        else:
+            auth = ("Bearer 8c46eb2508e21db1e9828a97968d"
+                    "91ab1ca1caa5f70a00e88a2ba1e286603b61")
+
         self.headers = {
-            "Authorization": "Bearer 8c46eb2508e21db1e9828a97968d91ab1ca1caa5f"
-                             "70a00e88a2ba1e286603b61",
+            "Authorization": auth,
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
             "X-Meilisearch-Client": "Meilisearch instant-meilisearch (v0.13.5)"
                                     " ; Meilisearch JavaScript (v0.34.0)",