diff --git a/http/routing/login.go b/http/routing/login.go
index a66d6e2..c41043a 100644
--- a/http/routing/login.go
+++ b/http/routing/login.go
@@ -33,13 +33,16 @@ func Login(s *response.Session, h http.Header, r *http.Request) rsvp.Response {
 }
 
 func LoginPost(session *response.Session, h http.Header, r *http.Request) rsvp.Response {
-	err := r.ParseForm()
-	if err != nil {
-		return response.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "Failed to parse form")
-	}
+	username, password, ok := r.BasicAuth()
+	if !ok {
+		err := r.ParseForm()
+		if err != nil {
+			return response.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "Failed to parse form")
+		}
 
-	username := r.Form.Get("username")
-	password := r.Form.Get("password")
+		username = r.Form.Get("username")
+		password = r.Form.Get("password")
+	}
 
 	props := api.NewLoginProps(username, password)
 
diff --git a/http/routing/register.go b/http/routing/register.go
index d1b1262..36dc51a 100644
--- a/http/routing/register.go
+++ b/http/routing/register.go
@@ -29,14 +29,20 @@ func Register(session *response.Session, h http.Header, r *http.Request) rsvp.Re
 }
 
 func RegisterPost(s *response.Session, h http.Header, r *http.Request) rsvp.Response {
-	err := r.ParseForm()
-	if err != nil {
-		return response.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "Failed to parse form")
-	}
+	var confirmPassword string
+	username, newPassword, ok := r.BasicAuth()
+	if ok {
+		confirmPassword = newPassword
+	} else {
+		err := r.ParseForm()
+		if err != nil {
+			return response.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "Failed to parse form")
+		}
 
-	username := r.Form.Get("username")
-	newPassword := r.Form.Get("newPassword")
-	confirmPassword := r.Form.Get("confirmPassword")
+		username = r.Form.Get("username")
+		newPassword = r.Form.Get("newPassword")
+		confirmPassword = r.Form.Get("confirmPassword")
+	}
 
 	props := api.NewRegisterProps(username, newPassword, confirmPassword)
 
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@ func RegisterPost(s *response.Session, h http.Header, r *http.Request) rsvp.Resp
 		return rsvp.SeeOther(r.URL.Path, props)
 	}
 
-	_, err = lishwist.Register(username, newPassword)
+	_, err := lishwist.Register(username, newPassword)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, lishwist.ErrorUsernameTaken) {
 			props.Username.Error = "Username is taken"