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spotify-rtoken-cli

Generate a Spotify refresh_token right from terminal

spotify-rtoken

In step 5, you will be redirected to your browser for confirming permissions. Then you will be redirected to the specified redirect_uri with the code. Copy that code, paste in the terminal.

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Highlights

  1. Easy to use. You just need to call the CLI and follow the prompt
  2. Does not store any credentials locally
  3. Directly copies the refresh_token to clipboard ✨
  4. You are aware of every step that is being executed
  5. No need to define scopes, unless you want to manually add scopes. Recommended option is read-only scopes.

Prerequisites

Below are the Spotify credentials you will need from your Spotify app inorder to generate a refresh_token with this CLI app:

  1. client_id
  2. client_secret
  3. redirect_uri

Installation

$ npm install --global spotify-rtoken-cli

Usage

$ spotify-rtoken --help

  Usage
    $ spotify-rtoken

  Options
    --no-mask  Do not hide/mask credentials ie, client_id, client_secret, code.

  Examples
    $ spotify-rtoken
    $ spotify-rtoken --no-mask

Related

  • spotify-mini - Simple Spotify client for Nodejs exposing some useful methods

License

MIT License © 2022 Rocktim Saikia