--- a
+++ b/src/mediaserver/cdplugins/spotify/spotiauthinit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import spotipy
+import sys
+import json
+
+import sys
+import spotipy
+import spotipy.util as util
+from spotipy.oauth2 import SpotifyClientCredentials
+import upmspotid
+
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    username = sys.argv[1]
+else:
+    print("Whoops, need your username!")
+    print("usage: spotipyauth [username]")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+cachepath = "/tmp/spotipy-" + username + "-token"
+
+token = util.prompt_for_user_token(
+    username, scope = upmspotid.SCOPE, client_id = upmspotid.CLIENT_ID,
+    client_secret = upmspotid.CLIENT_SECRET,
+    redirect_uri = upmspotid.REDIRECT_URI, cache_path = cachepath)
+
+if token:
+    # Check
+    sp = spotipy.Spotify(auth=token)
+    data = sp.current_user_recently_played()
+    if not data:
+        print("Authentication failed");
+        sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        print("Authentication ok. Please move %s to the file named " \
+              "/var/cache/upmpdcli/spotify/token" % cachepath)
+        # print("%s"% json.dumps(data,indent=True))
+        sys.exit(0)
+else:
+    print("Can't get token for %s"% username)
+    sys.exit(1)