# Getting Started

# Prerequisites

Node.js v14+open in new window
Yarn 1open in new window (optional)

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If you are using Yarn 2open in new window, you must set nodeLinker: 'node-modules' in your .yarnrc.yml file

# Installation

Step 1: Create a new directory

mkdir spotify-bot

We named the new directory as spotify-bot but you can name it anything you want.

Step 2: Move into the new directory

cd spotify-bot

Step 3: Initialize your project

npm init -y

yarn init -y

The above command will create a new package.json file in the current directory. Open this file, it should look something like this:

{
  "name": "spotify-bot",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC"
}

Since, this guide will be using es6 js, you will have to define the type of your project. Add the below higlighted line to this package.json file:

{
    "name": "spotify-bot",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "",
    "main": "index.js",
    "scripts": {
        "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
    },
    "author": "",
    "license": "ISC",
    "type": "module"
}

Before going forward, there is one more thing that you need to change. Remove the test script from the scripts and add the following highlighted line to it:

{
    "name": "spotify-bot",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "",
    "main": "index.js",
    "scripts": {
        "start": "node index.js"
    },
    "author": "",
    "license": "ISC",
    "type": "module"
}

Step 4: Install TSpotify on your machine

npm install tspotify

yarn add tspotify

Step 5: Create a new file named index.js in the current directory and copy the following code into it

import { Client } from 'tspotify';

const client = new Client();

client.on('ready', async () => {
    console.log(`Logged in at ${client.readyAt}`);
});

client.login({
    clientID: 'your-client-id',
    clientSecret: 'your-client-secret'
});

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You must provide your clientID and clientSecret in the above programe.

Step 6: Run your bot programe

npm run start

yarn start

It should log something like this in your machine's console:

Logged in at Fri Jun 18 2021 17:29:13 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)

Congratulations, you just created your first Spotify bot. There is a lot you can do using TSpotify other than just logging the time your bot became online and we will learn how to do all of that in this guide. Happy reading! 🎉