diff --git a/bot.conf.example b/bot.conf.example
index a6a61d9c..b8afcfcd 100644
--- a/bot.conf.example
+++ b/bot.conf.example
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ virustotal-api-key       =
 
 # https://apidocs.imgur.com/
 imgur-api-key            =
+
+# https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/
+spotify-client-id        =
+spotify-client-secret    =
diff --git a/modules/spotify.py b/modules/spotify.py
index 2f13d432..f8a0cad4 100644
--- a/modules/spotify.py
+++ b/modules/spotify.py
@@ -1,17 +1,43 @@
+#--require-config spotify-client-id
+#--require-config spotify-client-secret
+
 import json
 from src import ModuleManager, utils
 
-URL_SPOTIFY = "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search"
+URL_SEARCH = "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search"
+URL_TOKEN = "https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token"
 
 class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
+    def on_load(self):
+        self._token = None
+        self._token_expires = None
+
+    def _get_token(self):
+        if self._token and (self._token_expires+10) < time.time():
+            return self._token
+        else:
+            client_id = self.bot.config["spotify-client-id"]
+            client_secret = self.bot.config["spotify-client-secret"]
+            bearer = "%s:%s" % (client_id, client_secret)
+            bearer = base64.b64encode(bearer).decode("utf8")
+
+            page = utils.http.request(URL_TOKEN, method="POST",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Basic %s" % bearer},
+                data={"grant_type": "client_credentials"},
+                json=True)
+            self._token_expire = time.time()+page.data["expires_in"]
+            return page.data["access_token"]
+
     @utils.hook("received.command.spotify", min_args=1)
     def spotify(self, event):
         """
         :help: Search for a track on spotify
         :usage: <term>
         """
-        page = utils.http.request(URL_SPOTIFY, get_params=
-            {"type": "track", "limit": 1, "q": event["args"]},
+        token = self._get_token()
+        page = utils.http.request(URL_SPOTIFY,
+            get_params={"type": "track", "limit": 1, "q": event["args"]},
+            headers={"Authorization", "Bearer %s" % token},
             json=True)
         if page:
             if len(page.data["tracks"]["items"]):