# fetch-matrix-access-token
## Why
The access token from Element can not be used for a different app (it seems).
With this simple script you can retrieve the access token and then use it for a different app since this script won't create any encryption.

## Requirements
* The matrix server, where the account is located, needs password-login enabled
* local environment requires `nodejs`, `yarn` and `nvm`

## Installation & setup
* `yarn install`
* `nvm use`
* `cp config.js.example config.js`
* edit the `config.js`

## Fetching the key
* `yarn start`
* The script will print the access token.

## Credits
This script is based on snippets from the documentation of [matrix-bot-sdk](https://github.com/turt2live/matrix-bot-sdk)