diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a45af3..68b9ba5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # spotifyFetcher
 loads all data through web api<br>
-client secret - 4ced4e4575094b749834a60996680c6c
+client secret - ***REDACTED***
diff --git a/SpotifyAuthenticator.py b/SpotifyAuthenticator.py
index e06d343..86705d0 100644
--- a/SpotifyAuthenticator.py
+++ b/SpotifyAuthenticator.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import threading
 import time
 import os.path
 
-client_id = '3b4db45bb66b45e9a2532989c8034332'
+client_id = '***REDACTED***'
 client_secret = None
 token = None