diff --git a/youtube/youtube.py b/youtube/youtube.py
index 9a56b89..1e92a18 100644
--- a/youtube/youtube.py
+++ b/youtube/youtube.py
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@
 from oauth2client.file import Storage
 
 
+def flow_from_config(config):
+    client_secret_file_path = config["youtube"]["client_secret_file_path"]
+    flow = flow_from_clientsecrets(
+        client_secret_file_path,
+        scope="https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube",
+        message="Cannot find %s file. Please create it" % (client_secret_file_path)
+    )
+    return flow
+
+
 # TODO(bc02b696-9ad8-4572-8faa-58caed05f612): authorization and credential storage
 #
 # Develop a mechanism for storing and retrieving credentials for