diff --git a/examples/req_token.php b/examples/req_token.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fda24bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/req_token.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?
+	// try to generate req_tokens from the command line
+
+	require('../snaphax.php');
+
+	function main() {
+		global $argv;
+
+		if (count($argv) != 5) {
+			die("$argv[0]: usage $argv[0] [user] [pass] [param1] [param2]\n");
+		}
+
+		$opts = array();
+		$opts['username'] = $argv[1];
+		$opts['password'] = $argv[2];
+		$opts['debug'] = 1; 
+
+		$s = new Snaphax($opts);
+		$req_token = $s->reqToken($argv[3], $argv[4]);
+		echo "req_token for $argv[3] $argv[4]:\n";
+		var_dump($req_token);
+		$req_token = $s->reqToken($argv[4], $argv[3]);
+		echo "req_token for $argv[4] $argv[3]:\n";
+		var_dump($req_token);
+	}
+
+	main();
diff --git a/snaphax.php b/snaphax.php
index 1010dc4..773e0cd 100644
--- a/snaphax.php
+++ b/snaphax.php
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
 				$this->auth_token);
 			return $blob;
 		}
+		function reqToken($param1, $param2) {
+			return $this->api->hash($param1, $param2);
+		}
 	}
 
 	class SnaphaxApi {