diff --git a/maloja/__pkginfo__.py b/maloja/__pkginfo__.py
index df8e0a9..36b33e3 100644
--- a/maloja/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/maloja/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # you know what f*ck it
 # this is hardcoded for now because of that damn project / package name discrepancy
 # i'll fix it one day
-VERSION = "3.0.0-dev"
+VERSION = "3.0.0-alpha.1"
 HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/krateng/maloja"
 
 
diff --git a/maloja/apis/_apikeys.py b/maloja/apis/_apikeys.py
index cdd153e..67096ab 100644
--- a/maloja/apis/_apikeys.py
+++ b/maloja/apis/_apikeys.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from ..globalconf import apikeystore
 # skip regular authentication if api key is present in request
 # an api key now ONLY permits scrobbling tracks, no other admin tasks
 def api_key_correct(request):
+	request.malojaclient = None
 	args = request.params
 	try:
 		args.update(request.json)
@@ -13,7 +14,13 @@ def api_key_correct(request):
 	elif "apikey" in args:
 		apikey = args.pop("apikey")
 	else: return False
-	return checkAPIkey(apikey)
+	if checkAPIkey(apikey):
+		request.malojaclient = [c for c in apikeystore if apikeystore[c]==apikey][0]
+		return True
+	else:
+		return False
+
+
 def checkAPIkey(key):
 	return apikeystore.check_key(key)
 def allAPIkeys():
diff --git a/maloja/apis/native_v1.py b/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
index 0a4b10f..4bf505b 100644
--- a/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
+++ b/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
@@ -234,9 +234,10 @@ def post_scrobble(artist:Multi=None,**keys):
 	#artists = "/".join(artist)
 	keys['artists'] = [artist] if artist is not None else keys.get("artists")
 	keys['fix'] = keys.get("nofix") is None
-	if time is not None: time = int(time)
+	if keys.get('time') is not None: keys['time'] = int(time)
 
-	return incoming_scrobble(**keys)
+	return incoming_scrobble(**keys,client=request.malojaclient)
+	# TODO: malojaclient needs to be converted to proper argument in doreah
 
 
 
diff --git a/maloja/database/__init__.py b/maloja/database/__init__.py
index 91a480c..d48d5ef 100644
--- a/maloja/database/__init__.py
+++ b/maloja/database/__init__.py
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ coa = CollectorAgent()
 
 
 
-def incoming_scrobble(artists,title,album=None,albumartists=None,duration=None,length=None,time=None,fix=True):
+def incoming_scrobble(artists,title,album=None,albumartists=None,duration=None,length=None,time=None,fix=True,client=None,**kwargs):
+	# TODO: just collecting all extra kwargs now. at some point, rework the authenticated api with alt function
+	# to actually look at the converted args instead of the request object and remove the key
+	# so that this function right here doesnt get the key passed to it
 	if time is None:
 		time = int(datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc).timestamp())
 
@@ -98,9 +101,10 @@ def incoming_scrobble(artists,title,album=None,albumartists=None,duration=None,l
 			"length":None
 		},
 		"duration":duration,
-		"origin":"generic"
+		"origin":"client:" + client if client else "generic"
 	}
 
+
 	sqldb.add_scrobble(scrobbledict)
 	proxy_scrobble_all(artists,title,time)