Error with new Twitch Api Python Oauth token is missing

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import requests

if __name__ == '__main__':
    API = 'https://api.twitch.tv/helix/streams?user_login=rediban'
    Client_ID = "myid"
    OAuth = "mytoken"

    head = {
        'Client-ID': Client_ID,
        'OAuth': OAuth,
    }
    rq = requests.get(url=API, headers=head)
    print(rq.text)

I would like to have the currently live viewer in a stream. When i start the script it says {"error":"Unauthorized","status":401,"message":"OAuth token is missing"}. Hope you can help me :)

Your use of Client-ID and OAuth headers does not match what's shown in dev.twitch.tv/docs/…. — jonrsharpe
– jonrsharpe, Commented Aug 16, 2020 at 9:25
i ve tried it but i dont get it . I am stuck on this like days the old api was a lot better — Noah Schmidt
– Noah Schmidt, Commented Aug 16, 2020 at 10:20
If there's a specific problem with your code, give a minimal reproducible example. Otherwise you'll have to contact their support. — jonrsharpe
– jonrsharpe, Commented Aug 16, 2020 at 10:23

Barry Carlyon · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-11 18:25:01Z

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Here is an example, you'll need to provide your own ClientID and Secret and the stream_name you want to lookup. You can sign up for CID at https://dev.twitch.tv/console/apps

This example will generate a Client Credentials token each time which is bad practice. You should (normally) generate and store then resuse a token till it expires.

It generates a token, then calls the streams API to lookup the live status


import requests

client_id = ''
client_secret = ''
streamer_name = ''

body = {
    'client_id': client_id,
    'client_secret': client_secret,
    "grant_type": 'client_credentials'
}
r = requests.post('https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token', body)

#data output
keys = r.json();

print(keys)

headers = {
    'Client-ID': client_id,
    'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + keys['access_token']
}

print(headers)

stream = requests.get('https://api.twitch.tv/helix/streams?user_login=' + streamer_name, headers=headers)

stream_data = stream.json();

print(stream_data);

if len(stream_data['data']) == 1:
    print(streamer_name + ' is live: ' + stream_data['data'][0]['title'] + ' playing ' + stream_data['data'][0]['game_name']);
else:
    print(streamer_name + ' is not live');

answered Mar 11, 2021 at 18:25

Barry Carlyon

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2 Comments

user13524876 Over a year ago

Hi, how do I get from here to sending messages to my channel? The only tutorials I have found use kraken! (I also want it to be able to work while im not streaming, in case anybody wants to use the command at any time)

Barry Carlyon Over a year ago

Then you need to create a chat bot that connect to the IRC server. There is no kraken (or helix) involved.

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