Modifying Twitch stream video metadata using API: thumbnail and description issues

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I’m having trouble updating Twitch stream info. The code works for tags and title, but not for description and thumbnail. Here’s what I’m seeing:

2024-06-26 10:55:38,843 - INFO - Twitch token is valid
2024-06-26 10:55:39,578 - INFO - Updated stream info - Title: SORA Video To Video Is Literally Mind Blowing - 12 HD Demos - Changes Industry Forever For Real, Category: Science & Technology, Tags: ['technology', 'learning', 'software', 'education', 'howto', 'tech', 'programming', 'development', 'science', 'lecture']
2024-06-26 10:55:39,703 - ERROR - Failed to update stream info: 400 Client Error: Bad Request for url: https://api.twitch.tv/helix/channels?broadcaster_id=906233081

I’m using this method to update the stream info:

async def change_stream_details(self, headline, summary, preview_image):
    headers = {
        'Client-ID': self.app_id,
        'Authorization': f'Bearer {self.auth_token["access_token"]}',
    }
    
    headline = headline[:140]
    keywords = get_keywords(headline, summary)
    
    tech_category_id = '509670'
    
    payload = {
        'broadcaster_id': self.streamer_id,
        'title': headline,
        'game_id': tech_category_id,
        'broadcaster_language': 'en',
        'tags': keywords
    }
    
    try:
        result = requests.patch(f'https://api.twitch.tv/helix/channels?broadcaster_id={self.streamer_id}', 
                                headers=headers, 
                                json=payload)
        result.raise_for_status()
        print(f"Stream details updated - Headline: {headline}, Category: Science & Technology, Keywords: {keywords}")

        if preview_image:
            image_data = {'thumbnail_url': preview_image}
            image_result = requests.patch(f'https://api.twitch.tv/helix/channels?broadcaster_id={self.streamer_id}',
                                          headers=headers,
                                          json=image_data)
            image_result.raise_for_status()
            print(f"Stream preview image updated: {preview_image}")

    except requests.RequestException as e:
        print(f"Error updating stream details: {e}")
        print(f"Response: {e.response.content if e.response else 'No response'}")

I also tried updating the description after the stream ends, but it’s not working. Any ideas on how to fix this?

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hey bro, looks like ur havin some api troubles. twitch can be a pain sometimes. for the thumbnail, make sure ur using a valid image URL. description might not be updateable thru that endpoint. maybe try the ‘channel information’ endpoint instead? also double-check ur auth token has the right scopes. good luck man!