I’ve been experiencing a strange problem recently where a lot of the Twitch subscriptions I try to gift to my community go to what seem to be fake accounts or bots. These accounts often have random names that include numbers and show little to no activity in the chat.
This issue has been happening frequently over the last few weeks. When I choose to gift subscriptions to random viewers, it seems like they end up with these questionable accounts instead of my regular followers who actively participate in the stream.
Has anyone else run into this issue? Is there a method to prevent these bot accounts from receiving subscriptions when I gift them? I genuinely want my subscriptions to go to real viewers who will value them, rather than to accounts that might not even be active.
ugh this is so annoying! i switched to doing community gifting only during streams when i know my regulars are active. also try gifting smaller amounts more frequently instead of big batches - seems to help avoid the bot problem somehow. twitch really needs to fix this tho
This issue arises because Twitch’s subscription gifting system tends to include inactive or bot accounts, as it randomly selects from all viewers present, regardless of their legitimacy. To mitigate this, consider using subscriber-only gifting options to limit the pool of recipients. Additionally, timing matters; gifting when chat activity is high could potentially skew the selection towards actual viewers. Regularly reviewing your follower statistics and utilizing tools to identify and remove bot accounts can also help enhance the effectiveness of your gifting strategy.
Had this same issue for months before I got sick of manually checking every account.
Automation’s the answer. Set up monitoring for chat activity and user engagement, then build a list of verified active members. When you gift subs, pull from your vetted pool instead of letting Twitch pick randomly.
I built something that grabs chat data, analyzes behavior over time, and flags sketchy accounts based on activity patterns. Tracks message frequency, account age, interaction quality - the works. Now my gifted subs actually go to real people who engage.
Best part? It runs completely hands-off. Set it once and it keeps your community list updated in real time. No more wasted gifts on bots.
Latenode makes this automation dead simple since it connects to Twitch APIs and handles the data processing without coding everything yourself.
Yeah, this happens all the time on Twitch unfortunately. The gifting system picks from viewers who are online and eligible, but it can’t tell real users from bots. These bots meet just enough requirements to look like valid recipients. Skip random gifting and manually pick active chatters instead. You could also give your regulars a heads up that you’re planning to gift subs and ask them to respond in a specific way - then gift directly to whoever replies. Takes a bit more work, but you’ll know your subs are going to real community members who’ll actually appreciate them.