I need help with checking if a Twitch channel is currently live using Python. I’ve looked at some older solutions online but they seem outdated because of changes to the Twitch API. When I try to access the API endpoints, I keep getting error messages about missing client IDs or authentication issues. The API returns something like {\"error\":\"Bad Request\",\"status\":400,\"message\":\"No client id specified\"} when I make requests. Has anyone worked with the current Twitch API recently? What’s the proper way to authenticate and check stream status now? I’m pretty new to working with APIs so any step-by-step guidance would be really helpful. Thanks!
Had the same authentication nightmare when I started with Twitch’s API six months ago. What finally fixed it: include both headers in every request - Client-ID with your app’s client ID and Authorization with “Bearer” plus your access token. I kept forgetting to renew the access token since they expire. Also, the streams endpoint needs the user_login parameter, not just the channel name sometimes. Make sure your app has the right scopes when requesting the token, even though checking stream status doesn’t need user permissions. Error messages lie half the time but it’s usually missing headers or expired tokens.
To verify if a Twitch channel is live using Python, ensure you have the correct API setup as Twitch modified their authentication process in 2019. You’ll require a Client ID and an access token for accessing the relevant endpoints. Start by registering your app at dev.twitch.tv to obtain these credentials. Use the OAuth2 client credentials flow to get the access token. For checking stream status, you can use the endpoint https://api.twitch.tv/helix/streams, ensuring to include both the Client-ID and Authorization headers in your requests. If the endpoint returns data for the specified user, they are live; no data indicates that the channel is offline.
i feel u! i ran into probs like that too. make sure to get your oauth token first - register ur app, then do a POST to https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token with the right params. use that token in requests. good luck!