Twitch Developer Documentation

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  Extensions

  Interactive experiences that work as a stream overlay or as a panel. As simple as writing a web app.

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  Chatbots

  Create interactive experiences within Twitch chat, which can be used to take requests, moderate content and more.

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  The New Twitch API

  Use Twitch data and Identity tools to enhance your game or connect with your app.

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• Change Log
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Apps & Authentication

The Twitch login system.

Chatbots & IRC

Enables viewers to send messages viewable by the broadcaster and other viewers.

Companies

How to register companies and add users to them.

Drops

A tool set for granting in-game rewards to your gaming communities natively within the Twitch viewing experience.

Embedding Twitch

Options for embedding Twitch chat, live video, and VODs on your website.

Extensions

Allows broadcasters to embed interactive, custom, third-party content on their channel pages.

Insights & Analytics

Enables developers to download data about how much their games and extensions are watched on Twitch.

Mobile Deep Links

Externally launch the Twitch iOS and Android apps.

PubSub

Enables you to subscribe to a topic, for updates (e.g., when a user cheers on a channel). Allows back-end services to broadcast real-time messages to clients.

New Twitch API

Tools and data to develop integrations with Twitch. Data models and systems are designed to provide relevant data in an easy, consistent, and reliable way.

Twitch API v5

Enables you to develop your own applications using a rich feature set. V5 is deprecated.

Change Log

Glossary

Getting Help

For help using our developer tools or to let us know about product or documentation issues:

• Visit the Twitch Developer Forums.
• Reach out via Twitter.
• Visit the TwitchDev chat server.

Terms of Use

By accessing or using Twitch API, you agree to comply with and be bound by the Twitch Developer Services Agreement. If you do not agree to be bound by the Twitch Developer Agreement, do not access or otherwise use the Twitch API.