Chat Reference

Twitch API v5 is deprecated. Please use the latest version of the Twitch API.

Endpoint	Description
Get Chat Badges by Channel	Gets a list of badges that can be used in chat for a specified channel.
Get Chat Emoticons by Set	Gets all chat emoticons (not including their images) in one or more specified sets. If no set is specified, all chat emoticons are returned.
Get All Chat Emoticons	Gets all chat emoticons (including their images).

Get Chat Badges by Channel

✎

Gets a list of badges that can be used in chat for a specified channel.

Authentication

None

URL

GET https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/chat/<channel ID>/badges

Optional Query Parameters

None

Example Request

This gets a list of chat badges for channel 44322889.

curl -H 'Accept: application/vnd.twitchtv.v5+json' \
-H 'Client-ID: uo6dggojyb8d6soh92zknwmi5ej1q2' \
-X GET 'https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/chat/44322889/badges'

Example Response

{
   "admin": {
      "alpha": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/admin-alpha.png",
      "image": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/admin.png",
      "svg": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/admin.svg"
   },
   "broadcaster": {
      "alpha": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/broadcaster-alpha.png",
      "image": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/broadcaster.png",
      "svg": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/broadcaster.svg"
   },
   "global_mod": {
      "alpha": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/globalmod-alpha.png",
      "image": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/globalmod.png",
      "svg": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/globalmod.svg"
   },
   "mod": {
      "alpha": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/mod-alpha.png",
      "image": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/mod.png",
      "svg": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/mod.svg"
   },
   "staff": {
      "alpha": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/staff-alpha.png",
      "image": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/staff.png",
      "svg": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/staff.svg"
   },
   "subscriber": null,
   "turbo": {
      "alpha": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/turbo-alpha.png",
      "image": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/turbo.png",
      "svg": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/chat-badges/turbo.svg"
   }
}

Get Chat Emoticons by Set

✎

Gets all chat emoticons (not including their images) in one or more specified sets.

Caution: When not specifying the emotesets parameter, this endpoint returns a large amount of data.

Authentication

None

URL

GET https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/chat/emoticon_images

Optional Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`emotesets`	list of integers	Specifies the set(s) of emoticons to retrieve. If no set is specified, all chat emoticons are returned.

Example Request

This gets a list of emoticons in set 19151.

curl -H 'Accept: application/vnd.twitchtv.v5+json' \
-H 'Client-ID: uo6dggojyb8d6soh92zknwmi5ej1q2' \
-X GET 'https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/chat/emoticon_images?emotesets=19151'

Example Response with Emotesets

{
   "emoticon_sets": {
      "19151": [{
         "code": "TwitchLit",
         "id": 115390
      }]
   }
}

Example Request

This gets a list of all emoticons.

curl -H 'Accept: application/vnd.twitchtv.v5+json' \
-H 'Client-ID: uo6dggojyb8d6soh92zknwmi5ej1q2' \
-X GET 'https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/chat/emoticon_images'

Example Response without Emotesets

{
   "emoticons": [
      ...
      {
         "code": "TwitchLit",
         "emoticon_set": 19151,
         "id": 115390
      },
      ...
   ]
}

Get All Chat Emoticons

✎

Gets all chat emoticons (including their images).

Caution: This endpoint returns a large amount of data.

Authentication

None

URL

GET https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/chat/emoticons

Optional Query Parameters

None

Example Request

This gets a list of all emoticons.

curl -H 'Accept: application/vnd.twitchtv.v5+json' \
-H 'Client-ID: uo6dggojyb8d6soh92zknwmi5ej1q2' \
-X GET 'https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/chat/emoticons'

Example Response

{
   "_links": {
      "self": "http://api.twitch.tv/kraken/chat/emoticons"
   },
   "emoticons": [
      {
         "id": 115390,
         "regex": "TwitchLit",
         "images": [
            {
               "width": 28,
               "height": 28,
               "url": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/emoticon-115390-src-b577ded8522fc1a1-28x28.png",
               "emoticon_set": 19151
            }
         ]
      },
      {
         "id": 80393,
         "regex": "Kappa",
         "images": [
            {
               "width": 28,
               "height": 28,
               "url": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/emoticon-80393-src-cf7c8d03a4c5cb75-28x28.png",
               "emoticon_set": 15940
            }
         ]
      }
      ...
   ]
}