Twitch Chat API

Manage chat settings, emotes, badges, and announcements

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twitch-chat-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Twitch Drops Ads Chat API
  description: APIs for game developers to create and manage Drops campaigns that grant in-game rewards to Twitch viewers watching streamers play their game. Drops campaigns are managed through the Twitch Developer Console and fulfilled via the Helix API entitlements endpoints.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Twitch Developer Support
    url: https://dev.twitch.tv/support/
  termsOfService: https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/terms-of-service/
servers:
- url: https://api.twitch.tv/helix
  description: Twitch Helix API Production
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Chat
  description: Manage chat settings, emotes, badges, and announcements
paths:
  /chat/emotes:
    get:
      operationId: getChannelEmotes
      summary: Twitch Get Channel Emotes
      description: Gets the list of emotes available for the specified channel.
      tags:
      - Chat
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clientId'
      - name: broadcaster_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Channel emotes returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Emote'
                  template:
                    type: string
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /chat/emotes/global:
    get:
      operationId: getGlobalEmotes
      summary: Twitch Get Global Emotes
      description: Gets all global emotes available on Twitch.
      tags:
      - Chat
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clientId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Global emotes returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Emote'
                  template:
                    type: string
  /chat/emotes/set:
    get:
      operationId: getEmoteSets
      summary: Twitch Get Emote Sets
      description: Gets emotes for one or more specified emote sets.
      tags:
      - Chat
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clientId'
      - name: emote_set_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Emote sets returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Emote'
                  template:
                    type: string
  /chat/badges:
    get:
      operationId: getChannelChatBadges
      summary: Twitch Get Channel Chat Badges
      description: Gets the chat badges for the specified channel.
      tags:
      - Chat
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clientId'
      - name: broadcaster_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Chat badges returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChatBadgeSet'
  /chat/badges/global:
    get:
      operationId: getGlobalChatBadges
      summary: Twitch Get Global Chat Badges
      description: Gets Twitch's list of global chat badges.
      tags:
      - Chat
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clientId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Global chat badges returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChatBadgeSet'
  /chat/settings:
    get:
      operationId: getChatSettings
      summary: Twitch Get Chat Settings
      description: Gets the chat settings for the specified broadcaster's channel.
      tags:
      - Chat
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clientId'
      - name: broadcaster_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: moderator_id
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Chat settings returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChatSettings'
    patch:
      operationId: updateChatSettings
      summary: Twitch Update Chat Settings
      description: Updates the chat settings for the specified broadcaster's channel.
      tags:
      - Chat
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clientId'
      - name: broadcaster_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: moderator_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChatSettingsUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Chat settings updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChatSettings'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /chat/announcements:
    post:
      operationId: sendChatAnnouncement
      summary: Twitch Send Chat Announcement
      description: Sends an announcement to the broadcaster's chat room.
      tags:
      - Chat
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clientId'
      - name: broadcaster_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: moderator_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - message
              properties:
                message:
                  type: string
                  description: The announcement message
                color:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - blue
                  - green
                  - orange
                  - purple
                  - primary
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Announcement sent successfully
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
  /chat/chatters:
    get:
      operationId: getChatters
      summary: Twitch Get Chatters
      description: Gets the list of users in the specified broadcaster's chat.
      tags:
      - Chat
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clientId'
      - name: broadcaster_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: moderator_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/first'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/after'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Chatters returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Chatter'
                  pagination:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
                  total:
                    type: integer
  /chat/messages:
    post:
      operationId: sendChatMessage
      summary: Twitch Send Chat Message
      description: Sends a message to the broadcaster's chat room.
      tags:
      - Chat
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clientId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - broadcaster_id
              - sender_id
              - message
              properties:
                broadcaster_id:
                  type: string
                sender_id:
                  type: string
                message:
                  type: string
                reply_parent_message_id:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Message sent successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        message_id:
                          type: string
                        is_sent:
                          type: boolean
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
components:
  parameters:
    after:
      name: after
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Cursor for forward pagination
    first:
      name: first
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 20
        maximum: 100
      description: Maximum number of items to return
    clientId:
      name: Client-Id
      in: header
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Your registered application's client ID
  schemas:
    Emote:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        images:
          type: object
          properties:
            url_1x:
              type: string
            url_2x:
              type: string
            url_4x:
              type: string
        tier:
          type: string
        emote_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - bitstier
          - follower
          - subscriptions
        emote_set_id:
          type: string
        format:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - static
            - animated
        scale:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - '1.0'
            - '2.0'
            - '3.0'
        theme_mode:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - light
            - dark
    ChatBadgeSet:
      type: object
      properties:
        set_id:
          type: string
        versions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              image_url_1x:
                type: string
              image_url_2x:
                type: string
              image_url_4x:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
              description:
                type: string
              click_action:
                type: string
              click_url:
                type: string
    ChatSettingsUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        emote_mode:
          type: boolean
        follower_mode:
          type: boolean
        follower_mode_duration:
          type: integer
        non_moderator_chat_delay:
          type: boolean
        non_moderator_chat_delay_duration:
          type: integer
        slow_mode:
          type: boolean
        slow_mode_wait_time:
          type: integer
        subscriber_mode:
          type: boolean
        unique_chat_mode:
          type: boolean
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        cursor:
          type: string
          description: Cursor value for pagination
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
    Chatter:
      type: object
      properties:
        user_id:
          type: string
        user_login:
          type: string
        user_name:
          type: string
    ChatSettings:
      type: object
      properties:
        broadcaster_id:
          type: string
        emote_mode:
          type: boolean
        follower_mode:
          type: boolean
        follower_mode_duration:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        moderator_id:
          type: string
        non_moderator_chat_delay:
          type: boolean
        non_moderator_chat_delay_duration:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        slow_mode:
          type: boolean
        slow_mode_wait_time:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        subscriber_mode:
          type: boolean
        unique_chat_mode:
          type: boolean
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required or token is invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token
          scopes: {}
externalDocs:
  description: Twitch Drops Documentation
  url: https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/drops/