Twitch · Schema

Twitch Stream

Represents an active live stream on Twitch, including broadcaster information, game category, viewer count, and stream metadata.

EntertainmentGamingLive VideoStreamingVideo

Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique identifier for the stream
user_id string ID of the user who is streaming
user_login string Login name of the user who is streaming
user_name string Display name of the user who is streaming
game_id string ID of the game/category being played
game_name string Name of the game/category being played
type string Stream type (live or empty string if offline)
title string Title of the stream
viewer_count integer Number of current viewers
started_at string UTC timestamp when the stream started
language string Language of the stream (BCP 47)
thumbnail_url string URL template for the stream thumbnail
tags array Tags applied to the stream
is_mature boolean Whether the stream is marked as mature content
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

twitch-stream-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://dev.twitch.tv/schemas/twitch/stream.json",
  "title": "Twitch Stream",
  "description": "Represents an active live stream on Twitch, including broadcaster information, game category, viewer count, and stream metadata.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the stream"
    },
    "user_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ID of the user who is streaming"
    },
    "user_login": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Login name of the user who is streaming"
    },
    "user_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display name of the user who is streaming"
    },
    "game_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ID of the game/category being played"
    },
    "game_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the game/category being played"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["live", ""],
      "description": "Stream type (live or empty string if offline)"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Title of the stream"
    },
    "viewer_count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Number of current viewers"
    },
    "started_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "UTC timestamp when the stream started"
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Language of the stream (BCP 47)"
    },
    "thumbnail_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL template for the stream thumbnail"
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Tags applied to the stream"
    },
    "is_mature": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the stream is marked as mature content"
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "user_id", "user_login", "user_name", "type", "title", "viewer_count", "started_at", "language"]
}

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