Get Bit Price using Twitch API

[spawnhubtv]

Is there a way I can get the current Twitch Bit Price via the api? I want to build a currency converter as a little project.

If not. Does the Bit price ever change?

[BarryCarlyon]

@spawnhubtv

Is there a way I can get the current Twitch Bit Price via the api?

No

@spawnhubtv

If not. Does the Bit price ever change?

Nope

Basically it’s 1:1 1 bit is 1 cent for the streamer, viewers are charged a fee on top when they purchase the bits from Twitch.

Twitch probably isn’t in the market of letting people work this out offsite really…

[TheElm]

Actually this seems to be possible, as is triggered when clicking the “Get Bits” button above any twitch stream.

Albeit the endpoint being undocumented and therefore 100% unreliable.

var clientID = "";

var myObj = [
  {
    operationName: "GetBitsButton_Bits",
    query: "query GetBitsButton_Bits() {\n  bitsOffers {\n    ...bitsOffersFragment\n    __typename\n  }\n}\n\nfragment bitsOffersFragment on BitsOffer {\n  id\n  type\n  bits\n  ... on BitsBundleOffer {\n    price\n    discount\n  }\n  __typename\n}"
  }
];
$.ajax({
  url: "https://gql.twitch.tv/gql",
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Client-ID": clientID
  },
  data: JSON.stringify( myObj )
});

Returns

[
  {
    "data": {
      "bitsOffers": [
        {
          "id": "B017L2UX4C",
          "type": "BUNDLE",
          "bits": 100,
          "price": "$1.40",
          "discount": 0,
          "__typename": "BitsBundleOffer"
        },
        {
          "id": "B018WMZKR0",
          "type": "BUNDLE",
          "bits": 500,
          "price": "$7.00",
          "discount": 0,
          "__typename": "BitsBundleOffer"
        },
        {
          "id": "B073RTRHTZ",
          "type": "BUNDLE",
          "bits": 1000,
          "price": "$10.00",
          "discount": 0.27,
          "__typename": "BitsBundleOffer"
        },
        {
          "id": "B018WMZN5E",
          "type": "BUNDLE",
          "bits": 1500,
          "price": "$19.95",
          "discount": 0.05,
          "__typename": "BitsBundleOffer"
        },
        {
          "id": "B018WMZSPY",
          "type": "BUNDLE",
          "bits": 5000,
          "price": "$64.40",
          "discount": 0.08,
          "__typename": "BitsBundleOffer"
        },
        {
          "id": "B018WMZYPI",
          "type": "BUNDLE",
          "bits": 10000,
          "price": "$126.00",
          "discount": 0.1,
          "__typename": "BitsBundleOffer"
        },
        {
          "id": "B01G4BISOS",
          "type": "BUNDLE",
          "bits": 25000,
          "price": "$308.00",
          "discount": 0.12,
          "__typename": "BitsBundleOffer"
        }
      ]
    },
    "extensions": {
      "durationMilliseconds": 884,
      "operationName": "GetBitsButton_Bits"
    }
  }
]

[3ventic]

@TheElm

Albeit the endpoint being undocumented and therefore 100% unreliable.

Very much so.

[BarryCarlyon]

@TheElm

Actually this seems to be possible, as is triggered when clicking the “Get Bits” button above any twitch stream.

And doesn’t take in account VAT/Sales Tax additions…