Getting information about a channel

API
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Hello. Let me say at once that I spent the whole day on the documentation site, this forum and google. But, unfortunately, it did not help me, so I ask for your help. (Yes, I am stupid.)

I have a Client-id, Secret-id and even a token. I just need to get the Title broadcast and the current game.

Most of the messages I have encountered refer to older versions of the API. Maybe that’s also why I haven’t been able to achieve anything.

I have a PHP server that will generate a stub for the stream. But by design I need a title and a game. I really hope for your help.

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Channel Title and category can be obtained from Get Channel Information:

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Yes, I was there. I saw an example query on the right, but I didn’t understand what it was or what to do with it.
Then below was an example of an array, but what examples I took from other sites didn’t help me either. And nothing printed out.

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To get the channel information for https://www.twitch.tv/twitch

First convert Twitch to a user ID with Get Users
https://api.twitch.tv/helix/users?login=twitch

That’ll give you an an object with an array one one entry and you’ll find the ID is 12826

Then you use that on Get channel Info
https://api.twitch.tv/helix/channels?broadcaster_id=12826

Which will yield, an object with an array one one entry

{
  "data": [
    {
      "broadcaster_id": "12826",
      "broadcaster_language": "en",
      "broadcaster_login": "twitch",
      "broadcaster_name": "Twitch",
      "delay": 0,
      "game_id": "509658",
      "game_name": "Just Chatting",
      "tags": [
        "twıtch",
        "AAPI",
        "twitchpublicaccess"
      ],
      "title": "Twitch Public Access: AAPI Heritage Month w/ @merrykish @rayapollo @kaycem @daydreamerdan"
    }
  ]
}

Then you just parse out the JSON as needed

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When I click on the link I get an error. I’m authorized on the Twitch site — {“error”:“Unauthorized”,“status”:401,“message”:“OAuth token is missing”}

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You cannot click on the link.

You need to make the request via “code”
And attache a clientID and access token as documented.

I jsut listed the steps/calls needed to get the required information

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