Parameter live_only not working?

[saksy]

Hi,
I have following test query that does not work as expected, because it also shows “offline” channels:

https://api.twitch.tv/helix/search/channels?query=tsm&first=30&live_only=True

Example response:

            [8] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [broadcaster_language] => en
                    [broadcaster_login] => tsm_jellyquan123
                    [display_name] => tsm_jellyquan123
                    [game_id] => 33214
                    [game_name] => Fortnite
                    [id] => 674282412
                    [is_live] => 1
                    [tag_ids] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => 6ea6bca4-4712-4ab9-a906-e3336a9d8039
                        )

                    [thumbnail_url] => https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/3190fa46-d76e-4496-95b4-b17f49913895-profile_image-300x300.png
                    [title] => Fortnite
                    [started_at] => 2022-10-22T01:04:04Z
                )

            [9] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [broadcaster_language] => en
                    [broadcaster_login] => twitchmedia_tsm_c_9
                    [display_name] => twitchmedia_tsm_c_9
                    [game_id] => 0
                    [game_name] => 
                    [id] => 675686157
                    [is_live] => 
                    [tag_ids] => Array
                        (
                        )

                    [thumbnail_url] => https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/user-default-pictures-uv/998f01ae-def8-11e9-b95c-784f43822e80-profile_image-300x300.png
                    [title] => 
                    [started_at] => 
                )

As you can see within the server response, data set with index 8 comes with is_live “1” and index 9 comes with is_live “none”, which is obviously wrong due to the fact that I only want to see “live_only”…

So my question: Am I doing something wrong or is the parameter live_only bugged?

Thanks!

[BarryCarlyon]

Looks like a “special case” for the twitchmedia set of test channels.

Poking aroung some “regular” search tests/examples I can’t find a fault for any “real” channels.

If it’s got twitchmedia or starts twitch or qa_ then it’s likely a test channel which normally doesn’t follow the “normal” rules so they’ll pop up in the api weirdly

And for example twitchmedia_tsm_x_9 just went live as I had it open. So I guess it flicks on/off quicker than the search cache can stay up to date.

[saksy]

Funny, thanks for your message. I thought I was too stupid to use the API, but what you wrote makes totally sense. Thanks again!