401 oauth token is missing

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1

Greetings!

I am trying to make an endpoint, which will check if a specific user is streaming. I need it to return true/false. Here is my code:

// is streaming endpoint
app.get("/is-streaming/:username", async (req, res) => {
  const twitchUsername = req.params.username;
  const twitchApiEndpoint = `https://api.twitch.tv/helix/streams?user_login=${twitchUsername}`;
  const twitchApiHeaders = {
    "Client-ID": `client-id is here....`,
  };

  try {
    const response = await fetch(twitchApiEndpoint, {
      headers: twitchApiHeaders,
    });
    const data = await response.json();
    if (data.data && data.data.length > 0) {
      res.json({ isStreaming: true });
      console.log(data);
    } else {
      res.json({ isStreaming: false });
      console.log(data);
    }
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    res.status(500).send({ error: "Error checking Twitch stream status" });
  }
});

The client-id is hardcoded for tests on localhost. console.log(data) gives me this:

{
   error: 'Unauthorized',
  status: 401,
  message: 'OAuth token is missing'
: }

But as I understood - I need to pass either the client-id, either the oauth token. And I believe i am passing the client-id correctly (got it from twitch dev - applications…). Any suggestions?

2

You have misunderstood, you need to pass both.

You need to generate and use a token.

Either a User token or an app access token (aka Client Credentials) is valid for performing stream checks

3

By app access token you mean the ‘client secret’?

4

No an app access token is NOT the client secret.

Covers how to get an App Access aka Client Credentials token.

5

Thanks a lot! Will try

6

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