# Authentication: token valid = false

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/authentication-token-valid-false/8429>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [December 6, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/authentication-token-valid-false/8429 "2016-12-06T15:48:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/authentication-token-valid-false/8429/5 "2016-12-06T16:33:56Z")

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@Larklen About client id:

> [@Client-ID Requirement FAQs](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/client-id-requirement-faqs/6108):
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> In case you missed it, the Kraken API will require a Client-ID as of August 8th, 2016. [Read the blog](https://blog.twitch.tv/client-id-required-for-kraken-api-calls-afbb8e95f843) for more details. Here are a few FAQs that I thought I’d address in one place: Is the Client-ID required for all API calls? Yes! Every API call, no matter how simple, will require the Client-ID in the header. If I’m including an OAuth token, do I need to include a Client-ID? If you are passing in an OAuth token, we will figure out the Client-ID for you. Are query string parameters still supp…

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