# Cant get streams/followed with generated OAuth CCF token (user\_read scope)

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/cant-get-streams-followed-with-generated-oauth-ccf-token-user-read-scope/12870>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [November 15, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/cant-get-streams-followed-with-generated-oauth-ccf-token-user-read-scope/12870 "2017-11-15T18:21:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Salvehn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Salvehn](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Salvehn)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/cant-get-streams-followed-with-generated-oauth-ccf-token-user-read-scope/12870/1 "2017-11-15T18:21:55Z")

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What am i doing wrong? i m sending request like this request({  
‘[https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/oauth2/token?client\_id=’+account.clientID+’&client\_secret=’+account.client\_secret+’&grant\_type=client\_credentials&scope=user\_read](https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/oauth2/token?client_id='+account.clientID+'&client_secret='+account.client_secret+'&grant_type=client_credentials&scope=user_read)’,

then, i use generated access token to get streams/followed  
'[https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/streams/followed?ouath\_token=’+access.access\_token+’&client\_id=’+account.clientID](https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/streams/followed?ouath_token='+access.access_token+'&client_id='+account.clientID)

but it returns 401. Pls Help

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**Author:** ![3ventic](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/3ventic/32/298_2.png) [@3ventic](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/3ventic)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/cant-get-streams-followed-with-generated-oauth-ccf-token-user-read-scope/12870/2 "2017-11-16T00:55:09Z")

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You seem to be using an App access token. You need a User access token to access users’ auth-gated resources.

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**Author:** ![Salvehn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Salvehn](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Salvehn)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/cant-get-streams-followed-with-generated-oauth-ccf-token-user-read-scope/12870/3 "2017-11-16T05:01:59Z")

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Being able to get users followed channels without auth and not able to get user followed streams is kinda weird

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**Author:** ![system](https://d2opxh93rbxzdn.cloudfront.net/original/2X/0/05909729875cce3b53e59d5561c4d23bb14948fc.png) [@system](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/cant-get-streams-followed-with-generated-oauth-ccf-token-user-read-scope/12870/4 "2017-12-16T05:02:10Z")

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