# Client ID python application

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/client-id-python-application/4416>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [January 12, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/client-id-python-application/4416 "2016-01-12T10:18:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![BardFusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@BardFusion](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/BardFusion)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/client-id-python-application/4416/1 "2016-01-12T10:18:35Z")

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Hey there.

i’m new to the twitch API and would like to start working on a desktop python application dealing with twitch. I read the general documentation at [https://github.com/justintv/twitch-api](https://github.com/justintv/twitch-api) and saw that it is recomended to submit a client ID in the header when making a request to the API. My question is therefore, how do i obtain a client ID for my application. I do not intend to host this application on a website and do not require OAUTH funcionality.

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**Author:** ![BarryCarlyon](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/barrycarlyon/32/253_2.png) [@BarryCarlyon](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/BarryCarlyon)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/client-id-python-application/4416/2 "2016-01-12T17:12:30Z")

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Follow the section titled “Developer Setup” under [https://github.com/justintv/Twitch-API/blob/master/authentication.md](https://github.com/justintv/Twitch-API/blob/master/authentication.md)

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**Author:** ![BardFusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@BardFusion](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/BardFusion)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/client-id-python-application/4416/3 "2016-01-12T19:02:33Z")

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Ok, under this section i’m required to specify a redirect URI. I don’t know what to enter here since i have no intention in having users authorize their twitch account for usage with my application.

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**Author:** ![Fugiman](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/fugiman/32/108_2.png) [@Fugiman](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Fugiman)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/client-id-python-application/4416/4 "2016-01-12T19:15:42Z")

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You can enter “localhost” or the website of the project. If you’re not using it then all you have to do is ensure it’s not a website out of your control.

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**Author:** ![BardFusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@BardFusion](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/BardFusion)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/client-id-python-application/4416/5 "2016-01-12T19:23:40Z")

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Ok, thank you for the quick response 😄

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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:** [February 11, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/client-id-python-application/4416/6 "2016-02-11T19:23:42Z")

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