# Connect to Twitch IRC using app?

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/connect-to-twitch-irc-using-app/17092>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [August 12, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/connect-to-twitch-irc-using-app/17092 "2018-08-12T17:49:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![thatguywiththatname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@thatguywiththatname](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/thatguywiththatname)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/connect-to-twitch-irc-using-app/17092/1 "2018-08-12T17:49:19Z")

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I have a script that can connect to the Twitch IRC endpoint and read chat from someones stream, but that uses my own personal username and an OAuth token generated by [https://twitchapps.com/tmi/](https://twitchapps.com/tmi/)

Is it possible to use a Twitch app to connect to and read chat (to use as a bot), or do I need to make another dedicated account?

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**Author:** ![george](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/george/32/120_2.png) [@george](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/george)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/connect-to-twitch-irc-using-app/17092/2 "2018-08-12T18:22:28Z")

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Making a dedicated bot account would be the recommended route.

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**Author:** ![thatguywiththatname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@thatguywiththatname](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/thatguywiththatname)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/connect-to-twitch-irc-using-app/17092/3 "2018-08-15T01:12:47Z")

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Ok thanks

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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:** [September 14, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/connect-to-twitch-irc-using-app/17092/4 "2018-09-14T01:12:48Z")

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Closed on September 14, 2018, 1:12am UTC

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