# Does Twitch IRC support IPv6? **URL:** \ **Category:** Chat and IRC\ **Created:** [March 5, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/does-twitch-irc-support-ipv6/20373 "2019-03-05T17:38:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![domsson](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/domsson/32/5906_2.png) [@domsson](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/domsson)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/does-twitch-irc-support-ipv6/20373/1 "2019-03-05T17:38:53Z")
When I try to connect to `irc.chat.twitch.tv` using IPv4, it works without a problem. Attempting the same via IPv6, the connection attempt fails. Before I start picking my code apart, does Twitch IRC even support connections via IPv6? ---
**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:** [March 5, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/does-twitch-irc-support-ipv6/20373/2 "2019-03-05T23:37:29Z")
Not at this time ---
**Author:** ![domsson](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/domsson/32/5906_2.png) [@domsson](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/domsson)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/does-twitch-irc-support-ipv6/20373/3 "2019-03-06T06:31:10Z")
Thank you for confirming this, george! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://d2opxh93rbxzdn.cloudfront.net/original/2X/0/05909729875cce3b53e59d5561c4d23bb14948fc.png) [@system](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/does-twitch-irc-support-ipv6/20373/4 "2019-04-05T06:31:13Z")
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