# Feature Request - Embeded Twitch Player get channel description

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/feature-request-embeded-twitch-player-get-channel-description/13922>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [January 24, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/feature-request-embeded-twitch-player-get-channel-description/13922 "2018-01-24T16:45:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![diceu](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/diceu/32/4019_2.png) [@diceu](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/diceu)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/feature-request-embeded-twitch-player-get-channel-description/13922/1 "2018-01-24T16:45:46Z")

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The channel description can change on the whims of the twitch streamer,  
I was hoping for a “getDescription()” or “getStatus()” function so that I could retrieve this information,

> **[Embedding Twitch](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/embed#interactive-frames-for-live-streams-and-vods)**
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> Embedding Twitch on Your Website

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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 23, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/feature-request-embeded-twitch-player-get-channel-description/13922/2 "2018-02-23T16:46:00Z")

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