# Get game name from live channels

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/get-game-name-from-live-channels/24346>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [March 5, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/get-game-name-from-live-channels/24346 "2020-03-05T13:27:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Emanuele\_Capizzi](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/emanuele_capizzi/32/6915_2.png) [@Emanuele\_Capizzi](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Emanuele_Capizzi)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/get-game-name-from-live-channels/24346/1 "2020-03-05T13:27:09Z")

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Hi, how i can print game name for live channels using “[https://api.twitch.tv/helix/streams?user\_login=](https://api.twitch.tv/helix/streams?user_login=)” ?

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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:** [March 5, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/get-game-name-from-live-channels/24346/2 "2020-03-05T13:28:06Z")

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Take the game ID and use the Games API

> **[Reference](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/api/reference/)**
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> Twitch Developer tools and services to integrate Twitch into your development or create interactive experience on twitch.tv.

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**Author:** ![Emanuele\_Capizzi](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/emanuele_capizzi/32/6915_2.png) [@Emanuele\_Capizzi](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Emanuele_Capizzi)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/get-game-name-from-live-channels/24346/3 "2020-03-05T13:29:38Z")

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So should i use games and no streams?

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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:** [March 5, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/get-game-name-from-live-channels/24346/4 "2020-03-05T13:30:51Z")

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You use the Streams API to get Streams that are Live.  
Then the games API (and cache game ID/game name) to lookup the game for that stream.

You can’t use the games API to get live streams

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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:** [April 4, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/get-game-name-from-live-channels/24346/5 "2020-04-04T13:30:53Z")

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