How request more vod using pagination: cursor

[DaveDH2]

Hi, how do request more VODs from the twitch api?

Using postman: GET : https://api.twitch.tv/helix/videos/?user_id=23161357 with client id in the headers.

This is what I get at the bottom of the response from the json.
“pagination”: {
“cursor”: “eyJiIjpudWxsLCJhIjp7Ik9mZnNldCI6MjB9fQ”
}

How do I use “cursor” to get the next batch of VODs?
Is there a way to start retrieving the oldest vods first instead of the most current?

Thanks.

[Six]

@DaveDH2

How do I use “cursor” to get the next batch of VODs?

You can add a query parameter called first and change it’s value between 1 and 100. This is basically the limit parameter from the Kraken API and can return more results per page. To get the next page, make the request again but adding a query parameter called after in the request with the cursor value from the first response and repeat as needed. You can also get the previous page by adding a query parameter called before with the cursor value.

@DaveDH2

Is there a way to start retrieving the oldest vods first instead of the most current?

Right now, videos can only be sorted by time (newest to oldest), trending (basically popularity), and views (from highest to lowest).

[DaveDH2]

Hey Six, thanks for answering. Im still stuck though I tried both before and after, but I’m still getting the same response …where did I go wrong?

[Freddy]

before and after are query parameters. they don’t belong in the header

https://api.twitch.tv/helix/videos/?user_id=23161357&after=eyJiIjpudWxsLCJhIjp7Ik9mZnNldCI6MjB9fQ

[DaveDH2]

oh haha, gotcha. Thanks it works now ^^