How to get broadcaster_id or iCal-schedule of an arbitrary channel based on channel URL

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Hello,

I am trying to use the api to collect iCal-files for the streaming schedules of various channels to get a proper overview. I understand in principle how to do that step itself. I am a viewer of all, and do not have access to either - obviously.

However, I do not understand how to get the required app/user access token. As I understand it, the user access token should be private to the channel, and I obviously don’t have access to it. Reg. the App-token, no clue how that would work. Furthermore, wouldn’t an app still have to be green-lit by the channel initially anyways?

The streaming schedules are public, thus I am a bit confused why I would need either token for retrieving public information.

Just for information, I am intending to issue the respective api-calls via AHK. No clue if relevant :¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

As a dumb example, given a twitch channel’s url (https://www.twitch.tv/CriticalRole), how can I retrieve:

  1. broadcaster_id of the channel
  2. iCal-schedule of the channel

via the API? How to do that for an arbitrary channel, under the assumption that I have no means of getting a user token approved (as the channels obviously don’t belong to me.)

Any help is welcome

Thank you.
Sincerely,
~Gw

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To get the User ID of a channel

You can use the API Reference | Twitch Developers

Alternatively a tool such as Channel Information | Twitch API Example

This example tool
Lets you auth in as you then you can lookup someone else

There is also my calendar example here: Calendar Stuff | Twitch API Example which lets you auth in lookup someone and get a nice QR code to scane instead.

The API whilst containing public information still uses “access control” to prevent abuse

Which is why you need to generate a token to use in order to call the API

A server based solution would use an app access token to make calls for public data.
Or with a “simple thing” like github pages, you need to get a token from the user to use to make calls.

This helps Twitch understand API usage and spot/prevent an abuse being performed by bad actors.

Plumbing this into my Calendar tool, which will do the needed calls for you.

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You can use your own User Token to get the information you have specified. Since it’s “public data”

Basically for public data, (no scopes) such as the a user/channel userID/channelID any token works.
And the iCal API takes no token or clientID at all.