Hi. I am new on this forum. I don’t know if this question has been asked before but I want to write a script that takes a screenshot of a live stream. I’d like to know if there is a way to do that with the API. Thank you.

You can get the screenshot from the streams API use the “preview” key [image] Reference Twitch Developer tools and services to integrate Twitch into your development or create interactive experience on twitch.tv. For anything else it works better if you int…

Thank you for the reply. Can you describe integrating to the client side?

[image] oo92: Can you describe integrating to the client side? Custom plugin for $software that does exactly what you need Existing plugin for $software that provides the needed things

One more thing. Wouldn’t the preview key just return a thumbnail image? What if I want to recursively take screenshots at 1 second delays?

[image] oo92: Wouldn’t the preview key just return a thumbnail image? It returns a “template” so you can set the width/height you need [image] oo92: What if I want to recursively take screenshots at 1 second delays? You need an alternative solution then. Twitch’s preview is generally…

I already have a Python script that can take these screenshots. That isn’t the issue. How can I hook up my Python script with the API?

[image] oo92: How can I hook up my Python script with the API? The Twitch API doesn’t return/provide the ability to connect to the video stream to get screenshots.

Shoot. Any alternatives to suggest?

[image] BarryCarlyon: If you are working in OBS, I use The OBS Websocket plugin and some custom code → https://github.com/Palakis/obs-websocket/blob/4.x-current/docs/generated/protocol.md#takesourcescreenshot Use the OBS websocket plugin to talk to OBS and ask it for a screenshot or [ima…

Is it possible to get the live video using the API?

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BarryCarlyon December 8, 2020, 7:17pm 9

The Twitch API doesn’t return/provide the ability to connect to the video stream to get screenshots.

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Is it possible to get the live video using the API?

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