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

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-the-live-video-using-the-api/29412>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [December 8, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-the-live-video-using-the-api/29412 "2020-12-08T16:34:35Z")\
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> [@oo92](#):
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> 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.

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