# Is there any API to get live stream live screenshots?

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**Category:** API\
**Created:** [March 11, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-there-any-api-to-get-live-stream-live-screenshots/37393 "2022-03-11T12:38:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Gruber\_Sohai](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/michael_gruber_sohai/32/17332_2.png) [@Michael\_Gruber\_Sohai](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Michael_Gruber_Sohai)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-there-any-api-to-get-live-stream-live-screenshots/37393/1 "2022-03-11T12:38:03Z")

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Is there any API to get live stream live screenshots?

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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 11, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-there-any-api-to-get-live-stream-live-screenshots/37393/2 "2022-03-11T12:39:49Z")

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The Streams API only returns the a single current thumbnail, the only used in directory views.

And that is updated periodically on Twitch’s own schedule.

See `thumbnail_url` in the response for

> **[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:** ![Michael\_Gruber\_Sohai](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/michael_gruber_sohai/32/17332_2.png) [@Michael\_Gruber\_Sohai](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Michael_Gruber_Sohai)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-there-any-api-to-get-live-stream-live-screenshots/37393/3 "2022-03-12T07:10:38Z")

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Thanks Barry,  
Yes I understand that. But I’m looking for getting images as refreshed.  
Please let me know if there is any API for live images?

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**Author:** ![Dist](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/dist/32/7192_2.png) [@Dist](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Dist)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-there-any-api-to-get-live-stream-live-screenshots/37393/4 "2022-03-12T10:40:40Z")

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Other than the `thumbnail_url` from the Get Streams endpoint that Barry mentioned, there is no way through Twitch to get an image of the stream.

A non-Twitch option would be to develop software that the broadcasters you wish to get images from integrates with their broadcasting software, such as OBS, that lets you save whatever is currently in the frame buffer and send it to you.

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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 11, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-there-any-api-to-get-live-stream-live-screenshots/37393/5 "2022-04-11T10:41:05Z")

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Closed on April 11, 2022, 10:41am UTC

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