Is this not possible or am I missing something? Predictions EndPoint

[MrAmericanMike]

I’m following the documentation from Prediction | Twitch Developers So I created an application and with it’s client id and secret I’m redirecting the user to login at:

https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=TW_CLIENT_ID&redirect_uri=CB_URL&force_verify=true&scope=channel:manage:predictions

With the corresponding client id and redirect url.

With the response I request an access token by doing a POST to: https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token?client_id=TW_CLIENT_ID&client_secret=TW_CLIENT_SECRET&code=CODE&grant_type=authorization_code&redirect_uri=CB_URL

with the CODE been the code received in the previous step.

With this access token I then do a POST like this (REST Client)

POST https://api.twitch.tv/helix/predictions
Authorization: Bearer {{token}}
Client-Id: {{clientId}}
Content-Type: application/json

{
	"broadcaster_id": "___",
	"title": "Test prediction",
	"outcomes": [{ "title": "Option 1" }, { "title": "Option 2" }],
	"prediction_window": 300
}

ClientId is my application client id and token is the access token we got in the previous steps. Broadcaster ID is the ID of the broadcaster account I’m a moderator for (maybe this is the key to the issue) When sending this post I get back.

{
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "status": 401,
  "message": "The ID in broadcaster_id must match the user ID found in the request's OAuth token."
}

I’m assuming that only a broadcaster himself can use this endpoint? But if that’s the case why it would even ask for a broadcaster id?

Is it not possible to a moderator to use this endpoint?

[BarryCarlyon]

@MrAmericanMike

I’m assuming that only a broadcaster himself can use this endpoint?

Correct

@MrAmericanMike

But if that’s the case why it would even ask for a broadcaster id?

The list is many for why this is the case. TLDR: it helps you make sure you are talking to the right persons data.

[MrAmericanMike]

Thanks Barry. Will try to test with some boilerplate responses and then send to the broadcaster for him to test.