Php Unauthorized trying to access streams endpoint

[Keegers02]

Hello!

I am using PHP to try to see if a streamer is live on the page load. I am using an APP key to do this.
Here is the code:

error_reporting(E_ALL); 

$clientID = "client"; // from the dashboard
$secret = "secret"; // from the dashboard
$twitchName = "Keegers02";

// See if the streamer is live... I hope :)
$opts =  array(
	'https' => array(
		'method' => "GET",
		'header' => "Authorization: Bearer $secret\r\n" .
					"Client-Id: $clientID"
	),
	'http' => array(
		'method' => "GET",
		'header' => "Authorization: Bearer $secret\r\n" .
					"Client-Id: $clientID"
	)
);

$context = stream_context_create($opts);

$getStreamersRaw = file_get_contents("https://api.twitch.tv/helix/streams?user_login=$twitchName", false, $context); 
print_r($getStreamersRaw);

When running this locally I get 401 unauthorized (yes on the dashboard I have added http://localhost to the list of Redirect URIs). Remotely I get absolutely nothing, so I am more trusting the local process right now.

I have tried multiple versions of the code above (including, as you can see breaking apart http and https), but the results are the same.

Any thoughts as to what I am missing?

Thank you,
Keegers02

[BarryCarlyon]

Your secret is not a token it is a secret

You need to first use your client ID and secret to generate an app access/client credentials token

Docs: Getting OAuth Access Tokens | Twitch Developers
An Example: https://github.com/BarryCarlyon/twitch_misc/tree/main/authentication/app_access_tokens/php

[Keegers02]

I ran the command given here: Twitch API Concepts | Twitch Developers
for Windows and got the access token. I replaced the secret with that token, and I am still getting Unauthorized.

[BarryCarlyon]

You referred to it as

$secret = “secret”; // from the dashboard

So I assumed you did the secret from the dashboard.

@Keegers02

I am still getting Unauthorized.

Whats the body message of the response.
The HTTP Code is half the information

@Keegers02

$getStreamersRaw = file_get_contents

You might want to convert your code from file_get_contents to curl like my linked example, most hosts block first_get_contents from network operations.

[Keegers02]

@BarryCarlyon

So I assumed you did the secret from the dashboard.

I did, but I changed it per your instructions.

@BarryCarlyon

Whats the body message of the response.

Completely empty.

@BarryCarlyon

You might want to convert your code from file_get_contents to curl like my linked example, most hosts block first_get_contents from network operations.

Is Twitch doing that? I am still testing on a local machine.

[BarryCarlyon]

@Keegers02

I am still testing on a local machine.

No a hosting provider will not the api provdered being called

@Keegers02

Completely empty.

thats concerning you should get a descriptive json blob.
but having never used file_get_contents to make http requests I dont know what happens on http error

Best advice is to convert your code to curl it’ll be easier to work with