Problems with the OAuth token

API
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I’m currently working on what seemed to me a simple project using the Twitch API in a Python program on my desktop. All I want the program to do is to capture every message written in a Twitch channel’s chat and for each new message, add 1 second to a timer made in HTML. So, I’ve obtained TWITCH_CLIENT_ID, TWITCH_TOKEN, TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET. However, every time I try to call anything, I get a 401 Client Error: Unauthorized for URL. And, as I understood and was explained on the internet, I need to check and modify the format and permission of the Auth token. I assume the problem is probably with this? How to solve this problem in a Python program? Thank you!

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For reading chat are you trying to connect to Chat over IRC or over EventSub?

When you get a 401 what URL or API request are you attempting?

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Sorry, I’m a complete novice in programming, and I’ve been helped to implement this artificial intelligence idea. If I send you the code that triggers this error, would it help you understand the situation?

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That would be useful yes.

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import twitchio

# Your credentials
TWITCH_CLIENT_ID = ""
TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET = ""
TWITCH_NICKNAME = ""
TWITCH_TOKEN = "oauth:"
TWITCH_CHANNEL = ""

async def check_connection():
    try:
        # Creating a Twitch client
        bot = twitchio.Client(
            client_id=TWITCH_CLIENT_ID,
            client_secret=TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET,
            token=TWITCH_TOKEN,
            nick=TWITCH_NICKNAME,
            initial_channels=[TWITCH_CHANNEL]
        )

        # Connecting to Twitch chat
        await bot.start()
        print("Successfully connected to Twitch chat!")

    except twitchio.exceptions.AuthenticationError as e:
        print("Authentication error:", e)
    except Exception as e:
        print("An error occurred while connecting:", e)
    finally:
        # Closing the connection
        await bot.close()

# Running the connection check script
if __name__ == "__main__":
    import asyncio
    asyncio.run(check_connection())
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Theres nothing here that would surface the error you have reported.

Since you are using twitchio you might fare better in the twitchio focussed rooms on the Libraries Discord:

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Understood, thank you.