# Streams followed api returning 401 unauthorised **URL:** \ **Category:** API\ **Created:** [April 2, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/streams-followed-api-returning-401-unauthorised/24757 "2020-04-02T22:29:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ragnaroksb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7c8e57/32.png) [@ragnaroksb](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/ragnaroksb)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/streams-followed-api-returning-401-unauthorised/24757/1 "2020-04-02T22:29:14Z")
Hey guys, I am new to twitch. So far, I have done these steps - Created account with twitch - Added 2 Factor auth - Created an application and obtained the clientId - I am getting the access token as per the document below - Then I am getting the live streams as follows - I am trying to get the Followed streams as per the api below - I keep on getting the error below for the followed streams api - The API to get accesstoken is as follows curl --location --request POST ‘[https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token?client\_id={my\_client\_id}&client\_secret={my\_client\_secret}&grant\_type=client\_credentials&scope=user\_read](https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token?client_id=%7Bmy_client_id%7D&client_secret=%7Bmy_client_secret%7D&grant_type=client_credentials&scope=user_read)’ - I then use the accessToken in the api below I keep on getting { “error”: “Unauthorized”, “status”: 401, “message”: “authentication failed” } Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong? ---
**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:** [April 2, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/streams-followed-api-returning-401-unauthorised/24757/2 "2020-04-02T22:33:10Z")
> [@ragnaroksb](#): > > The API to get accesstoken is as follows > curl --location --request POST ‘[https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token?client\_id={my\_client\_id}&client\_secret={my\_client\_secret}&grant\_type=client\_credentials&scope=user\_read](https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token?client_id=%7Bmy_client_id%7D&client_secret=%7Bmy_client_secret%7D&grant_type=client_credentials&scope=user_read)’ The scope here is useless. As `client_credentials` doesn’t represent user, so there is no `user` to read So that is your problem. You tried to get the streams that a user follows, but your access token doesn’t have a user > [@ragnaroksb](#): > > –header ‘Authorization: Bearer {accessToken}’ Also for kraken it’s `OAuth` not `Bearer` > **[Reference](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/api/reference/)** > > Twitch Developer tools and services to integrate Twitch into your development or create interactive experience on twitch.tv. ---
**Author:** ![ragnaroksb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7c8e57/32.png) [@ragnaroksb](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/ragnaroksb)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/streams-followed-api-returning-401-unauthorised/24757/3 "2020-04-02T22:46:25Z")
thanks BarryCarlyon for your quick reply. I tried it again curl --location --request POST ‘[https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token?client\_id={my\_id}&client\_secret={my\_secret}&grant\_type=client\_credentials](https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token?client_id=%7Bmy_id%7D&client_secret=%7Bmy_secret%7D&grant_type=client_credentials)’ And followed api as below curl --location --request GET ‘[https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/streams/followed](https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/streams/followed)’ –header ‘Accept: application/vnd.twitchtv.v5+json’ –header ‘Client-ID: {myId}’ –header ‘Authorization: OAuth {myToken}’ I get the error { “error”: “Unauthorized”, “status”: 401, “message”: “invalid oauth token” } ---
**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:** [April 2, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/streams-followed-api-returning-401-unauthorised/24757/4 "2020-04-02T22:48:04Z")
> [@BarryCarlyon](#): > > So that is your problem. You tried to get the streams that a user follows, but your access token doesn’t have a user You need to use a flow that grants a `User Access Token` as per the table on [Authentication | Twitch Developers](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/authentication#getting-tokens) | Procedure | User Access Token | ID Token | App Access Token | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [OIDC Implicit Code Flow](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/authentication/getting-tokens-oidc/#oidc-implicit-code-flow) | ✔ | ✔ | | | [OAuth Implicit Code Flow](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/authentication/getting-tokens-oauth/#oauth-implicit-code-flow) | ✔ | | | | [OIDC Authorization Code Flow](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/authentication/getting-tokens-oidc/#oidc-authorization-code-flow) | ✔ | ✔ | | | [OAuth Authorization Code Flow](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/authentication/getting-tokens-oauth/#oauth-authorization-code-flow) | ✔ | | | | [OAuth Client Credentials Flow](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/authentication/getting-tokens-oauth/#oauth-client-credentials-flow) | | | ✔ | usually: > OAuth Authorization Code Flow > **[Getting OAuth Access Tokens](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/authentication/getting-tokens-oauth/)** > > Getting OAuth Access Tokens ---
**Author:** ![ragnaroksb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7c8e57/32.png) [@ragnaroksb](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/ragnaroksb)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/streams-followed-api-returning-401-unauthorised/24757/5 "2020-04-07T22:07:43Z")
Thanks BarryCarlyon, I was finally able to get it working. Thanks for your help. Cheers ---
**Author:** ![system](https://d2opxh93rbxzdn.cloudfront.net/original/2X/0/05909729875cce3b53e59d5561c4d23bb14948fc.png) [@system](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/streams-followed-api-returning-401-unauthorised/24757/6 "2020-05-07T22:07:47Z")
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