# Twitch chat bot name

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/twitch-chat-bot-name/22039>\
**Category:** Chat and IRC\
**Created:** [August 3, 2019, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/twitch-chat-bot-name/22039 "2019-08-03T07:45:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![thomas\_marchiotti](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/thomas_marchiotti/32/6809_2.png) [@thomas\_marchiotti](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/thomas_marchiotti)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2019, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/twitch-chat-bot-name/22039/1 "2019-08-03T07:45:10Z")

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Yo guys i have a Little problem with my Twitch bot.  
I write It in python for the First access i use this string

HOST = “[irc.twitch.tv](http://irc.twitch.tv)”  
PORT = 6667  
PASS = the oauth code generated  
IDENT = my account name “yungmindbeats”  
CHANNEL = "x\_quality\_

Bot work vert good , now i want change the bot name in quality\_bot but when i change the IDENT It doesn’t change

Sorry for bar english… Thomas

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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:** [August 3, 2019, 7:46am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/twitch-chat-bot-name/22039/2 "2019-08-03T07:46:16Z")

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The bot will always use the username associated with the OAuth token. If you want to change the name you either need to log in to the bot account on Twitch and change their username, or create a new account with the name you want and get a new OAuth token with that user.

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**Author:** ![thomas\_marchiotti](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/thomas_marchiotti/32/6809_2.png) [@thomas\_marchiotti](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/thomas_marchiotti)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2019, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/twitch-chat-bot-name/22039/3 "2019-08-03T07:47:02Z")

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Really cool, thank you very much 😌

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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:** [September 2, 2019, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/twitch-chat-bot-name/22039/4 "2019-09-02T07:47:58Z")

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