Unauthorized for url

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Hello guys, I’m trying the twitch API with python i write this code:

from twitch import TwitchClient

#twitch api
client = TwitchClient(CLIENT, OAUTH2)
channel = client.channels.get()

pretty easy, but when i run it in terminal i get this:

requests.exceptions.HTTPError: 401 Client Error: Unauthorized for url: https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channel

thanks in advance , thomas

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to be honest, that’s the first time i see this error. however i’m not much of an expert anyway.
interested in seeing a solution, update if you find one. thanks

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That would suggest the oAuth token is invalid not a user token, and no channel can be returned, as it’s not a user token but an app access token.

Is your oAuth still valid and of the correct type?

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I use my account oAuth token and the id of registrated applicazioni, Is right?

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How did you obtain the oAuth token?

Did you use a third party tool or your own oAuth?

Is it of Type User and not app access token?

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I use the Twitch chat oAuth password generator from twitchapps.com/tmi/ i think ill nerd the app access token right? Where could i find it?

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No you can’t use an app access token with the Kraken Channels endpoint as when you don’t declare a channel ID it returns the channel for that token, And a App Access Token has no channel.

This suggests your token has expired. hence the 401

The generate advice is to migrate to Helix if you can rather than using V5.

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Cool i’ll try thanks Barry !

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