User doesnt exist error in node example

API
1

Im currently getting an

{
  error: "Bad Request",
  status: 400,
  message: "cannot create a subscription for a user that does not exist",
}

when attempting to run the node example. I have previously used.

 curl https://api.twitch.tv/helix/users?login=booklordofthedings --header "Authorization: Bearer [REDACTED]" --header "Client-Id: [REDACTED]"

to get the id (144205133) however when supplying that to CHAT_CHANNEL_USER_ID im getting that error.

The account is that same account that I authorized the application with, so idk why its doing this.

2

What is the topic you are trying to subscribe to waht what does the payload look like that you are submitting/POSTing?

It was expressed as a string and not an integer/number?

which node example?

3

which node example?

line 123

channel.chat.message

The parameter is a string, I did also try casting to number, but that gives "missing or unparseable subscription condition" instead

4

Is the BOT_USER_ID also cast as a string and is for a real/valid user?

This thread has only spoken/discussed the broadcaster/channel to read the messages of. But what abotu the user to read chat as?

5

Thank you, that was the issue.
Bot_User_Id was the name of the bot, if I just set that to my own userid it works.

Does that mean I need/should create a seperate account for my bot if I want it to have a different display name ?

6

Yes if you want it to send/reply as not you