# User doesnt exist error in node example

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/user-doesnt-exist-error-in-node-example/64944>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [August 22, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/user-doesnt-exist-error-in-node-example/64944 "2026-08-22T20:29:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Booklordofthedings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Booklordofthedings](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Booklordofthedings)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/user-doesnt-exist-error-in-node-example/64944/1 "2026-08-22T20:29:18Z")

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Im currently getting an

```auto
{
  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.

```auto
 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.

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**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:** [August 22, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/user-doesnt-exist-error-in-node-example/64944/2 "2026-08-22T22:32:38Z")

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

> [@Booklordofthedings](#):
>
> to get the id (144205133) however when supplying that to CHAT\_CHANNEL\_USER\_ID im getting that error.

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

> [@Booklordofthedings](#):
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> when attempting to run the node example. I have previously used.

which node example?

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**Author:** ![Booklordofthedings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Booklordofthedings](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Booklordofthedings)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/user-doesnt-exist-error-in-node-example/64944/3 "2026-08-23T08:06:24Z")

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> which node example?

> **[Example Chatbot Guide](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/chat/chatbot-guide/)**
>
> Example Chatbot This example shows a simple bot that runs locally. This chatbot uses EventSub WebSockets to listen to chat messages in a given channel, and uses to Twitch API to respond to the message “HeyGuys” with the emote “VoHiYo”. This example...

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> [@BarryCarlyon](#):
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> What is the topic you are trying to subscribe to waht what does the payload look like that you are submitting/POSTing?

`channel.chat.message`

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

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**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:** [August 23, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/user-doesnt-exist-error-in-node-example/64944/4 "2026-08-23T10:32:07Z")

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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?

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**Author:** ![Booklordofthedings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Booklordofthedings](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Booklordofthedings)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/user-doesnt-exist-error-in-node-example/64944/5 "2026-08-23T10:44:30Z")

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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 ?

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**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:** [August 23, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/user-doesnt-exist-error-in-node-example/64944/6 "2026-08-23T10:44:52Z")

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> [@Booklordofthedings](#):
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> Does that mean I need/should create a seperate account for my bot if I want it to have a different display name ?

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

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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 22, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/user-doesnt-exist-error-in-node-example/64944/7 "2026-09-22T10:45:22Z")

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