Streaming Platforms

How to connect Streamer.bot to your streaming platform account(s)

Connect your streaming platform account(s) to enable Streamer.bot to receive events and perform actions such as sending messages to your chat.

Streamer.bot supports both Twitch and YouTube as streaming platforms.

Twitch

Connect your Twitch account to Streamer.bot

YouTube

Connect your YouTube account to Streamer.bot

Connect your Twitch account to Streamer.bot

Navigate to Platforms > Twitch > Accounts

Twitch Accounts Configuration

The Broadcaster Account is your primary Twitch account where you host your stream. This connection is required for Streamer.bot to monitor your chat and receive Twitch events.

  1. Login to Twitch with your primary account
    Press Login to launch the Twitch OAuth screen
  2. Grant permissions
    Review all scopes granted to Streamer.bot and allow access to proceed
Streamer.bot will automatically connect to this account on startup.

The Bot Account is an optional second connection if you wish to send chat messages from another account.

  1. Login to Twitch with a secondary account
    Press Login to launch the Twitch OAuth screen
  2. Grant permissions
    Review all scopes granted to Streamer.bot and allow access to proceed
The Bot Account has limited permission scope and can only send chat messages or whispers.
Explore the full Twitch Configuration Guide to learn more about all available options.

Connect your YouTube account with Streamer.bot

Navigate to Platforms > YouTube > Accounts

YouTube Account Configuration

If asked, you must click I Agree to continue to the YouTube configuration screen.

The Broadcaster Account is your primary YouTube account where you host your stream. This connection is required for Streamer.bot to monitor your chat and receive YouTube events.

  1. Login to YouTube with your primary account
    Click Sign in with Google to launch the Google OAuth screen
  2. Grant permissions
    Review all scopes granted to Streamer.bot and allow access to proceed
  3. Auto Connect
    Enable Auto Connect to automatically connect to your YouTube account when Streamer.bot starts up
The username field is read-only. Your authenticated username will display here once you have signed in.
If you stream from a brand account: the proper permissions will not be granted if you select the brand account on the first screen. You must first sign in to the primary YouTube account which has ownership of the brand account. You will then be able to select from owned brand accounts on the following screen.

The Bot Account is an optional second connection if you wish to send chat messages from another account.

  1. Login to YouTube with a secondary account
    Click Sign in with Google to launch the Google OAuth screen
  2. Grant permissions
    Review all scopes granted to Streamer.bot and allow access to proceed
  3. Auto Connect
    Enable Auto Connect to automatically connect to your YouTube account when Streamer.bot starts up
Explore the full YouTube Configuration Guide to learn more about all available options.