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Twitch Alerts

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Post a rich embed the moment a streamer goes live on Twitch, with title, game and a preview image. Track as many streamers as you like — yourself, friends or partners. Checked about every 2 minutes.

Set it up#

Part 1Add a streamer4 steps
Open the page

In the Studio sidebar, under TWITCH, click Twitch Alerts.

Channel and name

Pick the announcement channel and type the exact Twitch username.

Style the embed

Text above (ping a role here), title, description, color and the image toggles. Empty = default text.

Add

Click Add. Optionally delete the alert when the stream ends.

The next time that streamer goes live, the embed appears.

Every setting explained#

Add a streamer
Announcement channelThe Discord channel where posts appear.
Twitch usernameExactly as in the Twitch URL.
Plain text (shown above the embed)Normal message text above the embed — the place to ping a role.
Embed title override (optional)Empty = the default title.
Embed description (optional)Empty = the default description. Variables work.
Embed colorColor of the embed's side bar.
Extra fieldsExtra title/value rows in the embed.

Variables#

Type these in any message field of this feature — the bot fills them in when it posts.

{streamer}Streamer name
{title}Stream title
{game}Game/category
{url}Link to the stream

Examples#

Typical alert
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DAB BotAPP
@Live-pings DAB is live! 🔴
Ranked grind until Diamond
Playing Valorant · Twitch

Troubleshooting#

The alert didn't post
Wait at least one check cycle (about every 2 minutes). Check the spelling of the name and that the bot may post in the channel.
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