YouTube Alerts
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Post a rich embed the moment a streamer goes live on YouTube, with title, game and a preview image. Track as many streamers as you like — yourself, friends or partners. Checked about every 15 minutes (YouTube's API quota is small).
Set it up#
Part 1Add a streamer4 steps
Open the page
In the Studio sidebar, under YOUTUBE, click YouTube Alerts.
Channel and name
Pick the announcement channel and type the exact YouTube handle or channel ID.
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 channel
| Announcement channel | The Discord channel where posts appear. |
| YouTube handle or channel ID | @handle or the UC… channel ID. |
| 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 color | Color of the embed's side bar. |
| Extra fields | Extra 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 streamExamples#
Typical alert
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DAB BotAPP
@Live-pings DAB is live! 🔴
Ranked grind until Diamond
Playing Valorant · YouTube
Troubleshooting#
The alert didn't post
Wait at least one check cycle (about every 15 minutes (YouTube's API quota is small)). Check the spelling of the name and that the bot may post in the channel.
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