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YouTube Commands

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Your own chat commands for YouTube: !discord, !socials, !specs… with aliases, permission levels, cooldowns and variables. You can also manage these for every platform at once under Chat commands.

Before you start#

The bot connected to your YouTube chat (see YouTube Integration).

Set it up#

Part 1Add a command3 steps
Open the page

In the Studio sidebar, under YOUTUBE, click YouTube Commands.

Trigger and response

E.g. trigger discord, response Join us: discord.gg/abc, {user}!

Permission and cooldown

Pick who may use it. Click Add command.

Every setting explained#

Trigger (without !)The word after ! that runs the command.
Aliases (comma-separated)Other words that run the same command.
ResponseWhat the bot replies in chat.
PermissionEveryone, subscribers, VIPs, moderators or broadcaster only.
Cooldown (seconds)Time before anyone can use it again.
Per-user cooldown (seconds)Time before the same viewer can use it again.

Variables#

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

{user}Who used the command
{args}Everything typed after the command
{target}The first word after the command (e.g. a name)
{count}How often this command was used
{channel}Your channel name
{amount}Current number of subs
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