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Streamlink workaround guide for Twitch API issue (with screenshots)

See original GitHub issue

This is an addition to the Streamlink workaround option 2 which I’ve posted in the Streamlink issue: https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/issues/2680#issuecomment-552024753

Please read the linked post first, so you know what and why you are doing this. Thanks.

PLEASE NOTE This is only a workaround for watching streams via Streamlink. Certain parts of the Twitch GUI still won’t work due to this Twitch API issue, but at least you’ll be able to browse and launch streams via Streamlink Twitch GUI.

Get your OAuth token from the Twitch website Open the dev-tools of your web browser (usually F12 or “inspect element”) and then go to the network tab. Make sure that network activity is being recorded (default behavior).
Enable advanced settings in the main settings menu of the Twitch GUI
Add the custom --twitch-oauth-token=VALUE Streamlink parameter
Disable “Twitch.tv login” - login sharing with Streamlink If you don’t do this, the custom parameter will be overridden by the Twitch GUI.

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Created 4 years ago
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Comments:21 (8 by maintainers)

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bastimeyercommented, Nov 22, 2019

Streamlink 1.3.0 has been released this morning. If you upgrade, you won’t need to apply the workaround anymore.

There will also be a new Streamlink Twitch GUI release very soon (probably tomorrow). Streamlink 1.3.0 will be the new min requirement then for launching streams. https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink-twitch-gui/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

If you don’t want to wait, build the Twitch GUI yourself: https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink-twitch-gui/blob/v1.8.1/CONTRIBUTING.md#developing-and-building

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bastimeyercommented, Nov 23, 2019

v1.9.0 has been released now (currently being built while writing this): https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink-twitch-gui/releases/latest

As mentioned earlier, Streamlink 1.3.0 has been released yesterday and you don’t have to apply this workaround anymore.

Closing the thread. Please upgrade.

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