# Twitch Profile API. Send a handle or profile link. Channel with exact followers and live status. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes. [Get API key](https://socialtap.dev/signup/?next=%2Fplayground%2F%3Fendpoint%3Dtwitch.profile) ## Twitch Profile API at a glance Returns a public Twitch channel from its login, link or numeric ID, with its bio, exact followers and whether it is live now. A live channel adds its stream title, category, tags and viewer count. You also get its display name, avatar, banner and offline image, the links it lists, its Partner or Affiliate status, creation date, video count, latest broadcast, and the title, category and language it has set. GET `/v1/twitch/profile` [Read the API reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/twitch/profile/index.md) - **1 credit** per request, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 requests - **19 typed fields** null when unknown - **`handle`** is all it needs, e.g. `ninja` - **100 credits** free when you sign up, no card, so you can build before you spend ## Send one request. Get 19 fields back. Copy the request in your language, or hand it to your agent. Sign up for an API key and your first 100 credits are free. `$ npm install socialtap` `handle = ninja` [Open in playground](https://socialtap.dev/playground/?endpoint=twitch.profile) cURL: ```shell curl 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/twitch/profile?handle=ninja' \ -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY" ``` TypeScript SDK: ```typescript import { SocialTap } from "socialtap"; const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY const res = await client.twitch.profile.get({ handle: "ninja" }); console.log(res.data); console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id); ``` Node.js (fetch): ```javascript const params = new URLSearchParams({ handle: "ninja", }); const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/twitch/profile?${params}`, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" }, }); const body = await res.json(); if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`); const { data, meta } = body; console.log(data, meta.credits_charged); ``` Python (requests): ```python import os import requests res = requests.get( "https://socialtap.dev/v1/twitch/profile", params={"handle": "ninja"}, headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]}, ) body = res.json() if not res.ok: raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}") data, meta = body["data"], body["meta"] print(data, meta["credits_charged"]) ``` Go (net/http): ```go package main import ( "encoding/json" "fmt" "log" "net/http" "net/url" "os" ) func main() { q := url.Values{} q.Set("handle", "ninja") req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/twitch/profile?"+q.Encode(), nil) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")) res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } defer res.Body.Close() var body struct { Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"` Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"` Error *struct { Code string `json:"code"` Message string `json:"message"` } `json:"error"` } if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } if body.Error != nil { log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message) } fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"]) } ``` 200 OK: ```json { "data": { "approximate_fields": [], "avatar_url": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/90d40495-f467-4911-9035-72d8d10a49c5-profile_image-600x600.png", "banner_url": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/36b341d1-0ee2-4cb2-ae00-361740b0051d-profile_banner-480.png", "bio": "Just want to make people happy. Co-Founder @DrinkNutcase.", "category": "Just Chatting", "country_code": null, "created_at": "2011-01-16T04:31:20Z", "display_name": "Ninja", "external_links": [ { "title": "Instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ninja" }, { "title": "X", "url": "https://x.com/ninja" }, { "title": "TikTok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@ninja" } ], "id": "19571641", "is_private": false, "is_verified": true, "location": null, "metrics": { "follower_count": 19227283, "following_count": null, "post_count": 1396, "total_like_count": null, "total_view_count": null }, "platform": "twitch", "platform_specific": { "twitch": { "category": { "box_art_url": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/ttv-boxart/509658-285x380.jpg", "id": "509658", "name": "Just Chatting", "slug": "just-chatting" }, "channel_title": "BLEV BROS SPORTS SHOW WEEK 8 RECAP | GO LIONS | PRAYERS FOR JACK CAMPBELL", "concurrent_viewer_count": null, "is_affiliate": false, "is_live": false, "is_mature": false, "language": "en", "last_broadcast": { "category": { "box_art_url": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/ttv-boxart/509658-285x380.jpg", "id": "509658", "name": "Just Chatting", "slug": "just-chatting" }, "id": "322129789658", "started_at": "2026-11-04T03:43:53Z", "title": "BLEV BROS SPORTS SHOW WEEK 8 RECAP | GO LIONS | PRAYERS FOR JACK CAMPBELL" }, "offline_image_url": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/6d03c501-0b93-4c15-b11e-880a2e1db4d1-channel_offline_image-1920x1080.png", "primary_color_hex": "1F69FF", "stream": null, "team": null } }, "type": "unknown", "unknown_fields": [], "url": "https://www.twitch.tv/ninja", "username": "ninja" }, "meta": { "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f", "platform": "twitch", "source": "api", "is_cached": false, "credits_charged": 1, "latency_ms": 308, "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z", "input": { "kind": "profile", "id": "19571641", "url": "https://www.twitch.tv/ninja" }, "credits_remaining": 9999, "client_request_id": null, "warnings": [] } } ``` Long arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete. ## One schema on 27 platforms. The [response reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/twitch/profile/index.md#response) lists every field, its type and when it is `null`. [See the full schema](https://socialtap.dev/resources/profile/index.md). - ### Null means unknown A field Twitch doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero. - ### What it accepts The Twitch channel: its login with or without the @ (ninja), a channel link (twitch.tv/ninja), or its numeric ID (19571641). - ### Write one parser Twitch, TikTok, Instagram and 24 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all. - **`platform`string**: Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …). - **`id`string**: Platform-native account ID (string; YouTube UC…, Reddit t2_…). - **`username`string**: Handle without the @; null when the account has none. - **`display_name`string**: Display name, channel title or page name; null when empty or not exposed. - **`url`string**: Canonical profile URL. - **`type`string**: Coarse account kind, as the platform labels it; unknown when it does not (TikTok labels organizations only). New values may be added; treat unknown values as unknown. - **`bio`string**: Profile bio, channel description or page about text; null when empty or not exposed. - **`avatar_url`string**: Profile picture URL (largest available). Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours. Live data from 33 platforms. [TikTok](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/index.md) · [Instagram](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/index.md) · [Facebook](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/index.md) · [YouTube](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/index.md) · [Reddit](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/index.md) · [Threads](https://socialtap.dev/apis/threads/index.md) · [Spotify](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/index.md) · [Amazon](https://socialtap.dev/apis/amazon/index.md) · [Apple Music](https://socialtap.dev/apis/applemusic/index.md) · [Pinterest](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pinterest/index.md) · [Rumble](https://socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/index.md) · [X](https://socialtap.dev/apis/x/index.md) · [Bluesky](https://socialtap.dev/apis/bluesky/index.md) · [Twitch](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/index.md) · [LinkedIn](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin/index.md) · [Telegram](https://socialtap.dev/apis/telegram/index.md) · [TikTok Shop](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktokshop/index.md) · [Kwai](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kwai/index.md) · [Snapchat](https://socialtap.dev/apis/snapchat/index.md) · [SoundCloud](https://socialtap.dev/apis/soundcloud/index.md) · [Truth Social](https://socialtap.dev/apis/truthsocial/index.md) · [Kick](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kick/index.md) · [Komi](https://socialtap.dev/apis/komi/index.md) · [Lnk.Bio](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkbio/index.md) · [Linkme](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkme/index.md) · [Linktree](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linktree/index.md) · [Pillar](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pillar/index.md) · [TikTok Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok-ad-library/index.md) · [Facebook Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-ad-library/index.md) · [Facebook Events](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-events/index.md) · [Facebook Marketplace](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-marketplace/index.md) · [Google Ads Transparency Center](https://socialtap.dev/apis/google-ads-transparency/index.md) · [LinkedIn Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin-ad-library/index.md) ## What teams build with the Twitch Profile API. - ### Vet a streamer's audience before a sponsorship - ### Check whether a channel is live right now - ### Track a channel's follower growth - ### Resolve a login to its stable numeric ID - ### Find a streamer's links to other platforms ## Good to know before you build. - is_verified is Twitch's Partner badge, the one badge it draws on a channel. platform_specific.twitch.is_affiliate is the program below it. - metrics.following_count, metrics.total_like_count and metrics.total_view_count are null because Twitch doesn't show them to a logged-out visitor. - A channel Twitch has suspended or taken down for copyright returns private_or_unavailable, since Twitch shows none of its fields to anyone. A name nobody holds, or a channel its owner closed, returns not_found. - A bare number is read as an account's ID. A login can also be all digits: write it with its @ (@12345) or send its link. ## 1 credit per request. Failed requests are free. Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform. [Plans and packs](https://socialtap.dev/pricing/index.md) · [How this endpoint is priced](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/twitch/profile/index.md#pricing) · [How credits work](https://socialtap.dev/docs/credits/index.md) | Source | Price per successful request | Per 1,000 requests | | --- | --- | --- | | Platform API `api` | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 | - Cache hits are free. - Credits from packs and top-ups never expire. - A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal. - Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies. - Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID. ## Questions about the Twitch Profile API. More in the [API reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/twitch/profile/index.md). **How much does the Twitch Profile API cost?** A request costs 1 credit. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack. Other platforms ## Profiles on 26 more platforms. - [TikTok Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/tiktok/profile`) - [Instagram Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/profile`) - [Facebook Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/facebook/profile`) - [YouTube Channel API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/youtube/profile`) - [Reddit Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/reddit/profile`) - [Threads Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/threads/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/threads/profile`) - [Spotify Artist API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/artist/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/spotify/artist`) - [Amazon Shop API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/amazon/shop/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/amazon/shop`) - [Apple Music Artist API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/applemusic/artist/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/applemusic/artist`) - [Pinterest Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pinterest/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/pinterest/profile`) - [Rumble Channel API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/rumble/profile`) - [X (Twitter) Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/x/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/x/profile`) - [Bluesky Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/bluesky/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/bluesky/profile`) - [LinkedIn Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin/profile/index.md) (From 1 credit · `GET /v1/linkedin/profile`) - [Telegram Channel API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/telegram/channel/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/telegram/channel`) - [Kwai Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kwai/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/kwai/profile`) - [Snapchat Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/snapchat/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/snapchat/profile`) - [SoundCloud Artist API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/soundcloud/artist/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/soundcloud/artist`) - [Truth Social Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/truthsocial/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/truthsocial/profile`) - [Komi Page API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/komi/page/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/komi/page`) - [Lnk.Bio Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkbio/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/linkbio/profile`) - [Linkme Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkme/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/linkme/profile`) - [Linktree Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linktree/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/linktree/profile`) - [Pillar Page API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pillar/page/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/pillar/page`) - [Facebook Ad Library Advertiser Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/search_advertisers/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/facebook/search_advertisers`) - [Google Ads Transparency Center Advertiser API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/google/advertiser/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/google/advertiser`) More Twitch ## Twitch API. 5 endpoints, one key. - [Twitch Video and Clip API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/video/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/twitch/video`) - [Twitch Videos API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/videos/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/twitch/videos`) - [Twitch Clip Transcript API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/transcript/index.md) (From 2 credits · `GET /v1/twitch/transcript`) - [Twitch Schedule API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/schedule/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/twitch/schedule`) ## Try it on an account you know. Paste its handle or link in the playground, or copy the request into your code. 100free credits - No credit card - Failed requests are free - Works on all 218 endpoints [Start for free](https://socialtap.dev/signup/) [Read the docs](https://socialtap.dev/docs/index.md) --- [HTML version](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/profile/) · [Docs index for AI agents](https://socialtap.dev/llms.txt) · [All docs in one file](https://socialtap.dev/llms-full.txt)