Twitch Scraper — Live Streams, Top Games, Channels, Videos & Clips Data API (No Key)

An unofficial Twitch scraper and structured Twitch data API in a single Apify Actor. Pull the top games, live streams, streamer & channel profiles, past broadcasts (VODs) and top clips, plus channel & game search — powered directly by Twitch's own public GraphQL endpoint. No API key, no OAuth login, no registered developer app, no headless browser — just fast HTTP and clean, flat JSON you can export to CSV, Excel or JSON. Seven modes share one input form, and every result is tagged with _mode so you can mix modes in a single dataset and filter later.

🏆 Why this Twitch scraper?

7 modes in one Actor · thousands of live streams per run · direct Twitch GraphQL (no browser) · no key, no OAuth, no dev app · 6 pre-built dataset views · export to JSON / CSV / Excel. The unofficial Twitch API alternative for creator discovery, gaming & esports analytics and streamer lead generation.

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✨ What this Actor does / Key features

• 📡 Top live streams — sweep the whole live directory: the top games and up to 100 live streams each, aggregated into one high-volume dataset (thousands of streams per run).
• 🎮 Top games / categories — the games directory ranked by current viewers, with viewersCount, box art and a directory URL.
• 🕹️ Live streams by game — every visible live stream for a category with title, viewersCount, start time, freeform tags, game and full broadcaster details.
• 👤 Channel / streamer profiles — login, displayName, description, followers, partner/affiliate flags, account age, live status, current game and avatar/banner.
• 📼 Videos (VODs) — a channel's past broadcasts with title, viewCount, duration, publish date and game.
• ✂️ Clips — a channel's top clips with title, viewCount, duration, curator and game, filterable by time window.
• 🔎 Search — free-text search across channels (streamers) or games (categories).
• 🏷️ Universal fields — clean twitchUrl, plus _mode and scrapedAt (ISO 8601) on every item, and 6 pre-built views (Overview, Streams, Games, Channels, Videos, Clips).
• ⚡ No key, no browser — reads Twitch's public GraphQL with the same anonymous web Client-ID your browser uses; fast, cheap HTTP.

🚀 Quick start (3 steps)

1. Configure — pick a Mode and fill the fields it needs (the input form shows which apply).
2. Run — click Start. The Actor calls Twitch's GraphQL and streams results into your dataset, each tagged with _mode.
3. Get your data — open the Output / Dataset tab, switch between the six views and export to JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, RSS or JSON Lines, or pull it via the Apify API.

The 7 modes

Mode	What it returns
topStreams	Sweep the top games and pull their live streams — the whole live directory (highest volume)
topGames	Top games / categories ranked by current viewers
streamsByGame	Live streams for one or more specific games
user	Channel / streamer profile for one or many logins (batch)
videos	A channel's past broadcasts / VODs
clips	A channel's top clips
search	Free-text search across channels or games

📥 Input

Pick a mode, then fill only the fields that mode needs. Everything else is optional.

Example — sweep the top games for live streams (high-volume default)

{
  "mode": "topStreams",
  "gameFanout": 30,
  "gameSort": "VIEWER_COUNT",
  "maxResults": 500
}

Example — batch channel/streamer profiles (lead-gen)

{
  "mode": "user",
  "logins": ["shroud", "pokimane", "xqc", "ninja"]
}

Example — live streams for one game + top clips

{
  "mode": "streamsByGame",
  "game": "VALORANT",
  "maxResults": 200
}

Field	Type	Description
mode	string	One of topStreams, topGames, streamsByGame, user, videos, clips, search. Required.
gameSort	string	Games-directory ordering (topStreams/topGames): VIEWER_COUNT, RELEVANCE or NUM_FOLLOWERS.
gameFanout	integer	How many top games topStreams sweeps for live streams (1–100). Default 30.
game	string	Category name for streamsByGame, e.g. Just Chatting, VALORANT.
games	array	Batch of category names for streamsByGame.
login	string	Channel login for user/videos/clips, e.g. shroud. A full URL or @handle also works.
logins	array	Batch of channel logins for user, e.g. ["shroud","pokimane","xqc"].
videoSort	string	Video ordering (videos): TIME (newest) or VIEWS.
clipPeriod	string	Clip window (clips): LAST_DAY, LAST_WEEK, LAST_MONTH or ALL_TIME.
clipSort	string	Clip ordering (clips): VIEWS_DESC, VIEWS_ASC, CREATED_AT_DESC or CREATED_AT_ASC.
query	string	Free-text term for search mode.
searchIndex	string	Search target for search: CHANNEL (streamers) or GAME (categories).
maxResults	integer	Upper bound on rows returned. Drives the multi-game sweep for topStreams/streamsByGame. Default 300.

Note: Twitch caps each request at 100 items and gates deep cursor pagination for guests, so this Actor maximises volume by fanning out across games and channels rather than paging one endless list.

📤 Output

Results stream to the default dataset; every item carries a _mode field so you can filter or pivot. Six pre-built views (Overview, Streams, Games, Channels, Videos, Clips) slice the data with zero post-processing. Trimmed sample rows:

{
  "_mode": "topStreams",
  "login": "shroud",
  "displayName": "shroud",
  "title": "ranked grind",
  "gameName": "VALORANT",
  "viewersCount": 28450,
  "startedAt": "2026-07-06T09:12:00Z",
  "tags": ["English", "FPS"],
  "isPartner": true,
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/previews-ttv/...",
  "twitchUrl": "https://www.twitch.tv/shroud",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-06T12:00:00Z"
}

{
  "_mode": "user",
  "login": "pokimane",
  "displayName": "pokimane",
  "followers": 9420000,
  "isPartner": true,
  "isAffiliate": false,
  "isLive": false,
  "liveGame": null,
  "description": "hi i'm poki",
  "profileImageUrl": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/...",
  "twitchUrl": "https://www.twitch.tv/pokimane",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-06T12:00:00Z"
}

Additional output fields

These fields are also present in the dataset:

Field	Type	Description
bannerImageUrl	string	Banner image url
broadcasterId	string	Broadcaster id
currentGame	string	Current game
directoryGame	string	Directory game
isStaff	string	Is staff
lastBroadcastAt	string	Last broadcast at
lastBroadcastTitle	string	Last broadcast title
liveStartedAt	string	Live started at
liveTitle	string	Live title
primaryColorHex	string	Primary color hex
streamId	string	Stream id
userId	string	User id

💡 Use cases

• Creator & influencer discovery — find streamers by game or keyword, rank channels by followers and live viewers, and build outreach lists for sponsorships and brand deals.
• Gaming & esports analytics — track which games top the directory over time, measure category viewership, and benchmark titles by concurrent viewers.
• Live stream monitoring — snapshot who is live in a category right now, with viewer counts, titles and tags, on a schedule.
• Lead-gen for streamers — export channel profiles (followers, partner status, current game, bio) as a clean CSV for sales and talent scouting.
• Recommendation engines & ML — bulk-ingest streams, games, clips and channels to train content or collaborative recommenders.
• AI agents & RAG — wrap the Actor as a tool so an LLM can answer "who are the top VALORANT streamers live now?" or embed clip and VOD metadata.

👥 Who uses it

Influencer-marketing & talent agencies · gaming and esports analysts · brand & sponsorship teams · recommendation-engine and ML developers · data scientists and AI-agent builders · streamers and community managers tracking the directory.

💰 Pricing

This Actor runs on a simple pay-per-result model — you pay for the rows you extract, with no separate Apify platform fees to calculate. Try it on the free tier first, then scale up. See the Pricing tab on this page for the current rate.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Is it legal to scrape Twitch? The Actor collects only publicly available directory and profile data through Twitch's own public GraphQL. You are responsible for using the data in compliance with Twitch's Terms and applicable laws.

Does Twitch have a public API, and is this a Twitch API alternative? Twitch's official Helix API requires a registered developer app and OAuth tokens. This Actor works as an unofficial Twitch API and a practical Twitch API alternative: you send structured input and get structured JSON back, without registering a Helix app, managing OAuth, or hitting official rate limits.

Can I scrape Twitch without login or an API key? Yes. This unofficial Twitch scraper reads publicly available data through Twitch's own public GraphQL endpoint, using the same anonymous web Client-ID your browser uses. You only need an Apify account — no Twitch API key, no OAuth, no registered developer app, no login.

How do I get Twitch top games / directory data? Use topGames for the categories ranked by current viewers, or topStreams to also pull the live streams inside each of those games. Both return viewersCount so you can chart directory trends over time.

How do I find streamers by game? Use streamsByGame with the category name (e.g. VALORANT) to list everyone live in that game right now, with viewer counts and full broadcaster details. For keyword or name lookups, use search with searchIndex: "CHANNEL".

Can I scrape Twitch clips and VODs? Yes. clips returns a channel's top clips (filter by last day/week/month/all time and sort by views or date), and videos returns past broadcasts / VODs with view counts, duration and game.

How much data can one run return? The topStreams mode sweeps many games and pulls up to 100 live streams per game, so a single run easily yields thousands of live-stream rows. Twitch caps each request at 100 items and gates deep cursor pagination for guests, so the Actor maximises volume by fanning out across games and channels.

How do I export Twitch data to CSV, JSON or Excel? Run any mode and download the dataset as CSV, JSON, Excel (XLSX), HTML, RSS or JSON Lines from the run page, or pull it via the Apify API — a simple Twitch data export and streaming dataset tool.

Does it work for esports / brand-safety monitoring? Yes. Snapshot live streams in a category on a schedule to monitor who is broadcasting, their titles, tags and viewer counts — useful for esports tracking, sponsorship measurement and brand-safety review.

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Building a cross-platform creator or media dataset? Pair Twitch with the rest of the logiover social-media suite:

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⏰ Scheduling & integration

Schedule this Actor on Apify to snapshot the Twitch directory or specific channels daily or weekly. Export results to JSON, CSV or Excel, sync to Google Sheets, or push to your database, BI tools and webhooks through the Apify API. Call it from your stack via run-sync-get-dataset-items, the JavaScript/Python clients, or no-code tools like Make, n8n and Zapier.

⭐ Support & feedback

Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue on the Issues tab — response is usually fast. If this Actor saves you time, a ★★★★★ review on the Store page genuinely helps and is hugely appreciated. 🙏

⚖️ Legal

This Actor extracts only publicly available data and is intended for legitimate research, analytics and lead-generation use. You are responsible for complying with Twitch's Terms of Service and any applicable local laws.

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This Actor is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Twitch; Twitch and all other trademarks mentioned here are the property of their respective owners.

Twitch scraping — frequently asked questions

Do I need a Twitch API key, account or login?

No. This Actor reads publicly available pages and feeds, so there is nothing to register for and no credentials to manage.

How do I export Twitch data to CSV, Excel, JSON or Google Sheets?

Open the Storage tab after a run and pick the format you want — CSV, Excel, JSON, XML or an HTML table. For Google Sheets, Airtable or a database, use the dataset URL or the Apify API so the sheet refreshes itself on every run.

Can I schedule this Twitch scraper to run daily or hourly?

Yes. Use the Schedules tab and pick a cadence. Daily is enough for most tracking work; pick hourly only if the rows you care about really do change that fast.

How many rows can I get, and what does it cost?

See the volume section above for a measured figure. Billing is per result, so you pay for the rows you actually receive and a run that finds nothing costs nothing.

Is scraping Twitch legal?

This Actor collects only information that Twitch publishes publicly. It does not log in, does not defeat access controls and does not touch private data. You remain responsible for how you use the output, including under GDPR and similar rules where personal data is involved.

What happens if Twitch blocks the run or changes its layout?

A refused exit IP is swapped for a fresh one within a quarter of a second and retried, and rate limiting is waited out rather than fought. If nothing gets through, the run fails with the reason instead of reporting success with zero rows — so an empty result always means "no matches", never "the source would not answer".

Can I use this with an AI agent, LangChain or an MCP client?

Yes. The Actor is callable over the Apify API and through Apify's MCP server, so an agent can run it and read the dataset back as a tool call.

📝 Changelog

2026-11-01

• Monthly health check (2026-11-01): a live run on the current build completed successfully and returned data. Input options, output fields and pricing are unchanged.
• README refreshed: 1 link to renamed Actors updated, 3 links to retired Actors removed; independence disclaimer added; documented 12 additional output fields.

2026-10-15

• A run that reaches its maximum cost per run now stops cleanly with its results saved and a status message, instead of ending as aborted.
• A proxy group your account cannot use no longer stops the run at start-up; it falls back to the default Apify Proxy.
• Runs with a short timeout (API and AI-agent calls) now finish inside it with what they collected, instead of being cut off.
• Memory is managed within the run's own limit, which removes a rare out-of-memory crash on large pages.
• The prefilled example for maxResults is now 200 (was 300).
• The default used when the field is left out for maxResults is now 4,000 (was 300).

2026-09-23

• Fleet-wide quality audit. Verified end to end against live data and re-checked the input schema, the output columns and the run configuration.
• Run reliability reviewed: 100.0% of public runs succeeded in the last 30 days.
• Input schema, output schema and pricing configuration reviewed.

2026-09-01

• Fleet-wide health check. Verified against this Actor's real run history: 30-day success rate, output row counts, per-field fill rates, and peak memory against the configured memory limit.
• Reviewed for the failure patterns that have cost this fleet runs — unguarded proxy setup, retry loops that can outlast the run's own time budget, and full-page HTML parsing that can exhaust a small container.
• No change to input, output fields or scraping logic.

2026-08-11

• Maintenance release: refreshed the build and dependencies.
• Re-verified live execution, non-empty structured output and dataset field/type integrity.
• Reviewed reliability (retries, pagination) and output quality as part of a full-fleet QA pass.

2026-08-01

• Completed the August 2026 full health check: verified empty/programmatic default, Console UI default, and two source-informed alternative inputs on Apify.
• Confirmed successful live execution, non-empty structured output, dataset-field/type integrity, and logical sample quality within the 5-minute quality window.
• Declared 20 dataset fields from typed live cloud samples so the output contract is no longer an empty placeholder.
• Declared 34 nullable dataset fields from typed live cloud samples so the output contract is no longer an empty placeholder or brittle to sparse modes.
• Added source-emitted channelName and integer viewCount fields for videos/clips to the top-level dataset contract.

2026-07-06

• ✨ README overhaul: shields.io badges, richer multi-mode output samples with full field reference, ready-to-run example scenarios, social-media suite cross-links, expanded keyword-gap FAQ and clearer quick-start.

2026-07-01

• Initial release: seven Twitch modes (top streams, top games, streams by game, channel profiles, videos, clips, search) over Twitch's public GraphQL — no key, no login, no browser.

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*Maintained: last verified 2026-11-01 — checked end-to-end against live run history (reliability, output fields and types, and time/memory budgets).