Twitch Messages Scraper

This actor extracts Messages from Twitch. It works on any Twitch channel with an active live stream and visible chat panel. The scraper captures real-time communication data including user metadata, message content, and reply structures.

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Data Fields

Field Name	Description	Example
Message Body	The text content of the chat message	"pogchamp in the chat!"
User Display Name	The visible name of the sender	"StreamFan99"
User Login	The unique username of the sender	"streamfan99"
User ID	The internal Twitch ID for the user	"12345678"
User Type	The role of the user (e.g., mod, global_mod)	"mod"
User Color	The hex code for the user's name color	"#FF0000"
Is Subscriber	Boolean indicating if user is a subscriber	true
All Badges	List of badges assigned to the user	"subscriber/12, moderator/1"
Bits	Number of bits sent with the message	100
Timestamp	When the message was sent	"2023-10-27T10:00:00Z"
Type	The event type	"message"
Message Type	Specific category of message	"chat_message"
Has Reply	Boolean indicating if message is a reply	true
Reply Parent Display Name	Display name of the user being replied to	"StreamerName"
Reply Parent Message Body	Content of the original message	"Hello everyone!"
Reply Parent Message ID	Unique ID of the parent message	"abc-123-def"
Reply Parent User ID	User ID of the parent message author	"87654321"
Reply Parent User Login	Username of the parent message author	"streamername"

Input

• urls: Array of Twitch channel URLs with active live streams.
• maxItems: Max messages to collect per URL. Default is 100.

Example Input

{
  "urls": ["https://www.twitch.tv/example_channel"],
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example Output

[
  {
    "messageBody": "Great stream today!",
    "userDisplayName": "ViewerOne",
    "userLogin": "viewerone",
    "userId": "445566",
    "userType": "",
    "userColor": "#00FF7F",
    "isSubscriber": true,
    "allBadges": "subscriber/6",
    "bits": 0,
    "timestamp": "2023-10-27T14:30:05Z",
    "type": "message",
    "messageType": "chat_message",
    "hasReply": false,
    "replyParentDisplayName": null,
    "replyParentMessageBody": null,
    "replyParentMessageId": null,
    "replyParentUserId": null,
    "replyParentUserLogin": null
  },
  {
    "messageBody": "I agree!",
    "userDisplayName": "ViewerTwo",
    "userLogin": "viewertwo",
    "userId": "778899",
    "userType": "mod",
    "userColor": "#1E90FF",
    "isSubscriber": false,
    "allBadges": "moderator/1",
    "bits": 0,
    "timestamp": "2023-10-27T14:30:10Z",
    "type": "message",
    "messageType": "chat_message",
    "hasReply": true,
    "replyParentDisplayName": "ViewerOne",
    "replyParentMessageBody": "Great stream today!",
    "replyParentMessageId": "msg_987",
    "replyParentUserId": "445566",
    "replyParentUserLogin": "viewerone"
  }
]

Disclaimer

This tool extracts publicly available data. Users are responsible for compliance with applicable terms of service.