This article goes over the Actions that are available for use with Twitch.
Table of contents
General
Actions
- Chat Message
- Viewers
- Play Ad
- Stream Title / Game
- Sub Chat
- Slow Chat
- Follower Chat
- Emote Chat
- Create Stream Marker
- Create Clip
- Open Last Clip
Twitch - Add Account
Before Twitch actions can be used, a Twitch account needs to be added.
1) Open the Stream Deck software preferences
2) In the preferences select the Account tab
3) Click on the + button at the bottom left to add a new account
4) From the account menu, select Twitch
5) A new window will open up. Enter your Twitch login credentials
6) After logging in, you can view your Twitch account information in the accounts tab.
7) When adding a Twitch action, you can now select your account or add a new account from the Account dropdown menu.
Twitch - Chat Message
Chat Message lets you send out one message to Twitch each time you press a key.
You can use the Message field to compose your message.
If you like, you can make a folder in Stream Deck that contains many different Actions - each one with a different message to whatever Twitch account you prefer.
Twitch - Viewers
Viewers lets you show how many people are viewing your current stream on Twitch.
A constantly changing number will be displayed on the key associated with that Action.
Twitch - Play Ad
Play Ad lets you play an advertisement for your current Twitch stream.
You can choose the Duration of how many sections the advertisement will play.
Please Note: In the past, a Twitch partner account was required to use this action. However, starting with version 4.3.3 of the Stream Deck software, an affiliate account can also use this action.
Twitch - Stream Title / Game
Stream Title / Game lets you add a pre-determined Stream Title and/or Game to your Twitch stream.
Twitch - Sub Chat
Sub Chat lets you Turn On Subscriber-Only Chat and Turn Off Subscriber-Only Chat in your current Twitch stream.
If you have unrestricted chat, then this Action will immediately Turn On Subscriber-Only Chat.
If you have chat limited to subscribers, then this Action will immediately Turn Off Subscriber-Only Chat.
Twitch - Slow Chat
Slow Chat lets you Turn On Slow Chat and Turn Off Slow Chat in your current Twitch stream.
When you first create this Action, you can select a Duration in seconds:
1 Second
3 Seconds
5 Seconds
10 Seconds
15 Seconds
30 Seconds
60 Seconds
120 Seconds
If you have normal speed chat, then this Action will immediately Turn On Slow Chat for the selected Duration.
If you have slow chat on, then this Action will immediately Turn Off Slow Chat for the selected Duration.
Twitch - Followers Chat
Followers Chat lets you Turn On Followers Only Chat and Turn Off Followers Only Chat in your current Twitch stream.
If you have regular chat, then this Action will immediately Turn On Followers Only Chat.
If you have Followers Chat on, then this Action will immediately Turn Off Followers Only Chat.
Twitch - Emote Chat
Emote Chat lets you Turn On Emote Only Chat and Turn Off Emote Only Chat in your current Twitch stream.
If you have regular chat, then this Action will immediately Turn On Emote Only Chat.
If you have Emote Chat on, then this Action will immediately Turn Off Emote Only Chat.
Twitch - Create Stream Marker
Create Stream Marker will insert a marker during your live stream that can be viewed in the recording after the stream is finished.
Twitch - Clear Chat
Clear Chat will remove all recent messages from your chat.
Twitch - Create Clip
Create Clip will create a clip during your live stream.
This action works only when you are live.
Clips are created at the maximum length which is 90 seconds.
Twitch - Open Last Clip
Open Last Clip will open the most recent clip created on your channel in your default system web-browser.