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GET /v1/twitch/user-videos

Twitch User Videos API

Twitch channel VODs — lean rows, video-id cursor, filter/sort, top-level broadcaster{} (flat 2).

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TL;DR
Twitch channel VODs — lean rows, video-id cursor, filter/sort, top-level broadcaster{} (flat 2). The Twitch User Videos API (Twitch) is a single authenticated GET request to /v1/twitch/user-videos that responds with clean JSON and costs 2 credits. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh. Start with 100 free credits — no credit card.

What is the Twitch User Videos API?

Pass a Twitch channel URL or username and get a clean videos[] list (not a profile dump). Each row: id, url, embedUrl, title, createdAt, durationSeconds, views, thumbnail (320x180 — {width}x{height} substituted; thumbnailTemplate kept), animatedPreviewUrl, broadcastType, game (+ gameId/gameSlug/box art), lowercase language. Channel identity is once at the top as broadcaster{} — videos[] do not repeat channel{}/broadcaster/broadcasterProfileImage. filterBy=ARCHIVE|HIGHLIGHT|UPLOAD (omit for all types — no default filter; filterBy echoes null when omitted). sortBy=TIME|VIEWS. nextCursor is the last video id on the page (stable within the window — not a raw offset). Hard ceiling: first 100 matching videos (windowMax=100); Twitch anonymous GQL rejects after-cursors with IntegrityCheckFailed, so deeper history is not available. Flat 2 credits per call.

What you get

  • Bulk list of user videos with metadata
  • Dates, URLs, and engagement fields when available
  • Configurable result limit
  • Ideal for monitoring and content pipelines

Platform limits

Honest ceilings from the upstream platform surface — not Captapi bugs. Unexpected truncation here is usually the platform, not us.

  • At most the first 100 matching videos (windowMax). Deeper VOD history is not available on this surface.
  • nextCursor is a video id within that 100-video window — not Twitch's GQL after-cursor (anonymous integrity check blocks it).

Try it

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Parameters

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curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/twitch/user-videos?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitch.tv%2Fshroud" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."
# or: -H "x-api-key: capt_live_..."

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Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "platform": "twitch",
    "username": "shroud",
    "filterBy": null,
    "sortBy": "TIME",
    "broadcaster": {
      "id": "37402112",
      "username": "shroud",
      "displayName": "shroud",
      "url": "https://www.twitch.tv/shroud",
      "profileImage": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/c754eebf-745b-4e0a-814a-10bcaecaabbc-profile_image-300x300.png",
      "followers": 11293237,
      "isPartner": true,
      "isAffiliate": false
    },
    "totalReturned": 3,
    "nextCursor": "2827054673",
    "hasMore": true,
    "windowMax": 100,
    "videos": [
      {
        "platform": "twitch",
        "id": "2827992810",
        "url": "https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2827992810",
        "embedUrl": "https://player.twitch.tv/?video=2827992810&parent=captapi.com",
        "title": "ME N THE GIRLS R GONNA POP OFF IN THIS 100K TWITCH RIVALS",
        "createdAt": "2026-07-24T17:56:52Z",
        "durationSeconds": 20988,
        "views": 212833,
        "thumbnail": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/cf_vods/d2nvs31859zcd8/c43d1ce993fae5a15f69_shroud_317074350583_1784915807//thumb/thumb0-320x180.jpg",
        "thumbnailTemplate": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/cf_vods/d2nvs31859zcd8/c43d1ce993fae5a15f69_shroud_317074350583_1784915807//thumb/thumb0-{width}x{height}.jpg",
        "animatedPreviewUrl": "https://d2nvs31859zcd8.cloudfront.net/c43d1ce993fae5a15f69_shroud_317074350583_1784915807/storyboards/2827992810-strip-0.jpg",
        "broadcastType": "ARCHIVE",
        "game": "VALORANT",
        "gameId": "516575",
        "gameSlug": "valorant",
        "gameBoxArtUrl": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/ttv-boxart/516575-144x192.jpg",
        "language": "en"
      },
      {
        "platform": "twitch",
        "id": "2827192082",
        "url": "https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2827192082",
        "embedUrl": "https://player.twitch.tv/?video=2827192082&parent=captapi.com",
        "title": "HALO CE REMAKE! TIME TO CO-OP LEGENDARY AND GET OUR MEAT BEAT",
        "createdAt": "2026-07-23T18:19:36Z",
        "durationSeconds": 20254,
        "views": 175717,
        "thumbnail": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/cf_vods/d2vi6trrdongqn/43c3501090df2005acdf_shroud_319635395040_1784830770//thumb/thumb0-320x180.jpg",
        "thumbnailTemplate": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/cf_vods/d2vi6trrdongqn/43c3501090df2005acdf_shroud_319635395040_1784830770//thumb/thumb0-{width}x{height}.jpg",
        "animatedPreviewUrl": "https://d2vi6trrdongqn.cloudfront.net/43c3501090df2005acdf_shroud_319635395040_1784830770/storyboards/2827192082-strip-0.jpg",
        "broadcastType": "ARCHIVE",
        "game": "Halo: Campaign Evolved",
        "gameId": "796500915",
        "gameSlug": "halo-campaign-evolved",
        "gameBoxArtUrl": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/ttv-boxart/796500915_IGDB-144x192.jpg",
        "language": "en"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Billing metadata is returned in response headers: X-Captapi-Credits (credits charged), X-Captapi-Cache (hit or miss), and X-Captapi-Source. Failed requests (4xx/5xx) are never charged. See the full list of error codes in the error reference.

Response structure

A successful call returns success, cached, creditsUsed, and a data object with the following fields:

Top-level fields

  • platformPlatform identifier for this response (matches the endpoint's platform).
  • usernameAccount username / handle.
  • filterByARCHIVE | HIGHLIGHT | UPLOAD when set; null when omitted (all types — there is no default filter).
  • sortBySort by. Example: "TIME".
  • totalReturnedNumber of items returned in this response.
  • nextCursorLast video id on this page. Pass as cursor for the next page within the first 100 matching videos. Not a raw offset.
  • hasMoreWhether more results are available beyond this page. When true, pass nextCursor to fetch the next page.
  • windowMaxAlways 100 — Twitch anonymous GQL only exposes the first 100 matching videos; deeper history is not available.

Broadcaster

The broadcaster object contains:

  • idStable platform ID for the item.
  • usernameAccount username / handle.
  • displayNameDisplay name of the account. Canonical across profile endpoints (prefer over name).
  • urlCanonical URL of the item.
  • profileImageProfile image URL. Deprecated alias of avatar on Instagram/Twitter/Threads/TikTok profile endpoints (one release).
  • followersFollower count.
  • isPartnerWhether the channel is a platform Partner/partner.
  • isAffiliateWhether the channel is an affiliate.

Videos

Each item in videos contains:

  • platformPlatform identifier for this response (matches the endpoint's platform).
  • idStable platform ID for the item.
  • urlCanonical URL of the item.
  • embedUrlPlatform embed URL when a real embed id is known. Do not invent from a page/permalink id.
  • titleTitle of the item.
  • createdAtCreation date (ISO 8601).
  • durationSecondsLength in seconds for this item (full media length, or a segment span when the endpoint documents a start/end).
  • viewsView count when the platform exposes one.
  • thumbnailVOD thumbnail with {width}x{height} substituted to 320x180. See thumbnailTemplate for the raw template.
  • thumbnailTemplateThumbnail template URL.
  • animatedPreviewUrlStoryboard strip / animated preview image for a VOD.
  • broadcastTypeBroadcast type. Example: "ARCHIVE".
  • gameGame or category being streamed.
  • gameIdTwitch game/category id.
  • gameSlugTwitch game/category slug.
  • gameBoxArtUrlTwitch category/game box art image URL (usually 144×192).
  • languageBCP-47 lowercase (same as twitch/clip and profile recentVideos).

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
urlstringYesTwitch channel URL or username, e.g. https://www.twitch.tv/shroud. The URL platform must match this endpoint's platform. Do not pass cross-platform URLs, e.g. YouTube to TikTok, Instagram to Facebook, LinkedIn to X/Twitter, or Pinterest to Rumble.
limitintegerNoMax items to return (default 20, max 100). Flat 2 credits per call. Hard ceiling: first 100 matching videos only — deeper history is not available (windowMax=100).
filterBystringNoARCHIVE | HIGHLIGHT | UPLOAD. Omit for all types — there is no default filter (filterBy is null when omitted).
sortBystringNoTIME (default, newest first) or VIEWS.
cursorstringNoPagination cursor = last video id from the previous nextCursor. Leave empty for the first page. Pages the first 100 matching videos only (not a raw offset).
cachebooleanNoSet true to serve from the 24h response cache (0 credits on hit). Default false — always fetch fresh. Envelope includes cached + cachedAt on hits.

Authentication: send your key as Authorization: Bearer capt_live_.... A typical call costs 2 credits. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh.

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How it works

  1. 1. Sign up — get 100 free credits, no card required.
  2. 2. Create a key from your dashboard.
  3. 3. Send one request to /v1/twitch/user-videos and parse the JSON response.

Use cases

Content Pipelines

Ingest a channel's recent VODs (up to 100) with broadcastType and game metadata.

Monitoring

Detect new ARCHIVE uploads via video id + createdAt within the 100-video window.

Highlights

filterBy=HIGHLIGHT to pull edited clips Twitch stores as VODs.

Analytics

Aggregate views across recent VODs without repeating channel{} on every row.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Twitch User Videos API do?+

The Twitch User Videos API lets you list items in bulk with metadata from a public Twitch video using one GET request to /v1/twitch/user-videos. It returns clean JSON — no OAuth or infrastructure setup required.

How many credits does the Twitch User Videos API cost?+

Each successful call costs 2 credits. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Hits include cached + cachedAt. Selected profile endpoints also accept cacheMaxAge=1d|3d|7d|14d|30d. Failed or empty results are never charged.

Do I need a Twitch API key or OAuth?+

No. A single Captapi key works across every platform Captapi supports — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Rumble, Spotify, Kwai, and more. We handle proxies, rate limits, retries, and authentication for you.

Is the Twitch User Videos API suitable for production use?+

Yes. It is a stable REST endpoint with predictable JSON and automatic retries. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Hits include cached + cachedAt. Selected profile endpoints also accept cacheMaxAge=1d|3d|7d|14d|30d. Use it for analytics, monitoring, and content automation.

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