Announcing Twitch lives

Tell the server when one of your members starts a live on Twitch.

1 min read Updated October 11, 2026
On this page
  1. Set up the alerts
  2. The placeholders
  3. How the bot spots a live
  4. If it doesn't work
  5. Every command

Twitch alerts announce in a channel when a member of your server starts a live on Twitch: their message, their game and the link to join.

In short

  1. +twitch opens the panel.
  2. Pick the alerts channel.
  3. Turn on/off alerts: alerts go out.

Set up the alerts

The Twitch alerts panel

Type +twitch. The Make a selection menu sets:

  • Turn on/off alerts: off by default;
  • Channel: where alerts are posted;
  • Change the streamer roles: only members with one of these roles are announced. With no role, every member is;
  • Edit the message: the alert's text. The default one is in French ({MemberMention} est en live: {LiveLink}): write your own;
  • Change the embed: a framed message, set up with the same editor as +embed, instead of the text or with it.

The placeholders

The message and the embed accept the live's placeholders, which the panel lists:

  • {MemberTwitchName}: the streamer's Twitch name;
  • {MemberTwitchPic}: their Twitch profile picture;
  • {LiveTitle}: the live's title;
  • {LiveGame}: the game;
  • {LivePic}: the live's picture;
  • {LiveLink}: the live's link.

Member placeholders work too ({MemberMention}, {MemberName}…), see +help msg. An @everyone or a role mention in the message really pings those members.

How the bot spots a live

The bot sees the live through Discord's "Live" status. To be announced, the member must:

  1. have linked their Twitch account to Discord (User Settings › Connections);
  2. let Discord show their activity: they then appear in purple, "Live on Twitch".

Each live is announced once, when it starts.

If it doesn't work

  • No alert: check that alerts are on, that the channel is set, and that the member has one of the streamer roles.
  • A member is never announced: their Twitch account must be linked to Discord, and their activity visible.
  • The alert doesn't reach the channel: the bot must be able to write and send embeds there.

Every command

Each command of this guide, with its arguments, its default level and examples: Twitch.

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