Twitch Application Setup

Twitch is a live streaming video platform for gamers.

To add Twitch integration to your site, you'll first need to create an Twitch Application:

  1. Log in to Twitch at https://dev.twitch.tv/
  2. Go to the Your Console section of your account.
  3. In the "Applications" section, click the "Register Your Application" button.
    Twitch Register App
  4. Fill out the details for your website:
    1. Name - A title for your application. Your website title is a good example.
    2. OAuth Redirect URL - This should be the following URL (replacing yoursite.com with your actual domain name). Please add all variants (http, https, www, non-www)
      https://yoursite.com/index.php?option=com_jfbconnect&task=authenticate.callback&provider=twitch
      https://www.yoursite.com/index.php?option=com_jfbconnect&task=authenticate.callback&provider=twitch
      http://yoursite.com/index.php?option=com_jfbconnect&task=authenticate.callback&provider=twitch
      http://www.yoursite.com/index.php?option=com_jfbconnect&task=authenticate.callback&provider=twitch
    3. Category - Select 'Website Integration'.
      Twitch App Settings
  5. Click Create.
  6. You'll be brought back to your Developer Applications list. From there, click on the "Manage" button for your application.
    Twitch Manage App
  7. In the info, you'll see all your Client ID. Click the "New Secret" button to create a new your Client Secret. Save the Client ID and Client Secret values to enter into JFBConnect.
    Twitch Client ID and Secret