Stream Tags
Learn to fetch and update Twitch stream tags.
What are stream tags?
Twitch uses a vast number of tags to classify its content into different categories. Users can apply tags to their streams and channels. This makes it easier for viewers to search for and filter results based on the type of content they want to see.
There are three types of tags—stream, category, and automatic. Users can only manage the first type of tag. Twitch manages the other two types. Users can only apply a maximum of five stream tags to their channel.
Get all stream tags
The list of stream tags is quite expansive, and new tags are constantly added based on community feedback. Conveniently, the Twitch API has an endpoint we can use to get a list of all tags. We can send a GET request to the tags endpoint and retrieve a complete list of all the valid stream tags.
The URL for the tags endpoint is as follows:
https://api.twitch.tv/helix/tags/streams
All requests to this endpoint must be authenticated with an app ...