Search Twitch Categories

Returns matching Twitch categories with id, name and box art. Use the id in the live and channel search endpoints.

POST/api/v1/twitch/search/categories

Quota usage: Each successful request to this endpoint deducts 1 quota units from your plan.

Request Parameters

Required Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
`query`	body	string	Search query example: string

Optional Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
`first`	body	integer	Maximum number of items per page. Minimum 1, maximum 100, default 20 example: 0
`after`	body	object	Next page cursor example: string

Response Fields

Name	Type	Description
`success`	boolean	Success
`code`	integer	Code
`message`	string	Message
`data`	object	-
`data.more`	boolean	Has more
`data.offset`	string	offset
`data.data`	array<object>	data

Try It

Request URL

https://openapi.scdata.cc/api/v1/twitch/search/categories

Authorization

Select an API key from Dashboard

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JSON Body

cURL Example

bash

curl -X POST "https://openapi.scdata.cc/api/v1/twitch/search/categories" \
  -H "Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"string","first":0,"after":"string"}'

Response Example (200 application/json)

json

{
  "success": true,
  "code": 200,
  "message": "Request successful",
  "data": {
    "more": true,
    "offset": "string",
    "data": [
      {
        "box_art_url": "string",
        "id": 0,
        "name": "string"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Use Cases

Game-based targeting — Resolve a game title to its category id before searching for streamers who play it.
Category autocomplete — Power a category picker in an internal tool.