Not able to use the app token with GetStreams endpoint

[jscoys]

Hi,

Maybe I’m not using it correctly, but I’m getting an app token (I checked), then I pass it to my client and then I’m calling the GetStream endpoint the same way that in the documentation. The weird thing is that I’m getting a rate limit of 30requests per second instead of 120.

[jscoys]

Oh and I tested with the same client-id, app token and secret and I got a ratelimit-rate of 120 with postman with the same endpoint:

ratelimit-limit →120 ratelimit-remaining →119

[nicklaw5]

Do you mind posting the code you're using so that I can replicate your issue. But don't include your tokens, I have my own.

[nicklaw5]

Never mind, I've just replicated the issue. It appears the Authorization header is not being attached to the request.

[nicklaw5]

Actually, this appears to work as expected:

client, err := helix.NewClient(&helix.Options{
    ClientID: "your-client-id",
    UserAccessToken: "your-user-access-token",
})
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

resp, _ := client.GetStreams(&helix.StreamsParams{
    First: 1,
})
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", resp)

Output:

&{ResponseCommon:{StatusCode:200 Error: ErrorStatus:0 ErrorMessage: RateLimit:{Limit:120 Remaining:119 Reset:1528279075} StreamsMetadataRateLimit:{Limit:0 Remaining:0} ClipsCreationRateLimit:{Limit:0 Remaining:0}} Data:{Streams:[{ID:28982088016 UserID:87056709 GameID:29595 CommunityIDs:[] Type:live Title:Mineski vs Vici Gaming China Dota2 Supermajor Playoffs Day 3 (Lower bracket) ViewerCount:60554 StartedAt:2018-06-06 08:17:57 +0000 UTC Language:en ThumbnailURL:https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/previews-ttv/live_user_pgl_dota2-{width}x{height}.jpg}] Pagination:{Cursor:eyJiIjpudWxsLCJhIjp7Ik9mZnNldCI6MX19}}}

As you can see from the output the rate limit is 120 with 119 requests remaining.

[jscoys]

Hello thx for your answer.

In my use case I just want to use the AppAccessToken with getstreams endpoint, so not the useraccesstoken. Can you try to reproduce it with that context?

[jscoys]

So here's my code...

I'm taking an appAccessToken:

client, err := helix.NewClient(&helix.Options{ ClientID: myClientID, ClientSecret: myClientSecret, }) if err != nil { // handle error }

    resp, err := client.GetAppAccessToken()
    if err != nil {
        // handle error
    }

    //fmt.Printf("%+v\n", resp)

    var myAppToken string = resp.Data.AccessToken

And then I'm trying to get streams for a specific game: client, err := helix.NewClient(&helix.Options{ ClientID: myClientID, ClientSecret: myClientSecret, AppAccessToken: myAppToken, }) if err != nil { // handle error } resp, err := client.GetStreams(&helix.StreamsParams{ First: 100, GameIDs: []string{streamID}, After: afterPagination, }) if err != nil { // handle error }

In the response I've got a ratelimit of 30... if I do the same request through PostMan I'm getting a 120!

[nicklaw5]

This appears to be the issue: https://github.com/nicklaw5/helix/blob/master/helix.go#L337-L339

We are only attaching the app access token for the Create Entitlement Grants Upload endpoint, as that is the only endpoint that specifies its use. The Twitch docs aren't very helpful. I wasn't aware that it is possible to use app access tokens for other requests.

[jscoys]

Yeah i know the doc doesn’t mention it’s possible or other endpoint, I spent time to search and understand myself ;-) so can you add the possibility to specify the appAccessToken? I guess that if your have app and user access token passed you take user one, and if you have only the app you use this one?

[nicklaw5]

Sure can. Did you want to put together a PR yourself? Otherwise I can probably get to it over the weekend?

[nicklaw5]

@jscoys That's been fixed in fc3312c69cffef1fcd67ce87037af8e287024897. I've also cut a new release so be sure to update your dependency manager if you use one.

Thanks for reporting it.

[jscoys]

Hey thx a lot, sorry was planning to do it tonight after work... you are too fast for me ;-)