Stream Not Autoplaying When Channel Goes From Offline To Online

[jakewardliverpool]

An embedded stream isn’t playing when a channel goes from offline to online. The page requires a manual refresh. Once manually refreshed then the stream will play. This is the case for both iframe embeds and API.

[BarryCarlyon]

Example code to replicate the issue?

This is the case for both iframe embeds and API.

What do you mean "API"?

[jakewardliverpool]

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Sorry when I refer to API, I mean via the code above.

[BarryCarlyon]

I was unable to replicate the reported issue using

https://twitch.extensions.barrycarlyon.co.uk/temp/player_test.html

Stream appeared live as the stream went live

This is in regular chrome, adblock/script blocking/privacy stuff disabled.

Didn't test incognito mode/other combinations

[BarryCarlyon]

I did some additional poking about.

It looks like on a intermittent basis, some streams are not getting a "stream start" event, and this issue effects the main website, and thus embeds as a result. So something is awry but it's unclear where. Additional notes on the matter have been published in another place.

It's not a "embeds" problem but a "main website" issue

[jakewardliverpool]

Thanks @BarryCarlyon. Is there anywhere I can track the status of this issue?

[twitdude]

After talking with a bunch of Twitch partners on discord, many of them also see this issue of the stream not starting up correctly both on the main website and on embedded players on 3rd parties.

[BarryCarlyon]

"First party" issue is being tracked/reported on:

https://twitch.uservoice.com/forums/928429-new-channel-page/suggestions/41599282-streams-not-auto-starting

[jbulava]

Sharing this Issue and the UserVoice entry with the teams that own the channel page and embeds to investigate.

[Coldblackice]

Sharing this Issue and the UserVoice entry with the teams that own the channel page and embeds to investigate.

Any update on this? It's still an issue.