`search_channels`

Pack: twitch · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/twitch/mcp

Search Twitch channels/streamers by name or keyword. Returns matching channels with display name, the game they stream, whether they are live now, title, and thumbnail. Example: search_channels({ query: “ninja”, live_only: true })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search query — channel/streamer name or keyword, e.g. “ninja”, “valorant”.
`first`	number	no	Number of channels to return (default 20, max 100)
`live_only`	boolean	no	If true, only return channels that are currently live.
`_apiKey`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "ninja",
  "_apiKey": "your-twitch-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/twitch/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_channels","arguments":{"query":"ninja","_apiKey":"your-twitch-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_channels', {
  "query": "ninja",
  "_apiKey": "your-twitch-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "valorant",
  "first": 25,
  "live_only": true,
  "_apiKey": "your-twitch-api-key"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twitch": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/twitch/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_channels