5 Ways to Get Twitch Live Notifications on Discord
One of the best ways to let people know that you are Live on Twitch is to message them where they hang out, most importantly, your Discord community. But why send them manually when you can automate the process. There are multiple ways to connect Twitch and Discord to send notifications to people on Discord when you go live.
How to Get Twitch Live Notifications on Discord
Let’s start the easiest option out of the bunch.
1. StreamCord Bot
Streamcord is a Discord bot that allows users to manage Twitch Notifications inside Discord for free.
1.Just open theStreamCordwebsite and log in with your Discord account.
2.It will display all the servers that you are managing. Select the server that you did like to receive Discord notifications.
3.Now scroll down and click onAdd notificationoption under the Stream notifications section. In the free version, you can add up to 25 streamers while anything more than that requires a Streamcord Pro account which costs $2.50 per month.
4.In the Add notifications page, enter the username of the streamer, select the channel to which you want to receive the notification message, and provide a custom message if you like to. Once done, click onAdd notificationbutton.
That’s it, you will start receiving the notifications when that Twitch account goes live.
2. MEE6 Bot
Unfortunately, MEE6 made this feature a paid option recently where you need to spend $11.95 per month. But MEE6 comes with alot of other featureswhich makes it worth the upgrade. If you like to purchase the premium or are already a premium user of the MEE6 bot, the setup process is similar to StreamCord.
1.Open theMEE6 Dashboardand log in with your Discord account. Now select the server where you want to receive message notifications for Twitch.
2.In the Dashboard, select thePluginsoption in the top bar and then select the optionTwitch.
3.Here search for the Twitch username of the streamer, select the channel to receive the notifications, and then add a custom message to explain what it is.
4.Once done, click onSaveand you are good to go. The bot will begin working right away.
3. Using IFTTT
IFTTT is a service where you may link two services to work together using conditional logic. Here you create applets that will automate actions based on certain set triggers. For example, when the Twitch account goes live, send a message on Discord. Here’s how you can do that.
1.Open theIFTTT website, and click on theCreateoption at the top right.
2.Now click on theAddoption beside If this and search forTwitch.
3.On the Twitch page, select the triggerStream going live for a channel you follow. If you want to notify about your own streams that you will be starting, selectNew stream started by you.
4.Then log in with your Twitch account and select the channel. You can only select the Twitch channel that you are following.
5.Once done, click on theAddoption beside the Then that and search forDiscord.
6.Here select the actionPost a rich message to a Channeland then log in with your Discord account
7.On the next page, select the server and then select the channel.
8.Everything is ready. Just scroll down and click onCreate actionand thenContinue.
That’s it. You have successfully created an applet that will connect both Twitch and Discord and will notify you when the specified channel goes live. But during my tests, the Discord bot worked faster than IFTTT and sent notifications right after a stream started on Twitch.
Zapier is another third-party app that links two services together, just like IFTTT. Except for a somewhat different setup process, there aren’t many differences between the two. But in the free version, you can only create 5 zaps and it can perform only 100 tasks, later you need to upgrade to paid plans that begin at $20.
1.Open theTwitch and Discord integration page on Zapier.
2.Select theNew Live Streamoption underWhen that happensand then selectSend Channel Messageoption underautomatically do this. Once done, click onConnect Twitch + Discordbutton.
3.On the next page, click on theEditoption beside Twitch and log in with your Twitch account.
4.Then you’re able to select the streamer from your following list and click onContinue. You also have the option to choose multiple streamers here.
5.Then click on theEditoption beside Discord and log in with your Discord account.
6.Here you’re able to pick the channel, message, etc. The app already provides default options for messages. You can leave it to default if you like the default message. Once done, click onContinue.
7.Once done, give a new name to the Zap and turn the toggle on the top right corner to enable it.
Now whenever your chosen streamer begins streaming on Twitch, you will receive a notification message on the selected Discord channel.
5. Discord Webhooks
Discord Webhooks is an extension of the IFTTT and Zapier process. As they are third-party services, they are a bit slower to send the message compared to Webhooks. With webhooks, you will take the trigger from IFTTT or Zapeir and send the message using the Discord webhook.
1.First, go toDiscord server > Server settings > Integrations > Webhooksand click onNew webhook.
2.Give it a name and select the channel. The webhook is created and you canCopy webhook URL.
3.Now open IFTTT or Zapier and continue the process just like in the above steps. Here I am showing the steps for IFTTT as an example, you can replicate the same action on Zapier.
- Instead of selecting Discord in Then that option, select theWebhooksoption.
5.Now paste the copied Discord webhook URL. Select thePostoption in Method andapplication/jsonoption in the Content Type.
6.Paste this code in the Body option.
7. Once done, click onCreate action.
That’s it. Now you can set the trigger for a new Twitch stream using IFTTT or Zapier and send a notification message to the Discord channel with the help of the Discord webhook. It is much faster than sending messages directly via IFTTT or Zapier.
Wrapping Up: Send Notification from Twitch to Discord
Except for the speed and set-up process, they all work just fine and send a notification on Discord when a Twitch stream begins. Using bots is the fastest way, but it will bloat the server. Options like Zapier and IFTTT work great, but they are slower to send the message. Using Discord Webhooks makes the process faster, but the setup process is a bit complex.
Next, learn how you cancreate and manage a Discord server.
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Ravi Teja KNTS
Tech writer with over 4 years of experience at TechWiser, where he has authored more than 700 articles on AI, Google apps, Chrome OS, Discord, and Android. His journey started with a passion for discussing technology and helping others in online forums, which naturally grew into a career in tech journalism. Ravi’s writing focuses on simplifying technology, making it accessible and jargon-free for readers. When he’s not breaking down the latest tech, he’s often immersed in a classic film – a true cinephile at heart.
