[SOLVED] Using yt-dlp to download Twitch clips and trying to retrieve informations regarding which game was played

Using yt-dlp to download Twitch clips and trying to retrieve informations regarding which game was played

I was able to download Twitch clips and entire VODs using this library as an embed code in my program written in Python.

The download_clip function takes input from the link, which extracts the slug from the clip, rearranging the link used for the download itself.

I was reading the tool repository and I can't find any information if there is any way to query the game information on such clips.

Specifically, I need to know what game was being played during the livestream so I can validate my analysis later.

I am able to download clips using the following code:

def download_clip(link: str):
    clip_id = get_clip_slug(link)
    url = f'https://clips.twitch.tv/{clip_id}'

    ydl_opts = {'format': 'bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/best[ext=mp4]/best'}
    try:
        with YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
            ydl.download([url])
    except:
        print('Not working..')

I also took a look at the youtube-dl and its exactly the same thing.. I can't find any info about it. Any workaround or tips?

Solution

Unfortunately only videos with chapters provide the info I was looking for (while utilizing yt_dlp) and since I'm working with Twitch clips I decided to give a try to the official Twitch API.

I was able to request the infos desired with the following code:

def check_game_id(link):
    slug = obter_id_clip(link)
    headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}', 'Client-Id': client_id}
    params = {'id': slug}
    
    response = requests.get('https://api.twitch.tv/helix/clips', params=params, headers=headers)
    informacoes = response.json()
    game_id = informacoes['data'][0]['game_id']
    
    return game_id