How To Connect Discord To Twitch Stream?

Today, the popularity of live video content is at its all-time high, and thus, it’s no longer a novelty. According to Statista, merely the gaming sector amassed over 8.2 billion hours of live streaming in just the third quarter of 2021. Isn’t this amazing?

This proves why video streaming apps/services such as Discord and Twitch are building on their user base at the speed of light. However, do you know what if you connect Discord to Twitch? What additional benefits will you get by doing so? If not, here’s the answer. 

In this article, we’ve discussed everything from connecting Discord & Twitch to the various benefits to both streamers and viewers. So, let’s get started. 

What is Discord?

Discord embarked on its journey as an instant messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) platform seven years back, in 2015. As of now, this free platform manages over 350 million users globally.

Initially, Discord was created as a one-stop solution for streamers (gamers) to seamlessly interact with their viewers, it gradually became another messaging platform where people can interact with voice calls, video calls, and the like over servers (or guilds). 

On Discord, a server is simply a space that can either be public or private. Currently, a server can accommodate up to 800,000 people at a time.

Twitch – An overview 

Twitch is another live video game streaming service from Twitch Interactive which is a subsidiary of Amazon. It’s the successor of Justin.tv and caters to content creators from a multitude of domains such as travel, sports, entertainment, music, gaming, and much more. 

Similar to its closest competitor Discord, Twitch offers an all-in-one space for uninterrupted communication in multiplayer games via the Twitch chat.

If you’d ask how Twitch is different from Discord, let’s tell you. 

While Twitch is primarily a streaming service that allows users to broadcast or share content either live or in a recording with their Twitch subs, Discord enables the communication between people through text or voice. 

Now that you’ve gained sufficient knowledge about Discord and Twitch, and how they are a blessing to gamers and their gigantic viewer base, have you imagined what if you connect Discord to Twitch? 

Let’s discuss this more in the upcoming sections.

How To Connect Discord To Twitch On An Android Or iOS Device?

Since both Discord and Twitch are operational on all available devices/OS, including Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac, you can connect Discord to Twitch on all these. 

In this section, we’ll see how to connect Discord to Twitch on an Android and iOS device. So, without further ado, let’s get right into this. 

• Open the Discord and Twitch app on your Android and iOS device. 
• Make sure to login into your account on both the apps beforehand or else you’d need to do so later.
• Next, on Discord, go to the User Settings menu. Tap on the Account tab on the gear icon at the bottom of the screen to do so.
• On the User Settings page, scroll down, and tap on the Connections option. 

• On the next screen, you’ll find the ADD option in the top-right corner. Tap on it. 

• You’ll find the list of all the connection-ready apps. Navigate to Twitch and tap on it. 

• On the next screen, you’ll be asked whether you want to authorize the connection or not. Tap on the Authorize option. 
• Congratulations, you’ve successfully connected Discord to Twitch. The following message on your screen confirms the same. 

Now, you can simultaneously use both Discord and Twitch when streaming. 

Note: Follow the exact above steps for both Android and iOS. 

How to connect Discord to Twitch on a desktop?

If you frequently use the web version of Discord and Twitch on your PC, don’t worry. Here are the steps to connect Discord to Twitch on a desktop.   

• Launch the Discord and Twitch app on your PC or Mac. You can also use the web browser for this purpose. 
• Make sure to login into your account on both the apps beforehand or else you’d need to do so later. 
• On Discord, go to the User Settings by clicking on the Profile icon. 
• On the User Settings page, navigate to the Connections option. Click on it. 
• You’ll find all the apps you can currently link to your Discord. Find Twitch and click on it. 
• You’ll now be taken to the Twitch app or website to authorize the connection. Click on Authorize to do so. This will connect Discord to Twitch. 
• You can now view your subscribed channels on Twitch in Discord’s connections tab. To join any server, just click on the ‘Join Server’ button. 

So, that’s how you connect Discord to Twitch.

Going live on Twitch? Here are 3 ways to automate Twitch notifications on Discord!

As aforementioned, the basic difference between Discord and Twitch is that you can go live video game streaming with your subscribers on the latter rather than on the former. Now, how would you notify your viewers on Discord when you go live on Twitch?

Some of you may consider messaging on the dedicated Discord server or chat about the same, right? While this is not bad in any way, what would it be like if your Discord community gets automatic notifications about your activities on Twitch, including your live streaming? Cool, isn’t it?

So, here are the top and easiest ways to enable automatic notifications on Discord.

1. StreamCord 

To start with, how can we forget StreamCord? It’s a free discord bot you can add to your Discord to manage every Twitch notification. Follow the given steps to do so. 

• Go to the official website of StreamCord by clicking on the above link. Login to your account as well. 
• On the same screen, click on the Add to Discord option. It’ll take you to the next screen to complete the process. 
• Select the server(s) you wish to add the bot to. You must have the manager permissions on the respective servers to do so. 
• Click on the Add notification option under the Stream notification section. If you’re using the free version of StreamCord, you can only add up to 25 streamers. To add more, upgrade to the Pro version. 
• On the Add notifications screen, input the details such as the streamer’s Discord username, the channel that would receive the Twitch notifications, and any custom message. Once done, hit the Add notifications button. 

Now, all the Twitch notifications will be automatically sent to the selected Discord servers. 

2. MEE6

Although MEE6 once used to provide the above feature free, it has now moved the feature to the paid category. Thus, you’ll need to upgrade your MEE6 to the premium version to use the bot on Discord. 

If you wish against this, you can leave it here and check the next method. 

If you’re willing to upgrade or already have its premium version, follow these steps. 

• Launch the MEE6 website. Login to your Discord account to proceed to the bot’s dashboard. 
• Select the Discord servers you want to enable Twitch notifications in. 
• On the MEE6 dashboard, click on the Plugins tab at the top of the screen. Next, click on Twitch. 
• On the next screen, enter your Twitch username, select the Discord channel to send notifications to, and add any custom message. 
• Once done, click on Save. 

Now, the MEE6 bot will send your Twitch notifications to the selected Discord channel. 

3. Zapier

While the above two are bots, Zapier is a third-party application that connects two platforms. Thus, we recommend Zapier as another method to connect Discord to Twitch. It has two plans – free and premium. While you can use the free plan to create up to 5 zaps, for anything more, you’ll have to upgrade to the premium version. 

To connect Discord to Twitch, here are the quick steps. 

• Visit the Discord and Twitch integration page. 
• On the home screen, you’ve two sections – When this happens… and automatically do this! Now, set New Live Stream on the former and Send Channel Message on the latter. Use the up and down keys adjacent to the sections for this. 
• Select the Connect Apps option in blue. 
• On the next page, you’ll have to create a zap for both Twitch and Discord. Let’s do it for Twitch first. To do so, click on the Edit option and login into your Twitch account. 
• On the next screen of the Set up trigger, select a single streamer or multiple streamers. Click on the Continue option in blue. 
• Similarly, click on the Edit option and login into your Discord account to create a zap for Discord. 
• Here, you need to select a message to send to the selected channel. Either input your custom message or leave it blank for default. Click on the Continue option in blue. 
• As the next step, name this zap and click on the toggle on the top-right to enable it. 

Congratulations, you’ve enabled automatic Twitch notifications on your Discord account using Zapier. 

How to connect Twitch Emotes to Discord?

As you’d know, Twitch boasts a huge collection of Emotes – emoji-like icons. To make your chat room more interesting for yourself and others, you’d connect the Twitch Emotes to the Discord server. 

Don’t worry! You can do so in a few simple steps as discussed below. 

• Launch the Discord app on your device. 
• Open the Discord server you’d like to use the external emojis or Twitch Emotes on. 
• Select Server Settings. 
• On the settings page, select the Roles option on the left panel, and enable the toggle next to Use External Emojis. This is necessary to use external emoji.

That’s it! Now, you can alter the settings to allow the use of these Twitch Emotes on the Discord server. 

How to connect Discord chat to Twitch?

Another thing we highly recommend to refine your Twitch stream is by connecting Discord chat to it. For this, make sure to integrate the two accounts and sync them. 

Once you’ve synced the accounts, let’s connect your Discord chat to Twitch. To do so, simply use the Discord Overlay OBS kit and follow the given steps. 

• First, download the Discord Overlay OBS kit and select the Install for OBS option at the bottom. 
• Once downloaded, give it the required permissions, especially access to your Discord account. 
• On the home screen, click on the CHAT WIDGET tab in the center. 
• On the next screen, right-click on the URL. Select Copy from the menu that appears. 
• Next, open the OBS app. 
• Click on the plus button (+) under the Sources section to create a new source. 
• Select Browser from the menu that opens. Make sure to give a custom name to this browser. 
• Now, paste the URL you copied from Discord’s Streamkit into the space provided. 
• Click on OK to apply and save the changes. 

Congratulations, you’ve connected your Discord chat to Twitch. 

How to unlink a Discord and Twitch account?

If you want to unlink a Twitch and Discord account, you can easily do so through your Discord app. Follow these steps to unlink the accounts. 

• Open the Discord and Twitch app on your Android and iOS device. 
• Make sure to login into your account on both the apps beforehand or else you’d need to do so later. 
• Next, on Discord, go to the User Settings section. Tap on the Account tab at the bottom of the screen to do so. 
• On the User Settings page, scroll down, and tap on the Connections option. 

• On the Connections page, tap on the X next to your Twitch username as shown in the following image. 

• A pop-up will appear stating, “Disconnecting your account might remove you from the servers you joined via this account.” Tap on the Disconnect option. 

Your Discord and Twitch accounts have now been disconnected.

Note: The above steps are for your smartphone devices. However, you can repeat the same steps for the desktop as well. 

How to deauthorize Discord on Twitch?

In the earlier section, we discussed how to disconnect Discord from Twitch. While this will unlink both the accounts, you’d have to deauthorize Discord on Twitch to completely disconnect them. This is because we had earlier authorized them while connecting. 

To deauthorize Discord on Twitch, follow these steps. 

• Launch the Twitch app on your preferred device. 
• Select your Avatar on the top-right-hand corner of the screen. 
• On the next page, select the Connections option. 
• You’ll find all the apps connected to your Twitch account. Scroll down to Discord and select it. 
• This will deauthorize the connection between the two applications. 

Why should you connect Discord to Twitch?

When you connect Discord to Twitch, both the streamers and viewers get entitled to several benefits. Let’s discuss these in detail below.  

• Benefits for streamers

The greatest benefit of connecting Discord and Twitch is the Twitch affiliate. That is, you can earn a decent sum of money from Twitch from the program. Here are the eligibility criteria. 

To join the Twitch affiliate program:

1. You must have at least 50 followers
2. You must have broadcasted at least 500 minutes of content in the last 30 days
3. You must have at least 7 unique broadcast days and 3 concurrent viewers or more in the last month

For more details about the Twitch Affiliate Program, visit their official page here. 

• Benefits for viewers 

From the viewers’ perspective, connecting their Discord and Twitch account is more than just fun. For example, you can access the various channels of the creator on Discord to get more insights. 

Furthermore, some streamers also allow their subs to use their Discord emotes within Discord. This way, you can play with the streamers as well or connect with other subs with similar ideologies as yours. So, this is another perk and reason to connect Discord to Twitch. 

Conclusion

So, here’s everything you must know about how to connect Discord to Twitch on your preferred device – Android, iOS, Windows, or Mac. Further, if you have multiple accounts on both platforms, you can unlink them using the aforementioned step-by-step guide. 

Who is your favorite video game streamer on Twitch? Let us know in the comments below. 

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