Error 404 this API does not exist

[kcs32787github]

Getting errors trying to access the addon today. Havent changed anything with my setup. Error in Kodi says Failed to Connect to Twitch API. Nothing loads. Logs attached below.

Please provide any relevant information about your setup

• Add-on Version: 2.5.3
• Kodi Version: 18.8
• Kodi GUI Language: English
• Operating System: OSMC 2020.10-1
• Operating System Language: English

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Expected Behavior

See streams

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Current Behavior

Nothing loads at all

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Steps to Reproduce

Please provide detailed steps for reproducing the issue.

1. Open Addon

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Log

https://paste.kodi.tv/gidocofaja.kodi

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Additional Information

Worked as of 9:00 11/17/20 (GMT-5) Didn't work at 12pm (GMT-5) on 11/17/20

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[kuraikaze]

Same error here - stopped working ~17:00GMT

Full debug log:
https://paste.kodi.tv/idonerenop.kodi

[neo-neo1]

Same error here on Kodi 18.9 on CoreELEC. Is there a fix? Thanks devs

[anxdpanic]

I've been using Twitch this whole time with no issues, and nothing conclusive in the logs or docs.
It will likely pass, but keep me posted.

[kuraikaze]

For what it's worth - I'm in the UK, in case it's just part of the regional CDN having temporary issues.

[Agrajag-42]

If it helps, having the same issue in EU/Germany since today.

[kcs32787github]

I am US/Chicago Area. Just fyi.

[neo-neo1]

I’m also in the US with said issue

[pedro-santos]

EU/Portugal, also having this issue.
Twitch app and streamlink work fine though

[MrSprigster]

Happened to me also earlier this week. Fixed it by removing the OAuth Token from Private API credentials. It's likely the token expired, but I didn't get a new one so haven't confirmed, so could be an API change I suppose. My bets on expired token.

[Nigh7Stalk3r]

Had this same issue yesterday and it fixed itself, now in the last hour it's come back.

[danhofmann-com]

Here in US Florida, and having the same issue

Edit:

It happens on following live streams. I have a shortcut to that and it just fails… However, if I try to click on the plug-in itself under add-ons it also says connection failed.

[anxdpanic]

I can reproduce it only on Followed Games, the logs all look like Followed Live.

[MrSprigster]

I'm getting 404 error on the followed games. It was a different error on everything else until I cleared the private oauth. So probably unrelated to this issue. :).

[anxdpanic]

Just double checked and I don't have a private OAuth token entered. Will keep an eye on it.

[MrSprigster]

Yeah I think it was a separate issue. Disregard.

[Thrius]

Add-on Version: 2.5.3
This 404 error issue occurred yesterday, then app was okay until again today. Steps to reproduce:

1. 404 error when launching the twitch app with a previously generated oauth_token.
2. Cleared the token manually in the kodi/userdata/addon_data/plugin.video.twitch/settings.xml file
3. Twitch app now launches.
4. Generated a new oauth_token using url from settings.
5. 404 error when launching the twitch app

[kuraikaze]

Problem seems to have resolved it self for me as of ~23:00GMT
Live streams & VODs listing and playing normally.

[Nigh7Stalk3r]

Back working for me again now too.

[Thrius]

Same, issue resolved and able to login with updated oauth_token.

[neo-neo1]

Started working all on its own

[Nigh7Stalk3r]

This issue is back again in the last 30 minutes.
kodi.log

[kcs32787github]

This issue is back again in the last 30 minutes.
kodi.log

Likewise same here again. Seems like Twitch side of things, but I'm sure dev is keeping a close eye on things.

[neo-neo1]

This is the third consecutive day in a row that Twitch stops working with the same API error. For the past month Twitch (Amazon) has been aggressively cracking down hard on Adblockers and perhaps I’m paranoid but maybe they are targeting this Kodi Add-On as well since it doesn’t play ads properly. I’m sure Twitch (Amazon) has methods to detect Kodi. They have been doing some tricky stuff to counteract Adblockers as well. For all our sakes, I hope I’m wrong.

[gigalomaniaczero]

This is the third consecutive day in a row that Twitch stops working with the same API error. For the past month Twitch (Amazon) has been aggressively cracking down hard on Adblockers and perhaps I’m paranoid but maybe they are targeting this Kodi Add-On as well since it doesn’t play ads properly. I’m sure Twitch (Amazon) has methods to detect Kodi. They have been doing some tricky stuff to counteract Adblockers as well. For all our sakes, I hope I’m wrong.

I was fearing this would happen too. Apparently, they are sending some code to disrupt the unofficial twitch clients. Hopefully, the devs will know how to deal with it.

[danhofmann-com]

Twitch needs to chill out… For some reason, this plug-in/API, won't even recognize my subscribed channels, so I get these "an ad is playing" or whatever it says all the darn time throughout streams that I am subbed to. And a preroll every single time I switch between streams, even if I just saw a pre-roll.

I'm sure the devs will be on it though… I wish I knew python better, or I would take a look as well… I'm also swamped with my day job :-(.

I use this plug-in all the time though, so hopefully twitch doesn't kill it

[Wibbbs]

Same issue here. Plugin version 2.5.3. Connection failed when loading the plugin. Same here I use this add on daily. Hopefully we don't lose it.

[gigalomaniaczero]

Hello,

Any news about this? Will there be any workarounds for this or the addon is killed?

[pezz]

I think given how the Twitch web site is working right now, where even if you just change to a different stream they insert an ad up your arse, I don't hold out much hope.

[hiemsmutus]

Which zip file do I use, script.module.python.twitch-2.0.16+matrix.1.beta2.zip or script.module.python.twitch-2.0.16.beta2.zip?
Do you have a repo I can add?

[anxdpanic]

the +matrix version is for Kodi 19 (Matrix), the other is for any other version of Kodi

The twitch development repo is available from https://panicked.xyz/repositories/ the matrix folder for Kodi 19

[M-Reimer]

Any solution to this? I'm on the latest version available from the Kodi repository and since yesterday I can no longer play any streams.

[MrSprigster]

The solution is installing the following (using install from zip in Kodi interface):
https://github.com/anxdpanic/script.module.python.twitch/releases/tag/2.0.16-dev

For Kodi 19 Matrix: https://github.com/anxdpanic/script.module.python.twitch/releases/download/2.0.16-dev/script.module.python.twitch-2.0.16+matrix.1.beta2.zip

For previous versions of Kodi:
https://github.com/anxdpanic/script.module.python.twitch/releases/download/2.0.16-dev/script.module.python.twitch-2.0.16.beta2.zip

[dpetka2001]

I'm also on the latest twitch for kodi 2.5.4-dev version. In the default kodi repos the version is 2.5.3. So maybe that is the problem with some ppl? After having installed twitch 2.5.4-dev version (which you can download from the releases on this repo) as a zip and also latest python twitch module from the links mentioned above also as a zip file, everything works like a charm without any problems at the moment.

[M-Reimer]

Is there any plan when we will see a fixed version from the official repos? Currently the officially shipped "stable" version is broken...

[elgatito]

Installed this: https://github.com/anxdpanic/script.module.python.twitch/releases/tag/2.0.16-dev
and this: https://github.com/anxdpanic/Twitch-on-Kodi/releases/tag/2.5.4-dev

Updated private oauth token (to be sure), and still getting 404 error for video playbacks.

[MrSprigster]

@elgatito Make sure you have installed beta2 of python twitch (see my comment above for the zip link). Let us know how you get on.

[MrSprigster]

@anxdpanic Do you think the API changes have propagated far enough for the fix to be generally released?

[M-Reimer]

Installed the mentioned development releases and now Twitch works for me again 👍

[elgatito]

@MrSprigster Ouch, thought beta2 is for "old" Kodi.
With beta2 everything works!

[MrSprigster]

Glad to hear it :) 👍

[Fumi24]

The install from zip menu is empty, I am on OSMC November 2020 2020.11 version, and I think I am running kodi 18.9, dunno what I am doing wrong. Using the https://github.com/anxdpanic/script.module.python.twitch/releases/tag/2.0.16-dev link

Edit: the beta2.zip link works but cant make it install the plugin.

[MrSprigster]

@Fumi24 use install from zip to install the latest dev version of Twitch on Kodi (link below):

https://github.com/anxdpanic/Twitch-on-Kodi/releases/download/2.5.4-dev/plugin.video.twitch-2.5.4.beta1.zip

And for anyone on Matrix ( https://github.com/anxdpanic/Twitch-on-Kodi/releases/download/2.5.4-dev/plugin.video.twitch-2.5.4+matrix.1.beta1.zip )

To clarify, you need this dev version of Twitch on Kodi aswell as the Beta2 of Python Twitch (links to that in my previous post ^)

[Fumi24]

@MrSprigster I think OSMC is doing some weird stuff, when I put the beta1.zip in my source it shows up as a empty file. I am not the best at doing things of SSH or any Pi related stuff so I think I will just wait for a fix to be fully deployed :) thanks for everything on the addon its great! used it for many years.

Fixed it using wget on a SSH connection 👍

[MrSprigster]

Great News 👍

[joshsmithtogo]

Those links for beta releases are 404 now. What's up with that?

[anxdpanic]

I knew I'd forget something hah, https://github.com/anxdpanic/Twitch-on-Kodi/releases/tag/2.5.4

[joshsmithtogo]

I knew I'd forget something hah, https://github.com/anxdpanic/Twitch-on-Kodi/releases/tag/2.5.4

Thanks anxdpanic. That did the trick.

[sebastianEriksson87]

Now its working agian!
@anxdpanic u r the best, thx!

[anxdpanic]

The updates will be available in ~8 hrs from the official repository.

[cwildfoerster]

Error still persists with 2.5.4 / 2.0.16 @anxdpanic

2021-01-21 16:54:38.643 T:1937092624  NOTICE: ADDON: plugin.video.twitch v2.5.4 installed
2021-01-21 16:54:38.646 T:1937092624  NOTICE: ADDON: script.module.python.twitch v2.0.16 installed
....
2021-01-21 17:01:33.384 T:1453663104 WARNING: script.module.python.twitch: API version |V5| is deprecated, update to |Helix| by |TBD|
2021-01-21 17:01:36.026 T:1453663104   ERROR: Twitch: Error |Not Found| |[404] This API does not exist|

[fayzeshyfft]

Just want to add something I did that I don't think has been mentioed yet.
I was running into all of the issues in this thread and decided to try it fresh from the start. Cleand the Twitch addon completely from Kodi. Without adding an Auth token it worked but when using the auth token from the cookies it still would fail saying that it could not connect to the Twith API.
So this time I went into the settings of my Twitch account and went to Connections > Other Connections. In there was TTV on Kodi and I clicked on Disconnect. After doing that I went into the Kodi settings and used the URL you get from the Get OAuth token option in there and re-authorized TTV on Kodi. It gave me an Auth token there and upon entering that into the addon settingss everything worked again!