Twitch Chat Log Downloader

A quick and dirty tool for downloading a Twitch VODs chat and outputting to a csv (spreadsheet that you can open in Excel, Google Sheets, etc).

Outputted columns:

• VOD timestamp
• Message time (UTC timestamp)
• Username
• Twitch ID (id number used by Twitch)
• Message
• Account create date

Batches of messages are loaded in sequence with 0.3 second delays to avoid Twitch from throttling you.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/dfoverdx/twitch-chat-log-downloader.git
cd twitch-chat-log-downloader
npm install

Usage

npm start -- <vodId> [-o <output-file-name> | -s]

Get the vodId by opening the VOD up in a browser, and then copying the number that follows https://www.twitch.tv/videos/.

You can specify the output filename with the optional -o parameter. If left blank, the outputted file will be named output-<vodID>.csv. If you do not wish to output to a file, use the -s parameter and it will log to std (the console) instead.