socialMeter for Twitch
A Twitch live viewer counter for your desk.
Your Twitch stream's live viewer count, in big numbers on a small display next to your setup. Off stream, it reads 0.
Sample numbers. Yours appear once it is set up.
On the screen
What it shows for Twitch.
The labels below are the ones printed on the device.
- VIEWERS NOW
- Concurrent viewers on the channel's live stream, as Twitch reports it. It reads 0 while the channel is offline.
- No today pill
- Viewers right now rise and fall, so the device leaves out a daily gain.
- NEXT MILESTONE
- A bar to the next round number (1, 2 or 5 followed by zeros), with how far along you are.
- Circle and dot
- The circle empties until the next check. The dot is green while the number is live, amber while it shows the last reading, red when something needs a look.
Checks: Every 60 seconds.
What you need
Set up in a few minutes.
It needs your channel name and a free Twitch client ID and client secret you make once. Your channel name and key stay on the device. No account with us, no app.
- Find your channel nameThe channel's login name, the part after
twitch.tv/. Shows 0 when the channel is offline.exampleyourstream - Get your Twitch client ID and client secret
- Go to dev.twitch.tv/console and choose Register Your Application.
- Set the OAuth Redirect URL to
http://localhostand the category to Other. - Copy the Client ID, then press New Secret to get a Client Secret.
- Paste them into the key box joined by a colon:
client_id:client_secret.
- Plug it in and join its Wi-FiPower it with any USB-C cable. Scan the code on its screen (or join the Social Meter-XXXXXX network) and the setup page opens. If it does not, visit
192.168.4.1. - Choose Twitch and fill in one pagePick Twitch from the list and type your channel name, then paste your key into the API-key box.
- Pick your home Wi-Fi and saveChoose your 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, type its password and tap Save. It restarts and shows your number within about 30 seconds.
Same device
Or count something else.
It counts one platform at a time. Switch from your phone whenever you like.
In use
Your count, while you create.
It sits by the mic and keeps counting while you work on the next one.
7 stand colours. Pick one to start your build.
FAQ
Questions.
Does it show followers or subscribers?
Live viewers right now. That is the number it reads from Twitch's streams API every minute, and the one streamers glance at during a stream.
Do I have to log in with my Twitch account?
No. You register a free app on Twitch's developer console and paste its client ID and secret. It never asks for your Twitch password, and it can show any public channel.
Can it count someone else's channel?
Yes. Viewer counts are public, so any channel name works, as long as you type it as it appears in the twitch.tv link.
Does it need my Twitch password?
No. It reads the count with the free key you make, never your password. The key stays on the device.
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