Category Details

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GET/games/details

Get a category's live viewers, live channels, followers, description, release date, developers and tags.

QUERY PARAMS

game *

Twitch category: its name, slug, numeric ID or a twitch.tv category link.

Examples:

Name: Fortnite
Slug: just-chatting
ID: 33214
URL: https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/fortnite

{
  "game": {
    "id": "33214",
    "name": "Fortnite",
    "slug": "fortnite",
    "link": "https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/fortnite",
    "description": "Fortnite is a free-to-play online game where you and your friends can create, play and battle. Be the last player standing in Battle Royale and Zero Build, experience a concert or live event, or discover over a million creator-made games, including racing, parkour, zombie survival and more.",
    "viewers_count": 37079,
    "live_channels_count": 2126,
    "followers_count": 108126479,
    "tags": [
      "Shooter",
      "Simulation",
      "Action",
      "Survival",
      "Open World",
      "FPS",
      "Luna"
    ],
    "release_date": "2020-06-29",
    "developers": [
      "Epic Games"
    ],
    "publishers": [
      "Epic Games"
    ],
    "box_art": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/ttv-boxart/33214-285x380.jpg",
    "logo": "https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/ttv-logoart/Fortnite-240x320.jpg",
    "cover": null
  }
}