OBS Python Auto Twitch Category 4

Auto-Category: OBS Script Automating Twitch Categories​

This script automatically updates your Twitch.tv category based on the currently running program. For example:

• If minecraft.exe is running -> update Twitch category to "Minecraft"

Installation & Requirements​

1. Python version 3.9 or later, configured/loaded with OBS
2. Python libraries: requests, psutil
   pip install requests psutil
3. Save As and Place auto-category4.py in:
   C:\Program Files\obs-studio\data\obs-plugins\frontend-tools\scripts
4. Create a config.json file in the same folder with your Twitch API credentials:
   { "client_id": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID", "client_secret": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET", "broadcaster_name": "YOUR_TWITCH_USERNAME" }
   
   
5. To obtain Twitch API credentials:
   • Go to the Twitch Developer Console
   • Register a new application
   • Set OAuth Redirect URL to: http://localhost
   • Category: Application Integration
   • Client Type: Confidential
   • Copy the Client ID and Client Secret

Usage​

1. Launch OBS
2. Go to Tools -> Scripts -> + Button
3. Select auto-category4.py
4. Click "Login With Twitch"
5. Login when prompted (required once per OBS session)

Adding More Games​

Edit these two lines in auto_category4.py:
process_categories = {"minecraft.exe": "Minecraft"}
process_priorities = {"minecraft.exe": 90}

Further example:
"game or app in lowercase as is on task manager.exe": "Category as it appears in Twitch categories",
"vscode.exe": "Software and Game Development",

Note​

• Login is only needed once per OBS session. Thank you and have fun

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