Python Kick API

A full implementation of the Kick API and EventSub in Python 3.9+.

Heavily inspired on pyTwitchAPI. My mission is to maintain parity with the twitchAPI library for an easier manipulation of both libraries in any project.

[!NOTE] The library was intended to be called kickAPI to have parity with twitchAPI, but the name is already taken. So the library was re-branded to kick_api.

Update:
PyPI didn't like kick_api, a friend of mine recommended me betterKickAPI, and I liked it. So, re-branded to betterKickAPI.

[!TIP] Also try kickpython that includes its own WebSocket implementation!

Installation

Install using pip:

pip install betterKickAPI

Install using uv:

uv add betterKickAPI

Usage

Basic API calls

Setting up an instance of the Kick API and get your User ID.

from betterKickAPI.kick import Kick
from betterKickAPI.helper import first
import asyncio

async def kick_example():
        # Initialize the kick instance, this will by default also create an app authentication for you
        kick = await Kick('APP_ID', 'APP_SECRET')

        users = await kick.get_users(slug='your_kick_user')
        # print the ID of your user
        print(user[0].broadcaster_user_id)

# run this example
asyncio.run(kick_example())

Authentication

The Kick API knows 2 different authentications. App and User Authentication. Which one you need (or if one at all) depends on what calls you want to use.

App Authentication

from betterKickAPI.kick import Kick
kick = await Kick('APP_ID', 'APP_SECRET')

User Authentication

To get a user auth token, the user has to explicitly click "Allow access" on the Kick website. The library includes an Authenticator. Just remember to add http://localhost:36571 in your redirect URIs in the dev settings tab.

from betterKickAPI.kick import Kick
from betterKickAPI.oauth import UserAuthenticator
from betterKickAPI.type import OAuthScope

kick = await Kick('APP_ID', 'APP_SECRET')

target_scope = [OAuthScope.CHANNEL_READ]
auth = UserAuthenticator(kick, target_scope, force_verify=False)
# this will open your default browser and prompt you with the kick auth website
token, refresh_token = await auth.authenticate()

await kick.set_user_authentication(token, target_scope, refresh_token)

You can reuse this token and use the refresh_token to renew it:

from betterKickAPI.oauth import refresh_access_token
new_token, new_refresh_token = await refresh_access_token('refresh_token', 'APP_ID', 'APP_SECRET')

AuthToken refresh callback

Optionally you can set a callback for both user access token refresh and app access token refresh.

from betterKickAPI.kick import Kick

async def app_refresh(token: str):
        print(f'my new ap token is:{token}')

async def user_refresh(token: str, refresh_token: str):
        print(f'my new user token is: {token}')

kick = await Kick('APP_ID', 'APP_SECRET')
kick.app_auth_refresh_callback = app_refresh
kick.user_auth_refresh_callback = user_refresh

EventSub

EventSub lets you listen for events that happen on Kick.

The EventSub client runs in its own process, calling the given callback function whenever an event happens.

[!IMPORTANT] At the moment, the Kick API offers Webhook as the only method to use EventSub. But there's already plans on adding WebSockets.

TODO

• Considering getting rid of socketify because of linux dependencies.
• Add documentation.
• Add EventSub WebSockets when available.

Acknowledges

• pyTwitchAPI: A Python 3.7 compatible implementation of the Twitch API, EventSub and Chat.
• KickPython: Kick.com Python Public API Wrapper