KickPython - Python API Wrapper

A Python wrapper for the Kick.com API that provides easy access to Kick.com's public API endpoints and WebSocket chat functionality.

Installation

pip install kickpython

Features

• OAuth 2.1 authentication with PKCE support
• Automatic token storage and refresh
• Channel management
• Chat message sending and receiving
• WebSocket-based chat listener
• Support for channel category management
• Proxy support

Usage

Basic Initialization

from kickpython import KickAPI

# For OAuth 2.1 authentication (recommended)
api = KickAPI(
    client_id="your_client_id",
    client_secret="your_client_secret",
    redirect_uri="your_redirect_uri",
    db_path="kick_tokens.db"  # Optional, defaults to kick_tokens.db
)

# With proxy support
api = KickAPI(
    client_id="your_client_id",
    client_secret="your_client_secret",
    redirect_uri="your_redirect_uri",
    proxy="proxy.example.com:8080",
    proxy_auth="username:password"
)

OAuth Authentication

# Generate authorization URL with PKCE
auth_data = api.get_auth_url([
    "user:read",
    "channel:read",
    "channel:write",
    "chat:write",
    "events:subscribe"
])

# The auth URL for user authorization
auth_url = auth_data["auth_url"]
code_verifier = auth_data["code_verifier"]
state = auth_data["state"]

# After user authorization, exchange the code for tokens
token_data = await api.exchange_code(code, code_verifier)

# Tokens are automatically stored and managed
await api.start_token_refresh()  # Start automatic token refresh

Chat Functionality

Sending Messages

# Send a chat message
await api.post_chat(
    channel_id="123",
    content="Hello from the bot!"
)

Listening to Chat Messages

# Define a message handler
async def message_handler(message):
    username = message['sender_username']
    content = message['content']
    badges = message['badges']
    chat_id = message['chat_id']
    print(f"{username}: {content}")

# Add the message handler
api.add_message_handler(message_handler)

# Connect to a channel's chat
await api.connect_to_chatroom("channel_username")
# Or connect using chatroom ID
await api.connect_to_chatroom("123456")

Channel Management

# Get channel information
channels = await api.get_channels()

# Update channel information
await api.update_channel(
    channel_id="123",
    category_id="456",
    stream_title="New Stream Title"
)

Category Management

# Get list of categories
categories = await api.get_categories()

# Search for specific categories
results = await api.get_categories(query="games")

# Get specific category
category = await api.get_category(category_id="123")

Complete Examples

OAuth Web Server

See examples/oauth.py for a complete Flask-based OAuth implementation that includes:

• OAuth authorization flow with PKCE
• Token management interface
• Token refresh and revocation
• Example API usage

Chat Bot

See examples/listen_all_channels.py for a chat bot example that:

• Connects to multiple channels
• Handles chat messages
• Responds to commands
• Handles reconnection

Error Handling

The API methods throw exceptions for error conditions:

• ValueError for invalid input parameters
• Exception for API errors with error messages

Example:

try:
    await api.post_chat(channel_id="123", content="")
except ValueError as e:
    print("Invalid parameters:", e)
except Exception as e:
    print("API error:", e)

Available Scopes

• user:read - Access user information
• channel:read - Access channel information
• channel:write - Update channel metadata
• chat:write - Send chat messages
• events:subscribe - Subscribe to channel events

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.