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Set stream category

Update the category/game on selected platforms. YouTube also accepts a numeric category ID.

action.set_stream_category · 2.8.0

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Requirements and availability

Connected selected broadcaster accounts with category update permissions. TikTok is unsupported.

Picker contexts: automation, timer, command, pad.

Behavior

Resolve category and trim; blank does nothing. Apply to selected Twitch/YouTube/Kick toggles; missing toggles select all three. Provider category resolution may fail independently.

Configure in the app

Open: Do → Advanced Actions (commands only) → Add action

Steps

Choose action category Stream Platform Commands, select Set stream category, and click Add action.
Expand the action card. Configure the Fields below; check Editor defaults for your context and any operation-dependent fields.
Choose resource values from real app pickers. Set output Platform separately from the trigger Where setting when the action offers it.
Use Move action up / Move action down to position this action, then save the containing command, automation, timer or SheevPad button.

Limitations

TikTok does not expose a supported stream-category update API.
Picker availability does not supply missing event variables. Check prerequisites and originating provider.
An action return value is not automatically a sequence variable. Only documented producers create template outputs.

Fields

Field	Input / options	Defaults / limits	Availability
Category / game `category`	text	Editor defaults: {"automation":"","timer":"","command":"","pad":""} Example hint: Just Chatting	Supports variables
Twitch `twitch`	checkbox	Declared UI default: `true` Editor defaults: {"automation":true,"timer":true,"command":true,"pad":true}	Literal value / selected resource
YouTube `youtube`	checkbox	Declared UI default: `true` Editor defaults: {"automation":true,"timer":true,"command":true,"pad":true}	Literal value / selected resource
Kick `kick`	checkbox	Declared UI default: `true` Editor defaults: {"automation":true,"timer":true,"command":true,"pad":true}	Literal value / selected resource

Contract details

Declared Contexts: [ "timer", "automation" ]
Picker Contexts: [ "automation", "timer", "command", "pad" ]
Hidden From Picker: false
Required Variables: []
Failure Behavior: See the behavior for local skips/errors and context entries for sequence continuation.
Outputs: []

Examples

Illustrative configuration; replace fixture resources in the editor. This is not an import file.

{
  "category": "Just Chatting",
  "twitch": true,
  "youtube": false,
  "kick": false
}

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Source and verification

Source-reviewed for 2.8.0. Connected-service validation remains subject to release UAT.

src/features/automations.js — ACTION_REGISTRY.set_stream_category
public/index.html — getBuilderActionEntries / createDefaultAction

Source revision: 472fb34b484eeef0b663d28cacb628a7b9f14ff1