plugins.twitch: Some Twitch clips return "No playable streams found" even though they exist #6569
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- This is a plugin issue and not a different kind of issue
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Streamlink version
streamlink 7.4.0
Description
Hi,
I've encountered an issue where some Twitch clips fail to load in Streamlink, even though they exist and are accessible via a browser. Here's an example of the problem:
This clip exists and plays fine in a browser: https://twitch.tv/papaplatte/clip/SmellyDeadMomBloodTrail-WWr5gMxd0pe0BAge
But Streamlink returns the following error:
error: No playable streams found on this URL: https://twitch.tv/papaplatte/clip/SmellyDeadMomBloodTrail-WWr5gMxd0pe0BAge
Meanwhile, another clip from the same channel works perfectly:
https://twitch.tv/papaplatte/clip/ArbitraryDelightfulTarsierKappaWealth-UMGCyRUKWy4dNA9S
[cli][info] Found matching plugin twitch for URL https://www.twitch.tv/papaplatte/clip/ArbitraryDelightfulTarsierKappaWealth-UMGCyRUKWy4dNA9S
Available streams: 360p30 (worst), 480p30, 720p60, 1080p60 (best)
Another clip with this error:
https://twitch.tv/papaplatte/clip/ImportantInexpensiveDiamondNotATK-lQOzlLblus3-ZVpA
Debug log
[session][debug] Loading plugin: twitch
[cli][debug] OS: Windows 10
[cli][debug] Python: 3.13.4
[cli][debug] OpenSSL: OpenSSL 3.0.16 11 Feb 2025
[cli][debug] Streamlink: 7.4.0
[cli][debug] Dependencies:
[cli][debug] certifi: 2025.4.26
[cli][debug] isodate: 0.7.2
[cli][debug] lxml: 5.4.0
[cli][debug] pycountry: 24.6.1
[cli][debug] pycryptodome: 3.23.0
[cli][debug] PySocks: 1.7.1
[cli][debug] requests: 2.32.3
[cli][debug] trio: 0.30.0
[cli][debug] trio-websocket: 0.12.2
[cli][debug] urllib3: 2.4.0
[cli][debug] websocket-client: 1.8.0
[cli][debug] Arguments:
[cli][debug] url=https://twitch.tv/papaplatte/clip/SmellyDeadMomBloodTrail-WWr5gMxd0pe0BAge
[cli][debug] --loglevel=debug
[cli][debug] --ffmpeg-ffmpeg=C:\Program Files\Streamlink\ffmpeg\ffmpeg.exe
[cli][info] Found matching plugin twitch for URL https://twitch.tv/papaplatte/clip/SmellyDeadMomBloodTrail-WWr5gMxd0pe0BAge
error: No playable streams found on this URL: https://twitch.tv/papaplatte/clip/SmellyDeadMomBloodTrail-WWr5gMxd0pe0BAge