Twitch live notification in Discord (no code)

A live notification turns your Discord into a launchpad: the second you go live on Twitch, your community gets pinged with your title, game, and a one-click watch link. Here's the no-code setup.

What you'll need#

• Your Discord bot connected to Noria.
• Your Twitch account connected to Noria.
• An #announcements (or #live) channel.

Build the live announcement#

1. Open the editor and add a Stream Online (Twitch) trigger.
2. Add a Send Embed action (embeds look far better than plain text for go-live posts).
3. Fill the embed with the live variables:
   • Title: 🔴 {{broadcaster_name}} is live!
   • Description: **{{game_name}}**\n{{title}}\n\n[▶ Watch now](https://twitch.tv/{{broadcaster_name}})
   • Color: #9146FF (Twitch purple)
   • Thumbnail: your channel avatar or game box art.
4. Optionally add @everyone or a @notify role mention above the embed so subscribers get pinged.
5. Click Activate.

Next time you start streaming, the announcement posts itself.

Embed styles that work#

The Stream Online trigger hands you everything as variables: {{broadcaster_name}}, {{title}}, {{game_name}}, {{stream_url}} (direct channel link), {{thumbnail_url}} (a live preview image of the stream), {{broadcaster_avatar}}, {{game_thumbnail}} (the game's box art), and {{started_at}}. Mix them into whichever look fits your server:

1. The minimal ping — a plain Send Message. Fastest to read on mobile:

🔴 {{broadcaster_name}} is live: {{title}}
{{stream_url}}

2. The full announcement card — a Send Embed with a live preview:

• Title: 🔴 {{broadcaster_name}} is live!
• URL: {{stream_url}} — makes the embed title clickable.
• Description: Playing **{{game_name}}**\n{{title}}
• Image: {{thumbnail_url}} — a large preview screenshot of the stream.
• Thumbnail: {{broadcaster_avatar}}

3. The game-first card — leads with what you're playing:

• Title: Now playing: {{game_name}}
• Description: {{title}} — [watch live]({{stream_url}})
• Thumbnail: {{game_thumbnail}}

Ping the right people#

Two rules make or break the notification:

• Put the mention in the message content, above the embed. Mentions written inside embed text are displayed but never notify anyone.
• Use a dedicated role instead of @everyone once your server grows. Create a @Live Alerts role and let members grab it themselves with reaction roles — people who opt in never get annoyed by the ping.

The send action also has a Mentions & pings option that controls who actually gets notified. If your mention shows up but nobody gets pinged, check it isn't set to "No pings" — that mode is meant for quiet log channels.

Announcing multiple streamers#

A workflow listens to one Twitch account, so a team server runs one alert workflow per streamer:

1. Each streamer connects their Twitch account to Noria.
2. Duplicate your alert workflow once per streamer.
3. In each copy, open Settings → Connections and pin the right Twitch account.
4. Customise each copy — everyone can have their own message, embed color, channel, or role ping.

All alerts can land in one shared #live channel, or each streamer can get their own.

Make it better#

• One clean post per stream: Noria fires once per go-live, but add a Cooldown step if you want a hard guarantee against double-pings.
• Update instead of repost: give the embed a fixed ID so each stream edits the same message rather than spamming the channel.
• Go-offline message: add a second workflow on the Stream Offline trigger to post a "thanks for watching" or VOD link.
• Cross-post: send the same alert to a Twitch chat message or another channel in the same workflow.

Prefer a head start? The Stream Live Alert template is this exact workflow prewired — install it from the templates gallery and tweak the text.

What happens when the stream ends#

Nothing, unless you want it to. The go-live post stays in the channel, and Noria doesn't post again until your next stream starts.

If you want an end-of-stream message, build a second workflow on the Stream Offline trigger. One thing to know: the offline event only carries the broadcaster's name — the title and game aren't included — so keep the message simple: {{broadcaster_name}} is offline — thanks for watching! VOD in #vods soon.

Troubleshooting#

• The alert arrives late. Twitch delivers go-live events itself, and a delay of a minute or two occasionally happens on Twitch's side. Noria posts the moment the event arrives.
• Nothing posted at all. Check three things: the workflow is Activated, the Twitch connection is still authorised (see Connect Twitch — expired scopes stop triggers silently), and your bot has permission to post in the target channel.
• It fires for the wrong channel. You have several Twitch accounts connected and the workflow is pinned to the wrong one. Open Settings → Connections in the editor and pick the right account.
• The mention doesn't ping anyone. Either it's inside the embed text (move it to the message content) or Mentions & pings is set to "No pings".
• Two alerts per stream. Two workflows are listening to the same account — deactivate one, or add a Cooldown step.
• Want to test without going live? Run the workflow from the editor with sample trigger data instead of waiting for a real stream — see testing and debugging.

Start your go-live alert#

Start building free — connect Twitch and your bot, install the template, and your next stream announces itself.

Going further:

• Streaming on YouTube too? Set up the same alert with the YouTube go-live guide.
• Thank new followers automatically with the Twitch New Follower Alert template.

Building more than alerts? See the full Twitch bot builder guide.