Create a Channel Points custom reward on the connected Twitch channel
Create a Channel Points custom reward on the connected Twitch channel
Request
- x-api-key: <your-api-key>
- Content-Type: application/json
Response
{
"reward": {},
"status": "success",
"tokensDeducted": 1
}What it does
Create a Channel Points custom reward on the connected Twitch channel
Request
Body
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
accountId | string | no | Twitch user id, required only when several Twitch accounts are connected |
backgroundColor | string | no | |
cost | integer | yes | |
isEnabled | boolean | no | |
isUserInputRequired | boolean | no | |
prompt | string | no | |
title | string | yes |
Example request
{
"accountId": "acc_388034",
"backgroundColor": "#7C4DFF",
"cost": 32,
"isEnabled": true,
"isUserInputRequired": true,
"prompt": "Write a one-line welcome for a developer.",
"title": "Quarterly report"
}Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
reward | object | |
status | string | |
tokensDeducted | integer |
Example response
{
"reward": {},
"status": "success",
"tokensDeducted": 1
}Errors
Every error answers with the same envelope: an HTTP status, a machine code and a sentence.
400 | The body or a parameter failed validation. The details array names the field. |
401 | No key, a revoked key or a wrong header. Send x-api-key. |
402 | The wallet cannot cover this call. Top up or wait for the monthly grant. |
404 | The resource does not exist, or it is not yours. Both answer identically and cost nothing. |
429 | Over the per-minute quota of your tier. Back off and retry. |
5xx | Upstream refused or timed out. The call is not billed. |
Code
curl -X POST 'https://app.castomapi.com/v1/twitch/rewards' \
-H 'x-api-key: <your-api-key>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"accountId": "acc_388034", "backgroundColor": "#7C4DFF", "cost": 32, "isEnabled": true, "isUserInputRequired": true, "prompt": "Write a one-line welcome for a developer.", "title": "Quarterly report"}'const res = await fetch('https://app.castomapi.com/v1/twitch/rewards', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'x-api-key': '<your-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({"accountId": "acc_388034", "backgroundColor": "#7C4DFF", "cost": 32, "isEnabled": true, "isUserInputRequired": true, "prompt": "Write a one-line welcome for a developer.", "title": "Quarterly report"})
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import { request } from 'node:https';
// Node 18+ has fetch built in
const res = await fetch('https://app.castomapi.com/v1/twitch/rewards', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'x-api-key': '<your-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({"accountId": "acc_388034", "backgroundColor": "#7C4DFF", "cost": 32, "isEnabled": true, "isUserInputRequired": true, "prompt": "Write a one-line welcome for a developer.", "title": "Quarterly report"})
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.post(
'https://app.castomapi.com/v1/twitch/rewards',
headers={'x-api-key': '<your-api-key>'},
json={"accountId": "acc_388034", "backgroundColor": "#7C4DFF", "cost": 32, "isEnabled": True, "isUserInputRequired": True, "prompt": "Write a one-line welcome for a developer.", "title": "Quarterly report"},
timeout=30,
)
print(res.json())<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://app.castomapi.com/v1/twitch/rewards');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: <your-api-key>', 'Content-Type: application/json'],
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode(['accountId' => 'acc_388034', 'backgroundColor' => '#7C4DFF', 'cost' => 32, 'isEnabled' => true, 'isUserInputRequired' => true, 'prompt' => 'Write a one-line welcome for a developer.', 'title' => 'Quarterly report']),
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
print_r($data);Cost and limits
This operation costs 1 token. A call that fails is never billed. Every account gets 1000 free tokens a month; paid balances never expire.
Rate limits per minute
| No key | 10 |
| Free | 60 |
| Pro | 300 |
| Enterprise | 1200 |
Questions
What does Create a Channel Points custom reward on the connected Twitch channel cost?
1 token per successful call, debited from your wallet after the response. Failed calls are free. Every account receives 1000 free tokens a month.
How do I authenticate?
Send your key in the x-api-key header. One key covers every metered endpoint; there is nothing to enable per endpoint.
Can I send an Authorization: Bearer token instead?
Not for a metered endpoint — those take the x-api-key header and nothing else. Bearer tokens belong to the account side: the dashboard and account APIs accept a JWT session, and castomapi-auth issues those through a standard OAuth2 handshake, with authorization code, client credentials and refresh grants. The auth service page covers it.
What are the limits?
10 requests a minute per IP with no key at all, 60 a minute on the free tier, 300 on Pro, 1200 on Enterprise. Above the no-key tier the quota is per account, across every endpoint.
OpenAPI: https://app.castomapi.com/docs/json