KickLib 0.2.1

.NET 7.0 This package targets .NET 7.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package KickLib --version 0.2.1                

                    
                

            
NuGet\Install-Package KickLib -Version 0.2.1
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="KickLib" Version="0.2.1" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
paket add KickLib --version 0.2.1                

                    
                

            
#r "nuget: KickLib, 0.2.1"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
// Install KickLib as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=KickLib&version=0.2.1

// Install KickLib as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=KickLib&version=0.2.1

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About

KickLib is a C# library that allows for interaction with both official and unofficial (undocumented) Kick API (https://kick.com) and WebSocket. KickLib eases implementation for various chatbots by providing simple to use methods.

KickLib Highlights ✨

  • OAuth 2.1 flow
  • Real-time chat reading
  • Stream state detection
  • Authentication flow
  • Message sending
  • API Endpoint calls

<details> <summary>Click here to see Complete Features List</summary>

Client

  • Reading Chatroom events
    • New message received
    • Message deleted
    • User banned / unbanned
    • New subscriptions
    • Subscriptions gifts
    • Stream host changes
    • New pinned message
    • Pinned message deleted
  • Reading Channel events
    • Followers status updated
    • Stream state detection
    • Gifts leaderboards updated

API

  • Categories
    • Get all main (root) categories
    • Get specific main category
    • Get top categories
    • Get sub-categories (paged)
    • Get all sub-categories (list all)
    • Get specific sub-category
    • Get subcategory clips (paged)
  • Clips
    • Get all Kick clips
    • Get clip information
    • Download clip
  • Channels
    • Get messages
    • Get channel information
    • Get channel chatroom information
    • Get channel chatroom rules
    • Get channel polls
    • Get channel clips
    • Get channel links
    • Get channel videos
    • Get channel latest video
    • Get channel leaderboards
    • Get latest subscriber (Requires Authentication)
    • Get followers count
  • Emotes
    • Get channel emotes
  • Livestreams
    • Is streamer live?
    • Get livestream information
  • Message
    • Send message to chatroom (Requires Authentication)
  • Users
    • Get user information
  • Videos
    • Get video </details>

Installing ⏫

First, install NuGet. Then, install KickLib from the package manager console:

PM> Install-Package KickLib

Or from the .NET CLI as:

dotnet add package KickLib

Using KickLib via Dependency Injection

If you are using Dependency Injection, you can easily add KickLib via extension method .AddKickLib(), that will register all related services with Scoped lifetime.

Additionally, you need to either register your own client or use prepared builders like .WithPuppeteerClient().

serviceCollection
  .AddKickLib()
  .WithPuppeteerClient();

Examples 💡

OAuth flow

Simple OAuth flow using KickLib OAuth generator.

NOTE: If no state is provided, it will automatically generate state for you as base64 encoded verifier code!

var callbackUrl = "https://localhost:5001/auth/kick/callback"; 
var clientId = "01AAAAA0EXAMPLE66YG2HD9R";
var clientSecret = "aaac0000EXAMPLE8ebe4dc223d0c45187";
var url = KickOAuthGenerator.GetAuthorizationUri(
  callbackUrl, 
  clientId, 
  new List<string>
  {
      "user:read",
      "channel:read"
  }, out var verifier);

// TODO: Perform URL redirect for user and pass OAuth process
// Via callback URL, you will receive code and state
 
var code = "NAAAAAAY5YZQ00STATE000ZZTFHM2I1NJLK";
var state = "ZXhhbXBsZSB2YWx1ZQ=="; 
var exchangeResults = await KickOAuthGenerator.ExchangeCodeForTokenAsync(
    state,
    clientId,
    clientSecret,
    callbackUrl,
    state);

Refreshing Access Token

var clientId = "01AAAAA0EXAMPLE66YG2HD9R";
var clientSecret = "aaac0000EXAMPLE8ebe4dc223d0c45187";
var refreshToken = "NAAAAAAY5YZQ00REFRESHTOKEN000ZZTFHM2I1NJLK";
var exchangeResults = await KickOAuthGenerator.RefreshAccessTokenAsync(
    refreshToken,
    clientId,
    clientSecret);

Using API to get information

IKickApi kickApi = new KickApi();

var userName = "channelUsername";

// Get information about user
var user = await kickApi.Users.GetUserAsync(userName);

// Get information about channel
var channelInfo = await kickApi.Channels.GetChannelInfoAsync(userName);

// Gets detailed information about current livestream
var liveInfo = await kickApi.Livestream.GetLivestreamInfoAsync(userName);

// Get clips
var channelClips = await kickApi.Clips.GetClipsAsync();

Using Cursor to page data

Using following example you can retrieve history messages from channel's chat.

IKickApi kickApi = new KickApi();
var channelInfo = await kickApi.Channels.GetChannelInfoAsync("channelUsername");
var channelId = channelInfo.Id;

KickLib.Models.Response.v2.Channels.Messages.MessagesResponse response = null;
do
{
    response = await kickApi.Channels.GetChannelMessagesAsync(90876, response?.Cursor);
    // Process page response
} while (response.Cursor != null);

To get real-time messages, use IKickClient (example below).

Using Client to read chat messages

IKickClient client = new KickClient();

client.OnMessage += delegate(object sender, ChatMessageEventArgs e)
{
    Console.WriteLine(e.Data.Content);
};

await client.ListenToChatRoomAsync(123456);
await client.ConnectAsync();

Authenticated API calls

Authenticated calls are tricky as there is no official authentication flow. Currently, authenticated API calls can be done only by enabling 2FA and providing login credentials and 2FA authorization code.

Step 1: Go to Security settings page on your account: https://kick.com/dashboard/settings/security Auth flow Step One

Step 2: Click Enable 2FA. If you already have 2FA enabled, you will need to remove it and add it again.

Auth flow Step Two

Step 3: Copy authentication code show on the screen. Usually in following format: A123BCDEFGIJFKLM. You need to save this code! You can't view it again after you finish setup.

Step 4: Finalize 2FA setup using Authentication app of your choice.

Step 5: You're done! Now you can use Authorization code in KickLib to generate correct TOTP tokens.

IKickApi kickApi = new KickApi();
var authSettings = new AuthenticationSettings("username", "password")
{
    TwoFactorAuthCode = "A123BCDEFGIJFKLM"
};
    
await kickApi.AuthenticateAsync(authSettings);
await kickApi.Messages.SendMessageAsync(123456, "My message");

Custom downloader client

If you are not satisfied with provided client, you can implement your own download logic. All you need to do is implement IApiCaller interface and pass new instance to KickApi.

public class MyOwnDownloader : IApiCaller 
{
    // Implementation
}

var myDownloader = new MyOwnDownloader();
IKickApi kickApi = new KickApi(myDownloader);

Disclaimer

For a long time, Kick didn't have any official API. Most of the functionality in KickLib was researched and reversed-engineered from their website.

With new released API support, this library will be adjusted accordingly, removing all unofficial endpoints and methods. Those methods will be replaced with proper official API calls (once we have all of them).

KickLib is meant to be used for education purposes. Don't use it for heavy scraping or other harmful actions against Kick streaming platform. I don't take responsibility for any KickLib misuse and I strongly advice against such actions.

Special Thanks

@Robertsmania for helping with OTP generation, library improvements, and extensive testing.

License

See MIT License.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net7.0 is compatible.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed. 
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Added OAuth flow