Generating a new authentication code programmatically

[BarryCarlyon]

@jdeuchnord

After reading the forums, I have discovered that I must use the Authorization code flow in order to be authorized getting this information from my own account (which makes sense). My problem is that the code I receive after completing the https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/authorize seems to return a code I can use only once to authenticate, making my script requiring me to always re-authenticate manually to get the new code.

When you use this code, the API returns an access token and a refresh token.

When the access token expires, use the refresh token to get a new access token.

Authentication

TLDR: you are storing and attempting to use the wrong thing to get a new access token.