# Is that possible to change a channel description using Twitch API?

**URL:** <https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-that-possible-to-change-a-channel-description-using-twitch-api/6642>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [June 22, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-that-possible-to-change-a-channel-description-using-twitch-api/6642 "2016-06-22T23:14:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![KonstantinAndry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@KonstantinAndry](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/KonstantinAndry)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-that-possible-to-change-a-channel-description-using-twitch-api/6642/1 "2016-06-22T23:14:14Z")

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I found it impossible to place html code in the channel description, what makes hard to change a promo banners in it every time when you want to change it ([https://gyazo.com/3560d9198bf78f74842b925388767444](https://gyazo.com/3560d9198bf78f74842b925388767444)). I want to automate this process using API.

Is there any existent possibilities or future plans?

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**Author:** ![matt\_thomas](https://d1d6mrmdu7ztse.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/matt_thomas/32/710_2.png) [@matt\_thomas](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/matt_thomas)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-that-possible-to-change-a-channel-description-using-twitch-api/6642/2 "2016-06-23T00:34:18Z")

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You can set the “title” also known at the “status message” of your stream using the API as noted in this post:

> [@How To Set Title?](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/how-to-set-title/390/2):
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> ##Register your application ## Twitch settings -\> connections -\> register application Authorize your application You need the channel you’re altering to authorize your application with the scope channel\_editor. The user needs to go to https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/oauth2/authorize?response\_type=token&client\_id=CLIENT\_ID&redirect\_uri=REDIRECT\_URI&scope=channel\_editor and fill in their password. (Your ID and redirect URI need to match those registered to your application.) The access token that …

Changing content in your panels cannot be done from the API.

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**Author:** ![KonstantinAndry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@KonstantinAndry](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/KonstantinAndry)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 10:10am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-that-possible-to-change-a-channel-description-using-twitch-api/6642/3 "2016-06-23T10:10:11Z")

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Thanks Matt!

Is there any chance to see such option in the feature? Including pics uploading.

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**Author:** ![DallasNChains](https://d1d6mrmdu7ztse.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/dallasnchains/32/1608_2.png) [@DallasNChains](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/DallasNChains)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-that-possible-to-change-a-channel-description-using-twitch-api/6642/4 "2016-06-23T14:52:06Z")

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We don’t comment on future plans for our APIs. We’ll keep you posted here in the forums when we release new features though! 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://d2spem0quai2ol.cloudfront.net/original/2X/0/05909729875cce3b53e59d5561c4d23bb14948fc.png) [@system](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/is-that-possible-to-change-a-channel-description-using-twitch-api/6642/5 "2016-07-23T14:52:16Z")

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Closed on July 23, 2016, 2:52pm UTC

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