# Request to join the "is\_tommy" channel has timed out. Make sure the channel exists

**URL:** <https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/request-to-join-the-is-tommy-channel-has-timed-out-make-sure-the-channel-exists/25334>\
**Category:** Chat and IRC\
**Created:** [May 3, 2020, 10:17am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/request-to-join-the-is-tommy-channel-has-timed-out-make-sure-the-channel-exists/25334 "2020-05-03T10:17:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![jacob\_mine](https://d1d6mrmdu7ztse.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/jacob_mine/32/8541_2.png) [@jacob\_mine](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/jacob_mine)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 10:17am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/request-to-join-the-is-tommy-channel-has-timed-out-make-sure-the-channel-exists/25334/1 "2020-05-03T10:17:08Z")

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Hi,  
thank you for your time.  
I am trying to create a twitch bot in python, but it does not work.

I have created a new twitch account.  
I get the token OAUTH from: [[https://twitchapps.com/tmi/](https://twitchapps.com/tmi/) ]  
And created an Application with the same account: [[https://dev.twitch.tv/console/apps](https://dev.twitch.tv/console/apps)]

This the code:

```
from twitchio.ext import commands

class Bot(commands.Bot):

    def __init__ (self):
        super(). __init__ (
            irc_token='oauth:j34mzck5qg0bp4yrr4psqmky3w ****', 
            client_id='bagdjrygkedjfgq7jyadnk2ysb ****', 
            nick='commandsbot',
            prefix='!',
            initial_channels=['#is_tommy'])

bot = Bot()
bot.run()

```

and the error:

```
exception=TimeoutError('Request to join the "is_tommy" channel has timed out. Make sure the channel exists.')

```

I have tried other channels’ names, but those don’t work either.  
Any idea of what am I doing wrong?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![BarryCarlyon](https://d1d6mrmdu7ztse.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/barrycarlyon/32/253_2.png) [@BarryCarlyon](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/BarryCarlyon)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/request-to-join-the-is-tommy-channel-has-timed-out-make-sure-the-channel-exists/25334/2 "2020-05-03T11:16:49Z")

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Are you using the oAuth token for `commandsbot` ?

> [@jacob\_mine](#):
>
> I have created a new twitch account.

Is `commandsbot` a Twitch account you control?

It shows as created in 2015

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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:** [June 2, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/request-to-join-the-is-tommy-channel-has-timed-out-make-sure-the-channel-exists/25334/3 "2020-06-02T11:16:53Z")

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Closed on June 2, 2020, 11:16am UTC

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