{"id":4551,"date":"2021-09-29T10:41:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T10:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getonstream.com\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2021-09-29T10:41:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T10:41:48","slug":"how-to-check-chat-logs-on-twitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getonstream.com\/how-to-check-chat-logs-on-twitch\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Check Chat Logs On Twitch? [Easy Guide]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you have been streaming on Twitch for a while there is probably a time when you have thought to yourself it would be useful to check your chat logs. Maybe you want to see how people reacted to certain situations during your stream or maybe you want to see what someone said so you can review whether or not they need the ban hammer dropped on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s jump in and take a look at a few ways you can check the Twitch chat logs on your channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reasons You May Want To Check Chat Logs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Review Your Stream<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you have recently added a new segment to your stream or you did something interesting on a particular stream you may want to go back and review what people had to say about this part of your stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Review What A Viewer Said<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you have a troublesome viewer in your chat you may want to review their chat logs and see if they are just a troll so you can ban them from your stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Report Inappropriate Content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If someone in your chat is posting inappropriate content in your stream that is against Twitch TOS you may want to go and report them to Twitch if you weren’t able to during the actual stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. New Memes & Emotes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The world in general moves so fast these days and Twitch trends move even faster. You may want to hop into your chat to see which emotes and memes are currently trending in your stream and across Twitch in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. To Follow Tips Or Advice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Someone may have given you as guide to do something or tips on how to improve your stream and you may want to go back and check it out. By using chat logs you can go back and follow the tutorial in your own time off stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Check Chat Logs On Twitch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Method 1 – Check Chat Logs With Twitch VODs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When you open up your VODs inside Twitch you will be able to see your chat as it happened during the stream. You can fast forward and skip to certain parts in the stream if you know roughly where the message you wanted to check out is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you can see in the screen shot below in this VOD we can see the chat on the right hand side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Method 2 – Review Specific Users Chat With The User Search Command<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The user search command allows you to visit specific viewers and see all the comments specifically made by them on your channel. You will need to know what their username is to use this method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Review A Specific Users Chat On Twitch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To view a specific users chat on Twitch you will need to know their username. Streamers and mods are able to click on a users username to see information such as chat logs. You can also use the command (\/user username) to check logs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also see other information when using this method such as:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n