Twitch Action: Start Poll
Use this to create a poll on your Twitch channel. Polls can have up to five choices and have a duration from 15 seconds up to 1800 seconds. The first two choices are required for the poll to be valid.
You must be a Twitch affiliate or partner to have access to polls. You can learn more on Twitch’s website.
Action Inputs
Title
The title (question) for the poll being created.
| Type | Text (String) |
|---|---|
| Required | Yes |
| Min - Max Characters | 1 - 60 |
| Allows Variables | Yes |
| Allows Template Text | Yes |
Duration (seconds)
The desired duration for the poll being created. Represented in seconds.
| Type | Whole Number (Integer) |
|---|---|
| Required | Yes |
| Min - Max Value | 15 - 1800 |
| Allows Variables | No |
| Allows Template Text | No |
Allow Points Votes
Choose whether or not to allow viewers to use channel points to make additional votes.
| Type | Switch (Boolean) |
|---|---|
| Required | Yes |
| Allows Variables | No |
| Allows Template Text | No |
Points Per Vote
The amount of channel points a viewer will need to spend per extra vote if point voting is enabled (true).
| Type | Whole Number (Integer) |
|---|---|
| Required | No |
| Min - Max Value | 0 - 1000000 |
| Allows Variables | No |
| Allows Template Text | No |
Choice 1
The title of the first choice in the poll.
| Type | Text (String) |
|---|---|
| Required | Yes |
| Min - Max Characters | 1 - 25 |
| Allows Variables | Yes |
| Allows Template Text | Yes |
The first and second choice are required as a poll needs at least two choice options to be valid.
Choice 2
The title of the second choice in the poll.
| Type | Text (String) |
|---|---|
| Required | Yes |
| Min - Max Characters | 1 - 25 |
| Allows Variables | Yes |
| Allows Template Text | Yes |
The first and second choice are required as a poll needs at least two choice options to be valid.
Choice 3
The title of the third choice in the poll.
| Type | Text (String) |
|---|---|
| Required | No |
| Min - Max Characters | 1 - 25 |
| Allows Variables | Yes |
| Allows Template Text | Yes |
Choice 4
The title of the fourth choice in the poll.
| Type | Text (String) |
|---|---|
| Required | No |
| Min - Max Characters | 1 - 25 |
| Allows Variables | Yes |
| Allows Template Text | Yes |
Choice 5
The title of the fifth choice in the poll.
| Type | Text (String) |
|---|---|
| Required | No |
| Min - Max Characters | 1 - 25 |
| Allows Variables | Yes |
| Allows Template Text | Yes |