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Compare Several Kick Streamers in One Run

Pull profiles plus recent VODs for several channels — follower counts, live state, and stream performance side by side.

Sep 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 472 words
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Streamer comparison is a row-set diff — followers, live state, recent stream performance. Thirdwatch's Kick Scraper pulls Kick channels, past streams, and clips through the platform's public API — followers, live status, views, durations, and playback URLs.

Skip the setup: Run this as a ready-to-go task on Apify — pre-loaded with the configuration from this guide.

Why compare streamers

Sponsor decisions, roster analysis, or competitive tracking all start with the same question: how do these channels compare on audience and output? The answer is a table, not a browsing session.

A multi-channel pull returns profile rows for each plus their recent VODs — the comparison is the dataset.

The scraper hits Kick's public API surface, so a channel slug in means profile, VODs, and clips as rows — no browser needed.

How does this compare to the alternatives?

Approach Cost model Coverage Effort
Kick web UI Free One channel at a time No export path
Custom API scripts Your infra Same endpoints You own maintenance
Thirdwatch Kick Scraper Pay per row Channels, VODs, clips Paste a channel, run

Why this Actor

  • Channel profile rows: followers, live status, current stream title and viewers.
  • VOD rows with playback URLs and thumbnails.
  • Clip rows with view counts and durations.
  • Multiple channels per run for comparison or monitoring.
  • Public API path — no auth, no browser.

How to do it in 3 steps

Step 1: Configure the input

Set the inputs as shown below — channels takes the targets, channel slugs; includeVideos and includeClips toggle the VOD and clip pulls per channel.

Step 2: Run the Actor

Run it from the console, the API, or the linked saved task. One dataset row is written per channel or video.

Step 3: Use the output

Channel rows carry followers, live status and current stream info; video rows carry title, views, duration, thumbnail and playback URL.

{
  "channels": [
    "xqc",
    "trainwreckstv",
    "adin"
  ],
  "includeVideos": true,
  "maxVideos": 5
}

Each dataset row looks like:

{
  "type": "channel",
  "slug": "xqc",
  "userId": "12345",
  "followersCount": 1200000,
  "isLive": true,
  "liveTitle": "SLOTS THEN REACT",
  "liveViewers": 45000,
  "url": "https://kick.com/xqc"
}

What to watch for

Kick's public API is undocumented — field availability can shift over time. Viewer counts are point-in-time at scrape.

Related use cases

Run the Kick Scraper on Apify Store — pay per result, free to try, no credit card to test.

Frequently asked questions

What do I get per channel?

A channel row — slug, userId, followers, `isLive`, live title and viewers — plus a row per VOD or clip when `includeVideos`/`includeClips` are set.

Are playback URLs included?

Yes — VOD rows carry `playbackUrl` and `videoUrl` plus the thumbnail.

Can I check if a streamer is live?

Yes — the channel row's `isLive`, `liveTitle` and `liveViewers` are the live-status fields.

How many VODs come back?

`maxVideos` caps the pull per channel; default is 20.

Is the API official?

It's Kick's public, unauthenticated API — the same one the site itself uses.

Do clips have view counts?

Yes — `views` is on every clip row along with duration and creation date.

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