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StreamElements API and MCP server

StreamElements's API covers commands, timers, tips and points, but it takes a secret JWT or OAuth client and code you write and host. Sign in to StreamElements once in your own Cloud Browser, and your AI agent does the work there for you. The same tools work over MCP for agents and as a REST API for scripts.

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StreamElements has no API for this. So we run one for you.

StreamElements's own API, a GitHub MCP server and Cotlet compared
What you need StreamElements's APIGitHub MCP serverCotlet
Use without an API key or code No Partly Yes, 14 tools
Acts as you, signed in 24/7 No No Yes, Cloud Browser
Fixed for you when StreamElements changes N/A No Yes, tested every 6h
Runs with your laptop off N/A No Yes, hosted

Checked Oct 17, 2026. Sources: StreamElements developers: API Reference · StreamElements API docs (OpenAPI spec, GitHub) · StreamElements API docs: Personal Access with a JWT · StreamElements Documentation: Developers

Your own Cloud Browser, on 24/7. Sign in once. We keep it connected.

  1. 01Sign in to StreamElements in your own Cloud Browser

  2. 02Connect it for your agents

  3. 03Cotlet keeps it signed in and working

How do I connect StreamElements to Claude, ChatGPT or my code?

AI agents connect over MCP, scripts call the REST API. Both reach the same 14 tools with one API key.

For AI agents: MCP

Add Cotlet to your agent once. StreamElements and every other app you connect show up as its tools.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes
  • GrokBot
  • Cursor
  • n8n
  • Any MCP client
  1. 1

    Add Cotlet to your agent

    Claude Code
    claude mcp add --transport http cotlet \
  https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
    Cursor
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotlet": {
      "url": "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${COTLET_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
    Codex
    # ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cotlet]
url = "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1"
bearer_token_env_var = "COTLET_API_KEY"

    Paste the snippet for your client. The same server and key serve every app you connect, so you do this once.

For scripts: REST API

Every tool is an endpoint under /api/v1/streamelements with its own method and path, such as POST /api/v1/streamelements/commands, with the same API key. Our open-source repo has ready scripts to start from.

REST API docs

What can the StreamElements API and MCP server do?

14 tools on your own StreamElements account. Agents call them as operations of the MCP tools streamelements_read and streamelements_write; scripts call each one at its own REST endpoint, with the same inputs and answers.

API reference
StreamElements tools in Cotlet's MCP server and REST API
Tool What it does Access
list_commands Chat commands of your channel with reply, aliases, level, cooldowns, cost and whether they are on. read
list_timers Chat timers with their messages, online interval, chat lines and whether they are on. read
list_store_items Stream Store items with type, cost in points, quantity, cooldowns and whether they are on. read
list_redemptions Store redemptions with item, viewer, cost and what the viewer filled in on the Requirements page. read
list_tips Tips your channel received, with amount, currency, tipper, message and time. Read only. read
get_points_leaderboard Viewers ranked by loyalty points or watch time, with each balance. read
list_song_requests The Media Request queue: song, who asked, length and whether it was tipped. read
create_command Add a chat command with a reply, who may use it, cooldowns and response type. writeasks first
update_command Change the reply, level, cooldowns, cost, response type or on/off state of a command. writeasks first
update_timer Change the messages, online interval, chat lines or on/off state of a chat timer. writeasks first
update_store_item Change the name, description, cost, quantity, cooldowns or on/off state of a Stream Store item. writeasks first
resolve_redemption Approve or decline a store redemption that waits for your decision. writeasks first
adjust_points Add loyalty points to a viewer, or take points away with a negative amount. writeasks first
remove_song_request Remove one song from the Media Request queue. writeasks first

Scroll the table for all 14 tools.

Ask in plain words. Your agent does the rest.

All StreamElements use cases

Is it safe to connect StreamElements?

You sign in yourself in your own Cloud Browser, we never save your password, and anything that reaches your readers waits for your OK. The browser profile is encrypted in the EU. Independent scanners grade cotlet.dev A+.

Security overview

How much do the StreamElements API and MCP server cost?

One price for both: a tool call costs the same over MCP or REST. Free 7-day trial with 2,000 credits, no card needed. Then one-time credit packs, no subscription, valid 12 months. Most calls use 25 credits, and your Cloud Browser uses 50 credits a day while StreamElements is enabled for agents, so 20 calls a day come to 550 credits.

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Cotlet credit packs: price, credits and calls at 25 credits each
Credits Price, one time Calls at 25 credits Per 1,000 credits
5,000 $29 200 $5.80
15,000 $79 600 $5.27
32,000 $149 1,280 $4.66
60,000 $249 2,400 $4.15

Only successful calls use credits; failed calls and timeouts cost nothing. At a balance of 0 calls pause, never a surprise charge. Authenticate with the Authorization: Bearer header.

Questions

Does StreamElements have an API?

StreamElements has a full REST API (kappa v2) with a documented OAuth2 flow, but no official MCP server (checked 17 Oct 2026). Its developer docs list the HTTP API, WebSockets and custom widgets. For your own channel the API takes a secret JWT you copy from the dashboard; for other channels it takes an OAuth client you receive from StreamElements.

How do I get access?

Sign up free, open StreamElements under Integrations in the console and press Request access. Your free trial starts with your account, no card needed.

Is the MCP server different from the API?

No, only the way in. Cotlet builds each integration as a REST API and puts an MCP server on top, so both have the same 14 tools, the same inputs and answers, one API key and one price. AI agents such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use MCP; scripts, cron jobs and HTTP steps in n8n, Make or Zapier use the REST API.

What is the Cloud Browser?

Your own Chrome that Cotlet runs for you in the EU, around the clock. You open it from the console, sign in to StreamElements yourself and press Enable for agents. Your agent's calls go through it, from its IP with its cookies, so StreamElements sees the browser you signed in with. Password saving is off and the profile is stored encrypted with AES-256-GCM.

Can my agent act without asking me?

Not on anything that reaches other people: create_command, update_command, update_timer, update_store_item, resolve_redemption, adjust_points, remove_song_request wait for your OK by default. You can switch that off per tool for scheduled runs.

Does it work on a YouTube channel?

Commands and timers do. The store, giveaways, loyalty points and Media Request are tied to the Loyalty System, which StreamElements says is not available on YouTube accounts, so those tools return nothing there.

Should I use a StreamElements MCP server from GitHub instead?

Pick one if you want the code on your own computer and do not mind the upkeep: you install it, sign it in and fix it when StreamElements changes. Pick Cotlet if you want it hosted and kept working for you.

Can I use it in n8n, Make or Zapier?

Yes. Add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 in n8n's MCP Client node, or call the REST endpoints from an HTTP step in Make or Zapier.

Who runs Cotlet?

Cotlet is run by Take Group, a Polish software company working since 2019. Take Group runs about 3,200 websites on its own systems and has its own DevOps team for infrastructure security. We built and used integrations like this inside the company for years before opening them as Cotlet.

Is Cotlet affiliated with StreamElements?

No. Cotlet is independent and not affiliated with StreamElements.

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