Channel Rewards

Channel Rewards are Twitch channel point rewards that can trigger Firebot effects when they are redeemed.

Firebot can create and manage custom Channel Rewards. This lets you keep the Twitch reward setup and the Firebot effects in the same place.

Some Twitch-owned details still need to be changed on Twitch, such as reward icons.

You can find your Channel Point Rewards on Twitch here: https://dashboard.twitch.tv/u/YOUR-CHANNEL/viewer-rewards/channel-points/rewards

You can access Channel Rewards from Power-ups & Rewards, located in the main navigation sidebar under Triggers. Select the Channel Rewards tab to view them.

Firebot can create and edit custom Channel Rewards, but reward icons still need to be changed on Twitch.

Creating a Channel Reward

To create a new reward, click New Channel Reward in the Channel Rewards tab. This opens the reward editor.

The reward editor lets you set the Twitch reward details, add restrictions, and attach the effects Firebot should run when the reward is redeemed.

Reward Name This is the name shown for the reward on Twitch. Use a clear name so viewers know what they are redeeming.
Description This is the short description shown with the reward. Use this to explain what the reward does or what the viewer should enter.
Require Viewer to Enter Text This requires the viewer to enter text when redeeming the reward. This is useful for rewards that need a message, target, choice, or other input.
Cost This is the channel point cost of the reward.
Background Color This controls the reward color shown on Twitch.
Skip Twitch Reward Requests Queue This automatically approves future redemptions for this reward. These redemptions are approved by Twitch immediately and cannot be refunded from Firebot.
Redemption Cooldown This sets how long viewers must wait before the reward can be redeemed again.
Limit Redemptions Per Stream This limits the total number of redemptions during a stream.
Limit Redemptions Per User Per Stream This limits how many times each viewer can redeem the reward during a stream.
Reward Icon This is the icon shown for the reward. Reward icons can only be changed on Twitch, but Firebot will show the icon you have set there for easy reference.

Twitch does not show Seconds for reward cooldowns in the dashboard, but Firebot lets you set it. Twitch only shows Minutes, Hours, and Days, but the cooldown still works with the Seconds set in Firebot.

You can learn more about restrictions here: Restrictions.

Click Save when you are finished.

Editing a Channel Reward

Existing rewards are shown in the Channel Rewards tab. Each row shows the reward name, cost, pause status, tags, and active status.

You can also drag the handle to the right of the active status to reorganize rewards.

To manage a reward, click the three dot menu on the reward or right-click the reward row.

Edit Opens the reward editor so you can change the reward settings, restrictions, and effects.
Enable Channel Reward / Disable Channel Reward Enables or disables the reward on Twitch. Disabling hides the reward from viewers.
Pause Channel Reward / Unpause Channel Reward Pauses or unpauses the reward. Pausing makes the reward temporarily unavailable without completely disabling or hiding it.
Duplicate Creates a copy of the reward.
Delete Deletes the reward.
Effect Queues Assigns the reward to an effect queue.
Move to Moves the reward up or down for organizing.

You can learn more about effect queues here: Effect Queues.

Testing a Channel Reward

You can click the play button on a reward to test the effects attached to it without waiting for a real redemption.

You can also click Test Effects in the reward editor to test the effects before saving.

Use Simulate when you need to test a more specific redemption. This is useful when you want to test restrictions, viewer input, or other redemption details that the play button does not cover.

You can learn more about simulating events here: Simulate.

You can learn more about restrictions here: Restrictions.

Effects

Channel Rewards can run the same kind of effects as other Firebot triggers.

You can learn more about effects here: Effects.

Reward Limit

The reward limit is shown under the Channel Rewards list.

Twitch limits how many custom Channel Rewards can exist on a channel, so Firebot shows the current count there.

Request Queue

The Request Queue tab shows pending Channel Reward redemptions that need review.

This works like Twitch's request queue.

From the queue, you can approve or reject pending redemptions. This is useful for rewards that need manual review before they are completed.

If Skip Twitch Reward Requests Queue is enabled on a reward, future redemptions for that reward are approved immediately and will not wait in the queue.

Channel Reward Variables

Channel Rewards have variables that can be used in effects when a Channel Reward is redeemed.

Variable	Description
`$rewardCost`	Gets the channel point cost of the current Channel Reward.
`$rewardDescription`	Gets the description of the current Channel Reward.
`$rewardImageUrl`	Gets the image URL of the current Channel Reward.
`$rewardCost[rewardName]`	Gets the channel point cost of a specific Channel Reward.
`$rewardDescription[rewardName]`	Gets the description of a specific Channel Reward.

When using a Channel Reward name inside a variable, the name must match exactly.

You can learn more about variables here: Variables.

Channel Reward Example: Sound Reward

You want a Channel Reward that plays a sound on stream.

Open Power-ups & Rewards in Firebot.
Select the Channel Rewards tab.
Click New Channel Reward.
Set Reward Name to Play Sound.
Set Cost to 500.
Add a Play Sound effect.
Click Save.

When someone redeems the Channel Reward with channel points, Firebot will run the effects attached to it.