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Using chat commands for your Twitch chat bot

Twitch bot commands are special chat commands that you, your mods, and your viewers can use in your Twitch chat.

Anyone with a Twitch account can use one of your chat commands by typing «!Command» in Twitch chat, where «Command» is the name of your command.

Chat commands are there to help you minimize the effort you spend repeating yourself, allowing you to focus on what's important: engaging with and entertaining your audience.

Bot commands achieve this by displaying repetitive information to your viewers, whether it's answering common questions or plugging your social media.

Chat commands can also increase viewer engagement. Moobot offers numerous features designed to do just that, and your viewers will interact with many of them through chat commands.

Chat commands excel at increasing engagement because they are common on Twitch, simple to use, and accessible to anyone with a Twitch account. This translates to higher engagement for your channel.

Moobot's chat commands​

Your Moobot has several built-in chat commands that you can tailor to fit the needs of you and your community on Twitch.

You can also create your own custom chat commands with unique responses and settings.

Moobot can help whether you want a simple chat command that outputs a basic response or an advanced command that displays the music you're currently listening to.

If Moobot doesn't offer the exact chat command you need, it even allows you to build the chat command yourself!

Chat command features​

Moobot offers these key features for its Twitch chat commands:

  • You can take advantage of built-in chat commands with unique settings, tailoring the responses to fit your community. Don't have an English-speaking community? It's no problem as you can translate all responses into your own language.
  • You can set up custom chat commands for any need. You can fully customize these commands by choosing from a plethora of built-in options to create the perfect command.
  • You can integrate with many third-party services with the click of a button, taking advantage of their powerful features. Want a chat command that displays your League of Legends stats? Just use Moobot's League of Legends integration, and Moobot will automatically keep the command's response up-to-date. No manual updates required.
  • You can auto-post messages to chat using Moobot's timers.
  • You can assign multiple unique names to your chat commands using aliases. This prevents you from needing to update the response across multiple distinct chat commands.
  • You can build your ideal chat commands directly into Moobot or use commands others have already built. Anyone can share and use these special chat commands across Twitch channels!

Check out the full documentation for details on all the settings and integrations Moobot offers through its chat commands.