Categories

Retrieve game and content categories on Kick

Categories

Categories APIs provide information about the content categories used on Kick, including games and special categories like “Just Chatting”.

Get Categories

Retrieve a list of all available content categories.

Get Category

Retrieve information about a specific category by ID.

Get Categories

Retrieve a list of all content categories available on the Kick platform.

No authentication is required for this public endpoint.

Query Parameters

limit · integer · default: "25"

Number of categories to return (max 100)

cursor · string

Pagination cursor for retrieving the next set of results

search · string

Filter categories by name

Response

categories · array

Show Array of category objects

id · integer

Unique identifier for the category

name · string

Name of the category

slug · string

URL-friendly identifier for the category

icon · string

URL to the category icon

banner · string

URL to the category banner image

viewers · integer

Current number of viewers watching streams in this category

tags · array

Show Array of tag objects

id · integer

Tag identifier

name · string

Tag name

pagination · object

Show Pagination object

cursor · string

Cursor for the next page of results

has_more · boolean

Whether there are more results available

Request

curl --request GET \
  --url "https://api.kick.com/public/v1/categories?limit=5"

Response

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Just Chatting",
      "slug": "just-chatting",
      "icon": "https://kick-categories.s3.amazonaws.com/just-chatting.png",
      "banner": "https://kick-categories.s3.amazonaws.com/just-chatting-banner.jpeg",
      "viewers": 45000,
      "tags": [
        {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "IRL"
        },
        {
          "id": 2,
          "name": "Talk Shows"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Fortnite",
      "slug": "fortnite",
      "icon": "https://kick-categories.s3.amazonaws.com/fortnite.png",
      "banner": "https://kick-categories.s3.amazonaws.com/fortnite-banner.jpeg",
      "viewers": 35000,
      "tags": [
        {
          "id": 3,
          "name": "Battle Royale"
        },
        {
          "id": 4,
          "name": "FPS"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Minecraft",
      "slug": "minecraft",
      "icon": "https://kick-categories.s3.amazonaws.com/minecraft.png",
      "banner": "https://kick-categories.s3.amazonaws.com/minecraft-banner.jpeg",
      "viewers": 25000,
      "tags": [
        {
          "id": 5,
          "name": "Sandbox"
        },
        {
          "id": 6,
          "name": "Adventure"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 4,
      "name": "Call of Duty: Warzone",
      "slug": "call-of-duty-warzone",
      "icon": "https://kick-categories.s3.amazonaws.com/cod-warzone.png",
      "banner": "https://kick-categories.s3.amazonaws.com/cod-warzone-banner.jpeg",
      "viewers": 20000,
      "tags": [
        {
          "id": 3,
          "name": "Battle Royale"
        },
        {
          "id": 4,
          "name": "FPS"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "League of Legends",
      "slug": "league-of-legends",
      "icon": "https://kick-categories.s3.amazonaws.com/lol.png",
      "banner": "https://kick-categories.s3.amazonaws.com/lol-banner.jpeg",
      "viewers": 18000,
      "tags": [
        {
          "id": 7,
          "name": "MOBA"
        },
        {
          "id": 8,
          "name": "Strategy"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "cursor": "eyJpZCI6NSwidmlld2VycyI6MTgwMDB9",
    "has_more": true
  }
}

Get Category

Retrieve detailed information about a specific category by its ID.

No authentication is required for this public endpoint.

Path Parameters

id · integer · required

The ID of the category to retrieve

Response

category · object

Show Category object

id · integer

Unique identifier for the category

name · string

Name of the category

slug · string

URL-friendly identifier for the category

icon · string

URL to the category icon

banner · string

URL to the category banner image

description · string

Detailed description of the category

viewers · integer

Current number of viewers watching streams in this category

tags · array

Show Array of tag objects

id · integer

Tag identifier

name · string

Tag name

top_channels · array

Show Array of top channel objects in this category

id · integer

Channel ID

name · string

Channel name

slug · string

Channel slug

profile_image · string

URL to channel profile image

viewers · integer

Current viewers on the channel

Request

curl --request GET \
  --url "https://api.kick.com/public/v1/categories/1"

Response

{
  "category": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Just Chatting",
    "slug": "just-chatting",
    "icon": "https://kick-categories.s3.amazonaws.com/just-chatting.png",
    "banner": "https://kick-categories.s3.amazonaws.com/just-chatting-banner.jpeg",
    "description": "Engage with streamers who are primarily focused on chatting with their viewers rather than gameplay content. Just Chatting encompasses a wide variety of non-gaming entertainment, including casual conversations, Q&A sessions, and interactive discussions.",
    "viewers": 45000,
    "tags": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "IRL"
      },
      {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Talk Shows"
      }
    ],
    "top_channels": [
      {
        "id": 12345,
        "name": "talkshow_host",
        "slug": "talkshow_host",
        "profile_image": "https://kick-profiles.s3.amazonaws.com/talkshow_host.jpeg",
        "viewers": 8500
      },
      {
        "id": 23456,
        "name": "chatty_streamer",
        "slug": "chatty_streamer",
        "profile_image": "https://kick-profiles.s3.amazonaws.com/chatty_streamer.jpeg",
        "viewers": 5200
      },
      {
        "id": 34567,
        "name": "irl_broadcaster",
        "slug": "irl_broadcaster",
        "profile_image": "https://kick-profiles.s3.amazonaws.com/irl_broadcaster.jpeg",
        "viewers": 4100
      }
    ]
  }
}