# Kick API: List live streams

> Lists the most-watched live Kick streams right now, optionally in one category and language, sorted by current viewers.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Kick.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/kick.com/list-live-streams
- Method: `kick.com/list_live_streams`, version 1
- Website: kick.com
- Returns: channel name, stream title, category, current viewers, language, start time, thumbnail, channel link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `category` | string | no |  | Game or category name, for example Just Chatting or Counter-Strike 2; leave blank for all categories. Default "". |
| `language` | string | no | `"English"` | Stream language name or code, for example English or en; leave blank for any language. Default "". |
| `max_results` | integer | no | `7` | Maximum streams to return, for example 25 (up to 100). Default 25. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "language": "English",
  "max_results": 7
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "streams": [
    {
      "category": "IRL",
      "language": "English",
      "channel_id": 1227772,
      "start_time": "2026-09-29T04:00:18+00:00",
      "channel_link": "https://kick.com/n3on",
      "channel_name": "n3on",
      "stream_title": "Jamaica ft. Sean Paul",
      "livestream_id": "01a0eb52-0c50-70d7-b909-0de109be012b",
      "current_viewers": 38507,
      "thumbnail_image_link": "https://images.kick.com/video_thumbnails/BpABZhKymTnv/P7pUbsGYndOy/720.webp?versionId=wwAQPs0DMLgWBDbWFOu3J.wPDHw.fcRF"
    },
    {
      "category": "IRL",
      "language": "English",
      "channel_id": 5417122,
      "start_time": "2026-09-28T10:43:27+00:00",
      "channel_link": "https://kick.com/deenthegreat",
      "channel_name": "DeenTheGreat",
      "stream_title": "LOCKED-IN-ATHON DAY 77 OF 90 🔥 w/ Wiz Khalifa",
      "livestream_id": "01a0e79c-c898-7e93-9454-170ac2842110",
      "current_viewers": 24422,
      "thumbnail_image_link": "https://images.kick.com/video_thumbnails/nnDwHw8EOliy/FgPBbjwLlVRi/720.webp?versionId=hlynLQg9GJULQ52acIafZYua5ZvL8hss"
    },
    {
      "category": "Grand Theft Auto V (GTA)",
      "language": "English",
      "channel_id": 668,
      "start_time": "2026-09-28T19:30:24+00:00",
      "channel_link": "https://kick.com/xqc",
      "channel_name": "xQc",
      "stream_title": "🥽 LIVE 🥽 HERE 🥽 LOCK IN 🥽 MEGA DAY 🥽 GTA 5 🥽 NOPIXEL V 🥽 BUT ALSO 🥽 CHILL REACT WITH FOOD BEFORE 🥽 ULTRA DAY 🥽 DONT LOSE OUT 🥽",
      "livestream_id": "01a0e97f-3880-7392-a639-df6fde1f8f1d",
      "current_viewers": 10736,
      "thumbnail_image_link": "https://images.kick.com/video_thumbnails/DsuAwCgUc9Bh/xil5ivgiKRbv/720.webp?versionId=kEqRzd79NMgsRKUvqCFFRLCa5YzvXz_i"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"kick.com/list_live_streams","input":{"language":"English","max_results":7}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- Who are the top 10 most-watched streamers live on Kick right now?
- Show me the biggest Just Chatting streams in Spanish at the moment, sorted by viewer count
- Which Counter-Strike 2 streams have the most viewers live right now? Give me channel names, titles and links
- I need a list of up to 50 English-language Slots & Casino livestreams currently on kick.com with viewer counts and when they started
- what are the most popular live streams in Portuguese right now, any category, with thumbnails

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "",
      "description": "Game or category name, for example Just Chatting or Counter-Strike 2; leave blank for all categories."
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "",
      "description": "Stream language name or code, for example English or en; leave blank for any language."
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 25,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum streams to return, for example 25 (up to 100).",
      "x-fous-developer": true
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "streams"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "streams": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "channel_name",
          "stream_title",
          "category",
          "current_viewers",
          "language",
          "start_time",
          "thumbnail_image_link",
          "channel_link",
          "channel_id",
          "livestream_id"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "category": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Game or category name."
          },
          "language": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Stream language name."
          },
          "channel_id": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Kick channel ID.",
            "x-fous-developer": true
          },
          "start_time": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Start time in ISO 8601 with UTC offset."
          },
          "channel_link": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Kick channel page link."
          },
          "channel_name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Streamer channel name."
          },
          "stream_title": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Live stream title."
          },
          "livestream_id": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Kick livestream ID.",
            "x-fous-developer": true
          },
          "current_viewers": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Current viewers."
          },
          "thumbnail_image_link": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Stream thumbnail image link."
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "description": "Live streams sorted from most viewers to fewest."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## See more

- [Twitch API: List top streams](https://fous.com/methods/twitch.tv/list-top-streams.md): Lists the most-watched live Twitch streams, optionally within a category and language. All-category results are limited to 30 streams; category results allow up to 100.
- [Twitch API: List top categories](https://fous.com/methods/twitch.tv/list-top-categories.md): Lists Twitch games and categories ranked by current live viewers, with content tags, box art and category links.
- [Twitch API: List channel videos](https://fous.com/methods/twitch.tv/list-channel-videos.md): Lists a Twitch channel's public past broadcasts or highlights by date, or its top clips by views for a chosen period. Returns up to 100 items; clips unavailable to anonymous viewers are not included.
- [Similarweb API: List top websites](https://fous.com/methods/similarweb.com/list-top-websites.md): Lists Similarweb's most visited websites for a category and country, with rankings and engagement figures for the reported month. Anonymous view limits may restrict results, especially for country rankings.
- [Steam API: List most played games](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/list-most-played.md): Lists the games with the most players on Steam right now, with current and peak players and prices for a chosen country.
- [Polymarket API: List trending markets](https://fous.com/methods/polymarket.com/list-trending-markets.md): Lists the open Polymarket markets with the most trading in the last 24 hours. You can pick one category or list all of them; markets outside the named categories are labeled Other.
- [Google API: List Google Play top charts](https://fous.com/methods/play.google.com/list-top-charts.md): Lists ranked Android apps or games from the Google Play top free, top paid or top grossing chart for a country and category.
- [Steam API: List top sellers](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/list-top-sellers.md): Lists Steam's top-selling, discounted, or new and trending games in store order, with prices for a chosen country, review summaries and release dates.
