DIYgod/RSSHub · warning · InvalidParameterError

Username does not exist

Error message

Username does not exist

What it means

InvalidParameterError from the Twitch video route: the GQL `channelVideoShelvesQueryData.user.id` is falsy, meaning Twitch returned no user for the login. Treated as a bad parameter (login does not exist).

Source

Thrown at lib/routes/twitch/video.ts:86

                operationName: 'ChannelVideoShelvesQuery',
                variables: {
                    channelLogin: login,
                    first: 5,
                },
                extensions: {
                    persistedQuery: {
                        version: 1,
                        sha256Hash: '7b31d8ae7274b79d169a504e3727baaaed0d5ede101f4a38fc44f34d76827903',
                    },
                },
            },
        ],
    });

    const channelVideoShelvesQueryData = response.data[0].data;

    if (!channelVideoShelvesQueryData.user.id) {
        throw new InvalidParameterError('Username does not exist');
    }

    const displayName = channelVideoShelvesQueryData.user.displayName;

    const videoShelvesEdge = channelVideoShelvesQueryData.user.videoShelves.edges.find((edge) => edge.node.type === FILTER_NODE_TYPE_MAP[filter]);
    if (!videoShelvesEdge) {
        throw new InvalidParameterError(`No video under filter type "${filter}"`);
    }

    const out = videoShelvesEdge.node.items.map((item) => ({
        title: item.title,
        link: `https://www.twitch.tv/videos/${item.id}`,
        author: displayName,
        pubDate: parseDate(item.publishedAt),
        description: `<img style="max-width: 100%;" src="${item.previewThumbnailURL}"><br/><img style="max-width: 100%;" src="${item.animatedPreviewURL}">`,
        category: item.game && [item.game.displayName], // item.game may be null
    }));

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Solutions

1. Confirm the login exists at https://www.twitch.tv/{login}/videos.
2. Use the current login if the channel was renamed.
3. Verify the persistedQuery sha256Hash for ChannelVideoShelvesQuery is still valid.

if (!channelVideoShelvesQueryData?.user?.id) { throw new InvalidParameterError(`Twitch username does not exist: ${login}`); }

const isTwitchUser = (u: unknown): u is { id: string; displayName: string } => typeof u === 'object' && u !== null && typeof (u as any).id === 'string';

When it happens

Trigger: Requesting `/twitch/video/:login` with a login Twitch does not recognize — line 85-87 throws after the GQL response comes back with no user.id.

Common situations: Login typo, deactivated/renamed channel, or a stale persistedQuery hash returning an empty user.

Related errors

• ${userOrError.__typename}
• Username does not exist
• No video under filter type "${filter}"
• Invalid type: ${type}
• Unsupported filter type "${filter}", please choose from { ${

AI-assisted analysis of DIYgod/RSSHub@bed535e087 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c6d4178361f1f811. Report an issue: GitHub.