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Alerts

A stack of alert toasts. Each new follow, subscription, gift sub, cheer, raid, or donation slides in with the actor name and any amount or message the event carried, then ages out on a timer.Renders live from overlayAlert.

Add to OBS

http://127.0.0.1:5598/overlays/alerts.html?broadcasterId=YOUR_TWITCH_ID
  1. In OBS, add a Browser source and paste the URL above.
  2. Replace YOUR_TWITCH_ID with your Twitch user id. The exact host and port are shown in the app's Overlays panel.
  3. Set a transparent background and turn off "Shutdown source when not visible".
  4. Not sure it works yet? Add &preview to replay sample events with no live connection.

Options for this overlay

Query parameters specific to Alerts.
ParameterDefaultPurpose
ttl8000How long each toast stays on screen, in milliseconds.
max3How many toasts are visible at once before the oldest drops.

Common parameters

Every overlay understands these.
ParameterDefaultPurpose
broadcasterId requirednoneYour Twitch user id. The overlay joins this broadcaster's live group and will not connect without it.
previewoffAdd ?preview (or ?demo) to replay sample events with no live connection. Handy for a first look in OBS.
scaleoffA size multiplier over the default root sizing, for example scale=1.5.
logoffConsole verbosity: ?log=silent, error, warn, info, or debug. ?debug is shorthand for ?log=debug.
baseoffOrigin override for advanced cross-origin setups. Defaults to the page origin.

Theme parameters

Re-skin any overlay from the URL, no rebuild needed. Each maps to a CSS custom property. Write %23 for the # in a color, since # ends the query string.
Theme tokens, applied as CSS custom properties.
ParameterDefaultPurpose
bgoffBackground color.
fgoffForeground text color.
accentoffAccent color.
fontoffFont family.
fontSizeoffBase font size.
weightoffFont weight.
radiusoffCorner radius.
bluroffBackdrop blur amount.
padXoffHorizontal padding.
padYoffVertical padding.
letterSpacingoffLetter spacing.
Want something bespoke instead? Build it in the Overlay Studio.