Twitch vote basics: who creates a poll, how viewers vote and what moderators can manage
A Twitch vote is a viewer's pick among the options of a poll that a streamer creates from the Dashboard or the Creator Dashboard. Channel moderators and editors can create and manage one with the /poll chat command, and viewers vote by typing /vote and the number of an option. Twitch says polls are available to monetized streamers.
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Where to find polls: the Dashboard and the new Creator Dashboard
Twitch's help pages name two places where streamers create polls: the Dashboard and the new Creator Dashboard. There is no separate Twitch poll site in the pages checked, and no page describes a tool outside Twitch itself. Monetization is the gate in front of both: the ability to create them is exclusive to monetized streamers, and the Creator Dashboard is where Twitch says they are available.
A Twitch vote needs a poll to exist first, and that needs a monetized channel. For a channel that is not monetized, the pages checked describe no route to one, so the first thing to check is monetization before hunting for a button.
Streamers create polls and viewers vote on them. The streamer's side is the Dashboard and the overlay, the moderator's side is Mod View and the chat commands, and the viewer's side is the vote itself.
- Dashboard: the first of the two places streamers create from.
- New Creator Dashboard: the second place, tied to monetized streamers.
- Chat: commands typed by channel moderators and editors.
The chat command set: /poll, /endpoll, /deletepoll and /vote
The Twitch poll command is /poll: channel moderators and editors can create and manage one through it, and typing it in chat brings up the module. Two siblings finish the job: /endpoll ends it, and the delete poll twitch route is /deletepoll. The pages checked name channel moderators and editors as the people who can use both.
Viewers get one command of their own for casting a Twitch vote: /vote followed by the number of the option they want, described in the pages as an alternative way to vote.
The role split is the useful detail: the first three commands are named for channel moderators and editors, while /vote is named for viewers. Nothing checked says what happens when someone without the role types one of them.
- /poll: create and manage one, and bring up its module.
- /endpoll: end the voting, for channel moderators and editors.
- /deletepoll: remove it altogether, for channel moderators and editors.
- /vote plus a number: vote for that option, for viewers.
Mod View: the poll button for moderators
One way to run a twitch poll as mod is Mod View, which Twitch describes as a place to perform different actions at the click of a button: clip the stream, activate Shield Mode, start one.
The other way is the /poll command in chat, which channel moderators and editors can use to create and manage one. The monetization rule sits upstream of both routes: Twitch says the ability to create polls is exclusive to monetized streamers.
- Mod View: a button to start one, listed beside clipping the stream and activating Shield Mode.
- Chat: a typed command for channel moderators and editors.
The poll overlay: putting the live poll on stream
The Twitch poll overlay shows one thing: whatever is currently active on the channel, placed on the stream itself. A Twitch live poll, then, is whichever one is running right now, and when none is, the overlay has nothing to show.
Setting it up takes a browser source. Twitch says to add one into your active scene, and the address it documents is built on your own channel username; the documentation, not a third-party page, is the place to copy that address from. The same popout path is where Twitch says the breakdown will be available.
Because the overlay sits on the stream itself, everyone watching sees it, whether or not they are in chat.
- Overlay: displays what is currently active on your channel, on the stream itself.
- Browser source: added into your active scene, per Twitch's instructions.
- Popout address: built on your channel username, with the breakdown at the same path.
Voting from chat: /vote and the number of the option
A Twitch vote from chat is two typed things: /vote and the number of the option you want. With 3 options, /vote 2 picks the second one.
Twitch words this as an alternative to the regular way of voting, so chat is a second door rather than the only one. The command takes the option's number, not its text, which is why option order and wording matter when the options are written.
The pages checked say nothing about whether a viewer can change a pick after typing /vote, and nothing about who sees individual picks. What they do describe is an overlay that puts the active poll on the stream and a breakdown at its popout address, and neither is described as listing names.
- Type: /vote followed by the number of the option.
- Where: in chat, as an alternative to the regular way of voting.
- Not documented: changing a pick after voting, or seeing who picked what.
Channel Points votes and the mobile catch
Twitch lists additional votes with Channel Points as a feature with one stated limit: it is not available on mobile. The twitch poll mobile question has that one documented answer, and the pages checked say nothing else about phones, so this page does not describe a mobile voting screen.
The pages checked tie extra Twitch votes to Channel Points. They do not say how many extra votes a viewer can add or how a streamer switches the feature on, so this page describes the limit and leaves the rest.
That matters for any contest that counts Twitch votes. If extra votes with Channel Points count toward the result, viewers on mobile take part on different terms from viewers elsewhere, and the organiser's rules are the place to say how that is handled.
- Additional votes with Channel Points: not available on mobile.
- Amounts, limits and setup for extra votes: not described in the pages checked.
Twitch surveys and Bits: a separate program from polls
TwitchRPG surveys are a separate thing from polls: a survey is completed by one person for a reward, while a vote is a viewer's pick. Twitch's help page says some surveys reward Bits, which viewers can use to support broadcasters.
The payment terms are specific. Each sponsored survey pays between 100 and 500 Bits, the Bits go to the Twitch account linked to the TwitchRPG profile, and payment can take up to 45 days after completion. Sponsored surveys are first come first served, so a survey for Bits is not held for anyone who arrives late.
None of this touches a vote count. A survey reward is a matter between a viewer and TwitchRPG, and a Twitch vote is a pick among 2 to 5 options; no page checked connects the two.
- A vote: a viewer's pick among the options a streamer creates.
- A survey: completed by one person, rewarded in Bits when it is sponsored.
- The link between them: none in the pages checked.
When a contest counts a Twitch poll: whose rules apply
A contest that settles a result through Twitch votes sits under two rule sets. Twitch's rules decide who can create a poll and who can manage it: monetized streamers create, channel moderators and editors manage, viewers vote. The organiser's own rules decide what counts as a valid vote and what leads to disqualification.
How Twitch detects a vote as fake is not described in the pages checked, so this page cannot say how a Twitch vote gets flagged and will not guess. What is documented is what is visible: an overlay on the stream and a breakdown at a popout address.
For an organiser the practical question is which count is the record: the overlay on stream, the breakdown page, or a figure the organiser's own rules name. Those rules, not the tally, settle a dispute.
- Twitch decides: who can create one, who can manage it and which chat commands exist.
- The channel decides: whether any run at all, since only monetized streamers can create them.
- The organiser decides: what counts as a valid vote and what leads to disqualification.
Two to five options: what the limit means for a contest
The minimum is 2 options and the ceiling is 5 in total, so a Twitch poll is a short menu by construction. Two options fit a yes-or-no question, and five fit a small shortlist.
The ceiling matters most for contests. A list of entries longer than five cannot go in as options in one go, so a contest with more entrants has to split them across rounds, or count votes somewhere Twitch's poll does not reach, and each of those choices belongs to the organiser's rules.
The limit also shapes each Twitch vote. A viewer types the number of the option, and with at most 5 options that number stays a single digit, which keeps the typed part short.
- Minimum: a vote needs at least 2 options to run.
- Maximum: up to 5 options in total.
- For a contest: more than five entries need more than one round or another way to count.
| Action | Who the pages name | How it is done |
|---|---|---|
| Creating | Monetized streamers | Dashboard or new Creator Dashboard |
| Creating and managing in chat | Channel moderators and editors | The /poll command |
| Starting from Mod View | Moderators | A button in Mod View |
| Ending | Channel moderators and editors | The /endpoll command |
| Deleting | Channel moderators and editors | The /deletepoll command |
| Voting from chat | Viewers | /vote and the option number |
| Extra votes | Viewers | Channel Points, not available on mobile |
| Showing on stream | Whoever runs the stream | Overlay through a browser source |
How to do it
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Check that the channel is monetized
Twitch says the ability to create polls is exclusive to monetized streamers, so confirm the channel's monetization status first. Everything after this step assumes it.
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Open the Dashboard or the Creator Dashboard
Streamers can create one from the Dashboard and the new Creator Dashboard, and the pages checked tie polls to monetized streamers through the Creator Dashboard.
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Set 2 to 5 options
The minimum is 2 options and the maximum is 5 in total. Write each option so that a viewer can type its number in chat without doubt about which choice it is.
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Show it on stream with the overlay
The overlay displays whatever is currently active on your stream. Add a browser source into your active scene and point it at the popout address Twitch documents, which uses your channel username.
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Let viewers vote in chat with /vote
Viewers can vote by typing /vote and the number of the option they want. Twitch words this as an alternative to the regular way of voting, so both routes exist.
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End it when the voting is done
Channel moderators and editors can end it with /endpoll and delete it with /deletepoll. Ending is the step that closes voting, and deleting removes it altogether.
Common questions
How to make a poll on twitch?
Streamers create a poll from the Dashboard or the new Creator Dashboard, provided the channel is monetized, with a minimum of 2 options and up to 5 in total. Channel moderators and editors can also create and manage one with the /poll chat command.
What are twitch votes?
A Twitch vote is a viewer's pick among the options of a streamer's poll, cast directly or by typing /vote and the option number in chat. Additional votes with Channel Points are a separate feature that is not available on mobile.
How do I do a poll on twitch as a mod?
A moderator can start one from the Mod View button or with the /poll chat command, which channel moderators and editors can use to create and manage it. The same group can end it or delete it, each with a command of its own.
Can anyone make a twitch poll?
Twitch says the ability to create polls is exclusive to monetized streamers, so a channel that is not monetized cannot start one. Moderators and editors can manage them through the /poll command.
How do I show a poll on my twitch stream?
Add a browser source into your active scene and point it at the popout address Twitch documents for the overlay, which is built on your channel username. The overlay then displays whichever poll is currently active on the stream.
How do viewers vote in a twitch poll?
Viewers can vote by typing /vote and the number of the option they want in chat, which Twitch describes as an alternative to the regular way of voting. Additional votes with Channel Points are listed as a feature that is not available on mobile.
Can a twitch poll see who voted?
The pages checked do not say that a Twitch poll shows who voted. They describe an overlay on the stream and a breakdown at a popout address, and neither is described as listing names.
Are twitch surveys the same as twitch polls?
TwitchRPG surveys, which Twitch's help page says can reward Bits, are a separate thing from polls. A survey is completed by one person, and a sponsored one pays between 100 and 500 Bits, while voting is a viewer's pick among a streamer's options.
Where these facts come from
This page does not sell or promise votes for any Twitch contest, and a purchase of votes changes nothing about what Twitch's rules or an organiser's rules allow. It cannot say how Twitch detects fake votes, whether it shows who voted, or how it behaves on mobile beyond the Channel Points limit. The organiser decides what counts in a contest; Twitch decides who can create a poll.
X prohibits coordinating with or compensating others to inflate engagement metrics, and it names Polls among the features covered. The Pet Industry Business Awards name the consequence in their own contest: a business may be investigated, lose votes or be disqualified on reasonable evidence of purchased votes. No seller can stop an organiser from doing that.
Slido says it is alerted when an event gets an unusually high number of votes in a very short time, and Crowdsignal says its built-in measures detect patterns of potentially abusive voting. Ordinary participation arrives spread across the voting window, from different people at different moments. Nothing on this site is a method for getting a vote past a check, and a vote that a tool blocks does not count.
Organiser rules differ: the RSPCA Pet of the Year Awards allow extra votes through donations on their official mechanism, while OpenTable Australia treats a vote cast in exchange for money or a reward as null and void. Both are contest rules, not statutes, and whether payment is lawful where you live is a question for a lawyer. Orders are refused for any contest whose rules ban paid votes, and for political ballots.
Votes ordered for a poll that never appear on its count are refunded after the poll closes. A refund never covers an organiser's decision: Localsearch may void all votes for a disqualified nominee, and Mentimeter says a user whose access it cancels under its Acceptable Use Policy is owed no refund or compensation. No result is promised.