Changelog - Version 5.7.17 (2026-08-14)

Version Information

• Updated version from 5.7.16 to 5.7.17
• Fix: AutoMod-held spam is now denied as well as banned

Bug Fixes

• Spam pattern AutoMod deny never reached Twitch
  • When a spam/bot message was held by AutoMod, the bot banned the account but left the hold in the AutoMod queue. Deny failed because it queried twitch_bot_access on the channel database (that table does not exist there).
  • The deny path also sent user_id as the spam author. Twitch’s Manage Held AutoMod Messages API requires user_id to be the moderator that matches the token (971436498 when denying as the bot). twitch_bot_access lives in website.
  • Fix: new deny_automod_message() helper next to ban_user() — opens website, uses the bot token, posts user_id = moderator, msg_id = hold id, action = DENY. Wired on automod.message.hold and channel.chat.user_message_hold after a spam-pattern match.

Technical Details

• Helix: POST https://api.twitch.tv/helix/moderation/automod/message — scope moderator:manage:automod, success 204.
• Token source matches ban_user(): website.twitch_bot_access for bot id 971436498, fallback CHANNEL_AUTH.

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