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Quotes

The Quotes system allows you and your moderators to save memorable moments, funny sayings, or notable events from your streams. Viewers can then recall these quotes using chat commands, creating a fun way to relive past highlights with your community.

You can manage your quotes in the StreamElements Dashboard.

Dashboard Overview​

The Bot Quotes page provides a centralized location to manage all your saved quotes:

  • Search: Filter quotes by text content
  • Add Quote: Manually add new quotes via the dashboard
  • Quote List: View all quotes with their ID, text, creation date, associated game, and who added them
  • Actions: Edit or delete individual quotes

Adding Quotes​

Via Chat​

Moderators and the broadcaster can add quotes directly from chat using the !quote add command:

!quote add Never gonna give you up!

The bot will confirm the quote was added and assign it a unique ID.

Via Dashboard​

  1. Navigate to Bot Quotes in your dashboard
  2. Click the + ADD QUOTE button
  3. Enter the quote text
  4. Click Save

The quote will be saved with the current timestamp.

Displaying Quotes​

Random Quote​

Viewers can display a random quote from your collection:

!quote

Specific Quote​

To display a specific quote by its ID:

!quote 42

Managing Quotes​

Editing Quotes​

To edit an existing quote:

  1. Go to the Bot Quotes page
  2. Find the quote you want to edit
  3. Click the pencil icon in the Actions column
  4. Update the quote text
  5. Save your changes

Removing Quotes​

Via Chat (Moderator+):

!quote remove 42

Via Dashboard:

  1. Find the quote in the list
  2. Click the trash icon in the Actions column
  3. Confirm the deletion

Chat Command Reference​

CommandDescriptionPermission
!quoteDisplay a random quoteEveryone
!quote <id>Display a specific quoteEveryone
!quote add <text>Add a new quoteModerator+
!quote remove <id>Remove a quoteModerator+

Command Aliases​

  • !quote add can also be written as !quote +
  • !quote remove can also be written as !quote -

Quote Variables​

You can use quote variables in custom commands and timers. For detailed documentation, see the $(quote) variable reference.

  • $(quote) - Returns a random quote
  • $(quote <id>) - Returns a specific quote by ID

Example Custom Command​

Create a command that displays a random quote with custom formatting:

!cmd add randomquote Here's a memorable moment: $(quote)

Configuration​

The permission levels for adding and removing quotes can be adjusted under Chatbot -> Chat Commands -> Default Commands in your StreamElements Dashboard.