# Create a clip with your own title

Make a clip from a flow, choose its title and share the link in chat.

Updated 26 September 2026

## Before you start

You need to be live on Twitch, with clips enabled for your channel. Your [bot account](https://bloopbot.com/docs/bot-account) needs permission to make clips. The ready-made **Clip it** flow allows moderators and you to use `!clip` and includes a cooldown.

## 1. Open the clip flow

1. Open **Flows**, press **Add**, and add **Clip it** on its own (it is in **Starter**). If you already have it, open your copy from **Flows**.
2. Switch to **Canvas** and select **Create a clip**.
3. In **Title**, type the name you want on each clip. Leave it empty to let Twitch choose the title.
4. Choose **Save**, then turn on the flow if it is paused.

![The Create a clip settings panel, with the Title field containing That dragon dodge, an Insert menu for variables and an Account for stream delay switch.](https://bloopbot.com/docs/screenshots/flow-clip-title.jpg)

_The Create a clip step has an optional Title field and an Account for stream delay switch._

## 2. Let a moderator name the moment

Enter `$(query)` in **Title** to use everything typed after the command. For example, when a moderator types `!clip That dragon dodge`, the clip is titled “That dragon dodge”. Typing `!clip` alone leaves the title to Twitch. The **Insert…** menu beside the field offers other flow values, such as `$(user)` for the person who used the command.

To keep everyone else from making clips, leave the ready-made **Who can trigger** check connected before **Create a clip**. [Add permissions and cooldowns](https://bloopbot.com/docs/permissions-and-cooldowns) explains those checks.

## 3. Check the result

Use **Test fire** and expand the **Run log**. When the test reaches **Create a clip**, its line shows the title it would request. The ready-made **Clip it** flow checks for a moderator first, and the default test viewer is turned away at that check. A test does not create a Twitch clip or post in chat. While you are live, use the command as a moderator in Twitch chat to check the real result: the bot replies with the clip link, and the clip uses your title.

If the flow says you are not live, try again during a stream. If Twitch refuses the clip, check that clips are enabled and that your bot account has the clip permission. Twitch can also refuse a title that fails its moderation checks; try a different title. A blank **Title** uses Twitch’s default.