Giveaway ideas for streamers

Updated 12 November 2026 · By the Vast team

The best stream giveaways celebrate what grows a channel without buying it: hitting a follower or sub goal, showing up on schedule, joining your Discord, or welcoming a raid. Keep entry free and equal for everyone, subs and non-subs alike, and follow Twitch's and Kick's own rules, linked below. Pick one idea per giveaway, with a prize your viewers want.

Vast is our product, so weigh that where we describe it. We read Twitch's Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, Creator Goals and raids pages, and Kick's Community Guidelines and raid help page, on November 11, 2026. Our Twitch giveaway guide and Kick giveaway guide cover each platform's rules in full.

Which giveaway fits which goal?

IdeaWhenPrizeEntry actionsChecked on Vast?
Follower or sub goalWhen the goal bar fillsA game key, gear you use on stream, a game night with chatFollow on Twitch, join your DiscordTwitch: yes. Discord: no
Raid thank-youAfter someone raids youA small prize for everyone in chatType in chat, or follow on Twitch or KickChat draw: not on Vast. Twitch: yes. Kick: no
Stream-schedule drawThe same night each weekA small prize every weekA code word said on streamCode: yes, Vast checks it matches
Discord growthBetween streamsA role, a game night, early access to an eventJoin your Discord, follow on TwitchTwitch: yes. Discord: no
Collab with another streamerA shared streamA prize you split or a sponsor suppliesFollow both channels on Twitch or KickTwitch: yes. Kick: no

How do you run a follower or sub goal giveaway?

Set the goal, tell chat what unlocks when it fills, and open the giveaway to everyone when it does. Twitch's Creator Goals page says "Everyone can create follower goals, but only Affiliates and Partners can set additional goal types," and that Affiliates and Partners "can set a follower goal along with one type of sub goal."

A sub goal can unlock the prize, but subs shouldn't buy the entry. Our advice: everyone who's watching can enter the same way, whether they subbed or not. In the US, the FTC's page on prize scams says: "It's illegal to ask you to pay or buy something to enter or to increase your odds of winning." If you add a subscribe action, give a free action the same number of entries. On Kick, Guideline 11 of the Community Guidelines says: "Gambling involving funds provided by other users, such as requiring 'buy-ins' to participate in giveaways, is strictly prohibited."

Thank subs outside the draw instead: an emote, a Discord role, a sub-only game night.

Can a raid be part of a giveaway?

Yes, as a thank-you, not as a reward for fake viewers. Twitch's raids page says "any creator (regardless of Affiliate or Partner status)" can raid, and that "A raid sends everyone connected to chat at the time of the raid to the recipient channel." Kick's help page on collaborating says you start a raid from the raid option in Channel Actions or with /raid, and "Your stream must have at least 5 Viewers for the raid button to become active."

Two ways to use it:

What to avoid: rewarding view counts, lurker tabs or alt accounts. Twitch's Community Guidelines ban "viewership tampering (such as artificially inflating follow or live viewer stats)," and Kick's Guideline 7 bans "bots, engagement manipulation, or third-party tools to artificially inflate views, followers, or interactions."

How do you run a giveaway on your stream schedule?

Pick a regular slot, such as the last stream each week, and draw then. Regulars learn the rhythm, and new viewers have a reason to come back.

A code word works well for this. Say a word on stream, and viewers type it into the giveaway page to enter. Our advice: say it more than once, so people who arrive late can still enter, and change it each week.

For a longer run, a daily action gives people a reason to return. Our guide to how long a giveaway should run has lengths by goal.

How do you grow your Discord with stream giveaways?

Make joining your server one of the actions, and give a prize that lives there: a role, a game night, early access to an event. Then make sure new members find something on arrival, such as a welcome channel and the next event date. Our guide to growing a Discord server with giveaways goes step by step.

Discord's Community Guidelines ban "artificially inflating server membership," so don't reward alt accounts or server-join swaps.

What should streamers avoid?

Prize promotion laws vary by country. This isn't legal advice; check with a lawyer for your country and prize.

How do you set this up on Vast?

Vast is our product, so weigh this section as a vendor's description.

  1. Choose Host a giveaway, add the prize, and pick how long it runs: 24 hours, 3 days or 7 days in the launch flow, or your own dates in the advanced editor.
  2. Add the actions. Follow on Twitch is under More in the launch flow. Subscribe, channel reward and secret code actions are in the advanced editor, where any action can also be set to Daily entry.
  3. Read the official rules Vast drafts, and paste Twitch's disclaimer into Additional terms.
  4. Share the link in chat, in your panels and in Discord, then read out the winners when the giveaway ends.

Twitch follows, subscriptions and channel rewards are checked through the Twitch account a player connects. A secret code action checks the code a player types. Kick follows and subscriptions, and Discord joins, are taken on trust today, so confirm them with each winner before you announce.

The free plan runs one giveaway a month with one prize, one winner and one secret code. A weekly giveaway needs Basic, which as of November 11, 2026 costs $15 a month or $108 a year, has no monthly limit, and adds loyalty bonuses: extra entries for viewers who've entered your other giveaways. See our plans comparison.

Run a stream giveaway with checked Twitch follows and subs, a code word for chat, and official rules drafted for you. Start a giveaway

FAQ

What are good giveaway prizes for streamers?

Things your viewers would want from you: a game you play on stream, a key, gear you use, merch, or a game night with you. Generic gift cards attract people who enter every giveaway.

Can I do a sub-only giveaway?

Kick bans paid buy-ins for giveaways, and in the US the FTC says requiring payment to enter or to improve your odds is illegal. Let everyone enter the same way, and thank subs with something outside the draw.

Can I give away something when I get raided?

Yes. Run a quick draw open to everyone in chat, raiders and regulars alike. Don't reward view counts or alt accounts; Twitch and Kick both ban inflating them.

Does Vast check Kick follows?

No. Vast records the Kick username a player types but doesn't check it with Kick today. Twitch follows and subscriptions are checked.

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