YouTube Jewels that do something on stream
Jewels are YouTube's newer tipping currency, and most overlays still ignore them. Vplank treats a Jewel gift like any other tip: it can throw an object, fire a reaction or add subathon time.
How it works
Jewels reach Vplank through a connected Streamlabs account — Streamlabs relays the Jewel gift, and Vplank reads the jewel amount as its own currency rather than pretending it is dollars.
That matters when you set your prices: a Jewel tier is set in Jewels, so you are not converting in your head. Throw Stuff keeps a separate list of objects for Jewels for exactly this reason.
Set it up
- Connect StreamlabsDashboard → Connections → Streamlabs, and paste your socket API token. This is the path Jewels arrive on.
- Turn on the Jewels sourceIn Throw Stuff, enable Jewels. You get a second list of objects priced in Jewels, separate from your money tiers.
- Price your Jewel tiersSmall gifts throw something light, big gifts throw the heavy stuff. Free accounts get three Jewel slots.
- Add the overlay to OBSCopy the overlay URL into an OBS browser source above your model.
- Go live and watch one landThe first real Jewel gift will fire the tier you priced for it.
Questions
What are YouTube Jewels?
A tipping currency inside YouTube live chat. Viewers buy Jewels and send them during a stream, similar to Super Chat but as a gift.
Do Jewels get converted to dollars?
Not by Vplank. A Jewel amount stays a Jewel amount so your tiers mean what they say.
Which Vplank tools support Jewels?
Throw Stuff has its own Jewel list today, and any tool reacting to the tip stream sees them.
Do I need YouTube Partner status?
Jewels are a YouTube feature with its own eligibility rules — that part is between you and YouTube. Vplank reacts to whatever arrives.