WhoWas

May 22, 2024

Once upon a time, Kutu put out a website called WhoWas and it was great. I loved it.

It showed who was streaming iRacing on Twitch with a bunch of filter and sort options.

I used it often to try and get a sense of who was driving in the same series I participated in, and it helped me connect with other broadcasters.

WhoWas

Sadly, it depended on legacy endpoints and Kutu was not enthusiastic about updating it for the new /data API or moving it away from the legacy authentication.

Kutu message

This message in October of 2024 was the last response I got from Kutu. Sniff. I dont know if he is just ghosting me, or if I'm banned and he no longer sees my messages at all.

Kutu message

In spite of further attempts to reach out to him, it seemed like the end was near for WhoWas with the new OAuth 2.0 changes to the iRacing /data API and indeed it stopped working in December 2025 with the 2026 Season 1 update.

That was sad.

So I started working on my own system as a replacement...