Discord API Libraries

A curated list of open-source libraries for developing with the Discord API.

Resources

• Discord API Server
• Discord Bots Server
• Discord Developer Documentation
• Discord Developers Server
• discord-api-docs
• discord-api-spec

C

• concord - A Discord API wrapper library made in C
• libdiscord (archived) - A Discord library written in C
• orca - C Multi-REST API library for Discord, Slack, Reddit, etc.

C#

• DisCatSharp - Your library to write discord bots in C# with focus on always providing access to the latest discord features.
• discord-rpc-csharp¹ - C# custom implementation for Discord Rich Presence. Not deprecated and still available!
• Discord.Net - An unofficial .Net wrapper for the Discord API (https://discord.com/)
• Discord.Net-Labs (archived) - An experimental fork of Discord.Net that implements the newest discord features for testing and development to eventually get merged into Discord.Net
• DiscordUnity (archived) - A DiscordAPI made for Unity and only usable for Unity. It contains special features to make it all work.
• Discore - A light-weight .NET library for creating Discord bots.
• Disqord - An asynchronous Discord API wrapper for .NET.
• DSharpPlus - A .NET Standard library for making bots using the Discord API.
• Remora.Discord - A data-oriented C# Discord library, focused on high-performance concurrency and robust design.

C++

• aegis.cpp (archived) - Discord C++ library for interfacing with the API. Join our server: https://discord.gg/w7Y3Bb8
• DiscordCoreAPI - A bot library for Discord, written in C++, and featuring explicit multithreading through the usage of custom, asynchronous C++ CoRoutines.
• discordpp - A Modularized C++ Library for the Discord API
• DisCPP (archived) - Simplified, but feature rich Discord API wrapper written in modern C++.
• DPP - C++ Discord API Bot Library - D++ is Lightweight and scalable for small and huge bots!
• sleepy-discord - C++ library for the Discord chat client. Please use Rust for new bots

Clojure

• discljord - A Clojure wrapper library for the Discord API, with full API coverage (except voice, for now), and high scalability
• discord.clj - A Clojure library for creating Discord bots
• ring-discord-auth² (archived) - Fast and secure functions and ring middleware to verify ED-25519-signed Discord interactions

Common Lisp

• lispcord - A client library for the discordapp bot api

Crystal

• discordcr (archived) - Minimalist Discord library for Crystal. (Still WIP, but usable)

D

• dscord (archived) - Discord Library for D

Dart

• nyxx - Wrapper around Discord API for Dart

Elixir

• alchemy (archived) - A discord library for Elixir
• concoction (archived) - Concoction is a Discord library for Elixir.
• coxir (archived) - A modern Elixir wrapper for Discord.
• crux (archived) - Repository creating the umbrella documentation for all crux libraries
• nostrum - Elixir Discord Library

Go

• arikawa - A Golang library and framework for the Discord API.
• discord-interactions-go² (archived) - discord interactions
• discordgo - (Golang) Go bindings for Discord
• disgo - A modular Golang Discord API Wrapper
• disgord - Go module for interacting with the documented Discord's bot interface; Gateway, REST requests and voice
• goscord - A Discord API wrapper written in Golang.

Haskell

• calamity - A library for writing discord bots in haskell
• discord-haskell - Haskell library for writing Discord bots
• Discord.hs (archived) - Have you heard of our lord and savior Haskell?

Haxe

• Haxicord - The most popular discord API Haxe library (because no others are good enough to be called a library)

Java

• catnip - A reactive, fully-async Discord API wrapper for the JVM, built on RxJava 3.
• discord-webhooks³ - Provides easy to use bindings for the Discord Webhook API
• Discord4J - Discord4J is a fast, powerful, unopinionated, reactive library to enable quick and easy development of Discord bots for Java, Kotlin, and other JVM languages using the official Discord Bot API.
• Javacord - An easy to use multithreaded library for creating Discord bots in Java.
• JDA - Java wrapper for the popular chat & VOIP service: Discord https://discord.com

JavaScript

• discord.io (archived) - A small, single-file library for creating DiscordApp clients from Node.js or the browser
• discordie (archived) - Predictable JavaScript abstractions for Discord API.
• eris - A NodeJS Discord library
• interactions.js²⁴ - A powerful JavaScript library to work with discords interactions
• js-cord (archived) - js-cord is a wrapper around the Discord API, written and to be used in Javascript.

Julia

• Discord.jl - The Julia Discord API Wrapper

Kotlin

• Discord.Kt (archived) - A discord library written in Kotlin for Kotlin/JVM
• Diskord - [Mirror of GitLab] A Kotlin client for Discord with a light wrapper on the REST APIs and a simple to use DSL for basic bots.
• jda-ktx - Collection of useful Kotlin extensions for JDA
• kord - Idiomatic Kotlin Wrapper for The Discord API

Lua

• Discordia - Discord API library written in Lua for the Luvit runtime environment
• discordia-slash - Discordia application commands extension
• lacord - A low level, lightweight discord API library.
• litcord (archived) - A Lua wrapper for Discord.

Nim

• dimscord - A Discord Bot & REST Library for Nim.
• discordnim (archived) - Discord library for nim
• nimcord (archived) - Memory optimized, simple, and feature rich Discord API wrapper written in Nim.

PHP

• discord-interactions-php² - PHP utilities for building Discord Interaction webhooks
• DiscordPHP - An API to interact with the popular messaging app Discord
• DiscordPHP-Slash² (archived) - PHP server and client for Discord slash commands.
• Nyasmin (archived) - Dedicated to maintaining the Yasmin core used by Palace Bot #9203
• restcord⁴ (archived) - Discord REST API Client

Python

• disco (archived) - Discord Python library for people that like to dance
• discord-interactions-python² - Useful tools for building interactions in Python
• discord.py - An API wrapper for Discord written in Python.
• dislash.py² (archived) - A Python wrapper for discord slash-commands and buttons, designed to extend discord.py.
• disnake - An API wrapper for Discord written in Python.
• dispike² - An independent, simple to use, powerful framework for creating interaction-based Discord bots. Powered by FastAPI
• enhanced-discord.py (archived) - An API wrapper for Discord written in Python.
• flask-discord-interactions² - A Flask extension to enable declarative definitions for Discord slash commands.
• hata - Async Discord API wrapper.
• hikari - A Discord API wrapper for Python and asyncio built on good intentions.
• interactions.py² - A highly extensible, easy to use, and feature complete bot framework for Discord
• NAFF (archived) - A Python API wrapper for Discord
• nextcord - A Python wrapper for the Discord API forked from discord.py
• pycord - Pycord, a maintained fork of discord.py, is a python wrapper for the Discord API

Racket

• racket-cord - A discord library for racket

Raku

• raku-api-discord - Raku module for interacting with the Discord API.

Ruby

• discordrb - Discord API for Ruby
• vox (archived) - Discord library in ruby

Rust

• accord (archived) - Discord API client to power Discord API clients via the power of love, friendship, and HTTP 💖
• automate (archived) - An asynchronous library to interact with Discord API
• discord-rs - Rust library for the Discord chat client API
• serenity - A Rust library for the Discord API.
• songbird⁵ - An async Rust library for the Discord voice API
• twilight - Powerful, flexible, and scalable ecosystem of Rust libraries for the Discord API.

Scala

• AckCord - A Discord library for Scala using Akka

Shell

• discord.sh³ - Write-only command-line Discord webhooks integration written in 100% Bash script

Swift

• SwiftDiscord (archived) - Discord API Client for Swift
• Sword (archived) - Discord library for Swift

TypeScript

• @discordjs/voice⁵ (archived) - Implementation of the Discord Voice API for discord.js and other JS/TS libraries
• Deno-Discord-Slash-Commands² - Deno Slash Commands for Discord
• detritus (archived) - A Typescript NodeJS library to interact with Discord's API, both Rest and Gateway.
• discord-interactions-js² - JS/Node helpers for Discord Interactions
• discord-slash-commands² (archived) - Node.JS Slash Commands for Discord
• discord.js - A powerful JavaScript library for interacting with the Discord API
• discordeno - Discord API library for Node and Deno
• droff - Simple Discord client powered by RxJS and Axios
• harmony - An easy to use Discord API Library for Deno.
• klasa (archived) - Discord API library
• sapphire - Discord bot framework built on top of discord.js for advanced and amazing bots.
• skycord (archived)
• slash-create² - 🗡️ Creator and handler for Discord's slash commands

Footnotes

1. This library is designed for rpc ↩

2. This library is designed for interactions ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴

3. This library is designed for webhooks ↩ ↩²

4. This library is designed for rest ↩ ↩²

5. This library is designed for voice ↩ ↩²