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Discord Bot Setup

Amos Chua edited this page Jan 8, 2021 · 9 revisions

Creating a New Discord Application/Bot:

  • Visit the Discord Developer Portal
    • Login (if applicable)
      mainpage
  • Click on the New Application button, at the top right of the page
    • Enter your desired application name
      name
  • Make sure the new application that you've just created is currently selected (which should automatically be the case)
    • Select Bot in the left side-panel
  • Click on the Add Bot button (under the Build-A-Bot section), at the top right of the page
  • Under Token, click on the Copy button to have it added to your clipboard :octocat:
    token
    • Note: Scroll down to SERVER MEMBER INTENTS and enable it for the bot to access role adding feature!
      intents

Adding Bot To Server

  1. Go to the OAuth2 tab in the left side panel
  2. Check bot under SCOPES
  3. Select the desired bot permissions under BOT PERMISSIONS
  4. Click on the COPY button under SCOPES
    generatelink
  5. Paste the copied link into your browser
  6. Select the server to add it to
    addbot