diff --git a/flask_discord/models/base.py b/flask_discord/models/base.py
index f0247f5..68941c2 100644
--- a/flask_discord/models/base.py
+++ b/flask_discord/models/base.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ def __init__(cls, name, *args, **kwargs):
 
 class DiscordModelsBase(metaclass=DiscordModelsMeta):
 
+    BOT = False
     MANY = False
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ def fetch_from_api(cls):
             List of instances of this model when many of these models exist.
 
         """
-        payload = cls._request(cls.ROUTE)
+        request_method = cls._bot_request if cls.BOT else cls._request
+        payload = request_method(cls.ROUTE)
         if cls.MANY:
             return [cls(_) for _ in payload]
         return cls(payload)