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Basic Creds

Creating your own Discord bot

This guide will show you how to create your own discord bot, invite it to your server, and obtain the credentials needed to run it.

  1. Go to the Discord developer application page.
  2. Log in with your Discord account.
  3. Click New Application.
  4. Fill out the Name field however you like, accept the terms, and confirm.
  5. Go to the Bot tab on the left sidebar.
  6. Click on the Add a Bot button and confirm that you do want to add a bot to this app.
  7. Optional: Add bot's avatar and description.
  8. Copy your Token to creds.yml as shown above.
  9. Scroll down to the Privileged Gateway Intents section
    • You MUST enable the following:
      • PRESENCE INTENT
      • SERVER MEMBERS INTENT
      • MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT

Inviting your bot to your server

Invite the bot to your server

  • On the General Information tab, copy your Application ID from your applications page.
  • Replace the YOUR_CLIENT_ID_HERE in this link: https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID_HERE&scope=bot&permissions=66186303 with your Client ID
  • The link should now look something like this: https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=123123123123&scope=bot&permissions=66186303
  • Access that newly created link, pick your Discord server, click Authorize and confirm with the captcha at the end
  • The bot should now be in your server