Save the token, you will need it later to run the bot. On the app details page, scroll down to the section named bot, and create a bot user. Try to give your app a unique name.Īfter creating app, you need to take one further step and add a bot user to the app. You will need it later to invite the bot to a server. On your app detail page, save the Client ID. We aren't writing any code yet, we are just registering the app with Discord. The next step is to create a Discord App. Click 'Create a Server.' Provide a name, and click 'Create.' The new server will appear in the left column. Click on the plus sign and it will ask if you want to create or join a server. Once you are logged in to the app, look to the bottom-left corner, for the plus (+) sign. If you don't have a Discord account already, sign up and log in at Once you are registered, you can either use the web browser version or you can download the app. In order to create a Discord server you will need to have a Discord account. Be sure to also check out all of the other Discord related tutorials on DevDungeon. If you are interested in learning how to make a Discord bot in Python, check out Make a Discord Bot in Python and Part 2.

By the end, you will have your very own bot that can be invited to any server that you have full control over. Then we will demonstrate how to write JavaScript (Node.js) code to power the bot.

We will start by creating a Discord server, creating a bot account, and inviting it to the server. In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of creating a bot in JavaScript.

Checking if your bot was tagged in a message.

Get a list of servers the bot is connected to.

Authorize/invite the bot to your server.

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