Setting up a Test Server¶
- Create a Discord Server if you haven't got one already to use for testing.
Setting up a Bot Account¶
- Go to the Discord Developers Portal.
- Click on the
New Application
button, enter your desired bot name, and clickCreate
. - In your new application, go to the
Bot
tab, clickAdd Bot
, and confirmYes, do it!
- Change your bot's
Public Bot
setting off so only you can invite it, save, and then get your Bot Token with theCopy
button.Note: DO NOT post your bot token anywhere public, or it can and will be compromised.
- Save your Bot Token somewhere safe to use in the project settings later.
- In the
OAuth2
tab, grab the Client ID. - Replace
<CLIENT_ID_HERE>
in the following URL and visit it in the browser to invite your bot to your new test server.
https://discordapp.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=<CLIENT_ID_HERE>&permissions=8&scope=bot
Obtain the IDs¶
First, enable developer mode in your client so you can easily copy IDs.
- Go to your
User Settings
and click on theAppearance
tab. - Under
Advanced
, enableDeveloper Mode
.
Guild ID¶
Right click the server icon and click Copy ID
.
Channel ID¶
Right click a channel name and click Copy ID
.
Role ID¶
Right click a role and click Copy ID
.The easiest way to do this is by going to the role list in the guild's settings.
Emoji ID¶
Insert the emoji into the Discord text box, then add a backslash \
right before the emoji and send the message.The result should be similar to the following
<:bbmessage:511950877733552138>
The long number you see, in this case 511950877733552138
, is the emoji's ID.
Webhook ID¶
Once a webhook is created, the ID is found in the penultimate part of the URL.For example, in the following URL, 661995360146817053
is the ID of the webhook.
https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/661995360146817053/t-9mI2VehOGcPuPS_F8R-6mB258Ob6K7ifhtoxerCvWyM9VEQug-anUr4hCHzdbhzfbz