Bot Application Setup

Creating your bot

1. Open the Discord developer portal and log into your account.

2. Click on the "New Application" button.

3. Enter a name and confirm the pop-up window by clicking the "Create" button.

You should see a page like this:

You can edit your application's name, description, and avatar here. Once you've saved your changes, move on by selecting the "Bot" tab in the left panel.

Click the "Reset Token" button on the right and confirm the pop-up window by clicking "Yes, do it!"

Your token

This section is critical, so pay close attention. It explains what your bot token is, as well as the security aspects of it.

Gateway Intents

This section is critical, so pay close attention. This step shows you how to enable all of the gateway intents for the bot to work correctly.

Under the page, you'll see a section called "Privileged Gateway Intents", which will look at this:

In this section, you MUST enable the following intents: the Presence Intent, the Server Members Intent, and the Message Content Intent. Make sure the intents are enabled for the bot to work correctly.