# Discord

Connect a bot to the channel where it will publish messages.

URL: /docs/providers/discord

Postdot publishes Discord messages as a bot. You need a bot application, its bot
token and access to install that bot in the destination server. A personal user
token or incoming-webhook URL is not the credential for this connection.

## Prepare Discord [#prepare-discord]

Create or use a bot in the Discord developer portal and install it in the intended
server. Grant access to the destination channel and **Send Messages**. Attachments
also require the relevant channel permission, including **Attach Files**.
Channel-specific overrides can restrict a bot even when its server role looks correct.

Enable Discord Developer Mode and copy the destination's **channel ID**. This is
a numeric ID, not a server name, channel name or invite URL. Keep the bot token
private and regenerate it in Discord if it is exposed.

## Connect in Studio [#connect-in-studio]

1. Open the Discord channel in **Channels**.
2. Start the connection and enter the **Bot token** and **Discord channel ID**.
3. Save the connection and check the bot and destination returned by Postdot.

No Postdot OAuth callback or global OAuth application is required for this flow.
Postdot checks the bot identity and destination through Discord before saving the
connection. Review channel permissions as well: identity verification alone does
not establish that every future message or file can be sent.

## If the connection or delivery fails [#if-the-connection-or-delivery-fails]

For an invalid token, check that you copied the bot token rather than a client
secret or personal credential. For a destination error, check the numeric channel
ID and whether the bot can access that channel. For a file failure, inspect both
the media validation in Studio and the channel's attachment permissions.

If you rotate the token in Discord, reconnect the channel with the replacement.
Prepare a draft before authorizing a real scheduled message.

Discord explains [channel permissions](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/10543994968087-Channel-Permissions-Settings-101).