App 8: Build a Discord Bot / Build a Discord bot
Lesson 1 of 10
Bots and tokens
A Discord bot is a program that logs in to Discord with a secret token. Create an application in the Discord Developer Portal, add a bot, and copy its token. The token is like a password: never share it or upload it.
Key points
- discord.com/developers/applications
- Bot tab: copy the token
- Treat the token like a password
Your turn
Create a test Discord server, then create a bot application in the Developer Portal.
Quiz · +10 XP
Someone gets your bot's token. What can they do?
Log in to save progress and earn XP.