I’m trying to build a Discord bot that sends YouTube notifications across multiple servers. The bot should work in servers where I have admin permissions and can ping everyone.
Here’s what I want the bot to do:
- Send notifications to all Discord servers I’m part of
- Only work in servers where I have moderator role or higher
- Have permission to tag @everyone
I looked at some tutorials but got confused about the implementation. My main question is whether this can work automatically when I join new servers or create new ones. Like, if I invite the bot to a fresh server where I have admin rights, will it start working right away without me having to modify the code each time?
Has anyone built something similar? I’m not sure about the best approach to make this dynamic rather than hardcoding server IDs.
Built something like this for my gaming community a couple years back. Yes, the bot can work dynamically without hardcoding server IDs—just iterate through the bot’s guilds collection and check permissions on the fly. When your bot joins a new server, it’s added to the guilds list automatically, so in the next notification cycle, it’ll include that server. The key is implementing proper permission checks using Discord.js guild member methods to verify you’ve got the right role before sending notifications. One thing I learned the hard way is to check if the bot itself can mention everyone in each channel, as server admins might restrict that even if you’ve got admin rights. Store your logic in a function that runs periodically instead of relying on static configs.
I hit the same issues when I set up YouTube notifications for my bot. The dynamic approach works, but watch out for a few things. Your bot will see new servers automatically after invites, but rate limits become a nightmare with multiple servers. Discord’s really strict about mentions and message frequency - you need a queue system or you’ll get temp banned. I also found that servers name their notification channels differently. Don’t hardcode “announcements” because it won’t work everywhere. Add a setup command so admins can pick their notification channel. Oh, and YouTube’s API has quotas too, so cache your channel data or you’ll hit limits when checking for new videos across servers.
Yeah, this works great dynamically! Just watch out for the guild member fetch - Discord’s slow to sync permissions when you first join. Add a small delay or retry logic for new servers. Also handle cases where the bot gets added before you join, since it won’t find your permissions yet.