Can a Discord bot exit a server without the owner's presence?

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Hey everyone!

I’m working on my Discord bot and I’ve run into a bit of a problem. I want my bot to leave some servers that I’m not a part of. Right now, I’ve got a command that uses message.guild.leave(), but it only works for servers I’m in.

I know the Guild ID of the server I want the bot to leave. Is there a way to make this happen? Maybe a different command or method?

I’d really appreciate any help or ideas you can throw my way. I’m still learning the ins and outs of Discord bot development, so any advice would be awesome!

Thanks in advance for your help, folks!

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I’ve encountered this issue before while managing my own Discord bot. You’re correct that message.guild.leave() won’t work for servers you’re not in. However, there’s a workaround using the Discord.js library.

You can use the client.guilds.fetch() method to retrieve the guild object, then call the leave() method on it. Here’s a code snippet that should do the trick:

client.guilds.fetch('GUILD_ID_HERE')
  .then(guild => guild.leave())
  .then(() => console.log('Successfully left the guild'))
  .catch(error => console.error('Error leaving guild:', error));

Replace ‘GUILD_ID_HERE’ with the actual ID of the server you want to leave. This approach should work even if you’re not a member of the server. Just ensure your bot has the necessary permissions to execute this action.

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As someone who’s been developing Discord bots for a while, I can tell you that it’s definitely possible for a bot to leave a server without the owner being present. You’re on the right track with using guild.leave(), but you need to approach it differently when you’re not in the server.

Here’s what I’ve found works:

  1. Fetch the guild object using the Guild ID you have.
  2. Use that object to call the leave method.

Something like this:

client.guilds.fetch('guild_id_here')
  .then(guild => guild.leave())
  .catch(console.error);

This method has worked for me in similar situations. Just remember to replace ‘guild_id_here’ with the actual ID of the server you want the bot to leave.

One caveat: make sure your bot has the necessary permissions to execute this action. Also, be mindful of Discord’s rate limits when doing this on a large scale.

Hope this helps solve your problem!

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yo, i’ve dealt with this before. you can use the client.guilds.fetch() method to grab the guild object, even if ur not in it. then just call leave() on that. something like:

client.guilds.fetch(‘guild_id’).then(g => g.leave())

just swap out ‘guild_id’ with the actual id. easy peasy!