I’m working on a Discord bot that needs to find which voice channel a user is currently in and get a list of all members in that channel. The problem is weird - my bot only seems to remember the voice channel where the user was when I first started the bot. Even if the user moves to a different channel or leaves completely, the bot still thinks they’re in the original channel. If I start the bot while the user isn’t in any voice channel, it never detects them joining one later. The detection seems frozen at whatever state existed when the bot launched. Has anyone experienced this issue before?
Here’s my test command:
@client.command()
async def locate(ctx):
user_channel = ctx.author.voice.channel
channel_members = user_channel.voice_states
print(channel_members)
I’m hosting this on Replit so maybe that’s causing issues with real-time updates. Any ideas what might be wrong?
Your code’s crashing because you’re accessing ctx.author.voice.channel without checking if the user’s actually in a voice channel. When someone isn’t connected, ctx.author.voice returns None and throws an AttributeError. I’ve hit this same issue before. Just wrap your code with if ctx.author.voice and ctx.author.voice.channel: before trying to access the channel. Also, don’t use channel.voice_states for member lists - use channel.members instead. Replit hosting might add some latency, but it won’t cause freezing. What’s probably happening is your bot crashes silently when users disconnect, so it looks like it’s stuck remembering old states when it’s actually just broken.
your bot isn’t getting voice state updates. enable the voice states intent in your code - add intents.voice_states = True before creating your client. you probly already enabled it in the developer portal, but you need it in the code too. also, replit’s pretty laggy with websocket connections, which discord uses for real-time stuff.
It seems like you might be encountering a common issue related to bot permissions or gateway intents. Ensure that your bot has the ‘Server Members Intent’ and ‘Voice State Intent’ enabled in the Discord Developer Portal. These intents are crucial for receiving real-time updates about user movements in voice channels. Additionally, confirm that your bot is listening for ‘VOICE_STATE_UPDATE’ events properly. If the intents are set correctly and you’re still facing issues, consider the reliability of your internet connection or hosting environment, as unstable connections can impact real-time data fetching.