I built a Python 3.6 Discord bot to tag a specific role named ‘Moderator’, but instead of mentioning the role, it only outputs plain text. How can I resolve this issue?
if incoming_msg.startswith('!activateBot'):
mod_tag = '<@&MODERATOR_ID>'
dispatch(mod_tag + ' Alert: please review the update!')
The issue might be due to the fact that Discord requires the actual role ID in place of MODERATOR_ID. Based on my experience, ensure that you replace ‘MODERATOR_ID’ with the numerical ID of the role, making sure it starts with ‘<@&’ and ends with ‘>’. Also, confirm that the bot has permission to mention roles in the server, as sometimes missing permissions can cause unexpected behavior. Verifying the actual role settings on your Discord server has helped me avoid similar problems in the past.
Based on my experience, if you are only seeing plain text instead of a functioning role mention, it might not be a Python issue but rather a permissions and format validation problem within Discord itself. I’ve had similar issues when my bot did not have the ‘Mention Everyone’ permission enabled, even though it could technically output correctly formatted messages. Also, verify that the role ID inserted is correct and that you’re not accidentally introducing any extra characters or spaces which might break the mention formatting.