Hey everyone! I’m trying to find or create a Discord bot that can keep track of a certain person whenever they join voice channels. I want it to work across all the servers where my bot has access. Basically, I need to get notifications or logs when this specific user enters any voice channel on any server the bot is in. Has anyone seen something like this before or know if there are existing solutions? I’ve been searching but haven’t found exactly what I need. If there isn’t anything available, would someone be willing to help me build one? I’m not sure where to start with monitoring voice channel activity for specific users across multiple servers. Any guidance or existing tools would be really helpful. Thanks in advance for any suggestions or assistance you can provide!
i totally get your point, but you gotta remember that tracking someone like that could get tricky. Discord has strict privacy rules, and many servers won’t allow that kind of thing. just make sure to consider the pros and cons before diving in.
Building this bot is pretty straightforward once you get the basics down. Your main headache will be data storage across multiple servers. Skip console outputs and use a simple database instead - you’ll thank me later when you need historical data. Here’s what tripped me up: your bot has to stay online 24/7 to catch voice events. Bot goes down? You miss everything. Also, add cooldowns or users rapidly switching channels will spam your logs into oblivion. Check the discord.py docs for voice state examples - they’ll get you rolling.
You can definitely accomplish this with discord.py by utilizing the on_voice_state_update event, which triggers when users join or leave voice channels. To track specific users, make sure your bot is set to monitor these events across all servers it has access to, filtering for the user ID you’re interested in. I developed a similar bot for tracking friends’ activity last year. Be aware that if your bot is in many servers, you might encounter rate limits, so implementing a caching mechanism would be beneficial. Also, ensure your bot has the necessary permissions to access voice channel information in each server. Review the API documentation for further examples and guidance.