Hey everyone! I’m working on a Discord bot using Python and I’ve hit a snag. I want the bot to send a greeting message when it joins a new server for the first time. Something like ‘Hey there! Type !help to see what I can do.’
I’ve got some experience with Python and Discord bots but this particular feature is giving me trouble. I’ve looked through the documentation but can’t seem to find the right way to do it.
Here’s a basic example of what I’ve tried:
@bot.event
def on_guild_join(guild):
general = guild.system_channel
if general and general.permissions_for(guild.me).send_messages:
await general.send('Greetings! Use !help to see my commands.')
But it’s not working as expected. Any ideas on what I’m doing wrong or if there’s a better way to implement this? Thanks in advance for any help!
hey there! i’ve dealt with this before. try using the on_ready event instead of on_guild_join. it triggers when the bot starts up, so you can send messages to all servers it’s in. something like:
@bot.event
async def on_ready():
for guild in bot.guilds:
await guild.system_channel.send(‘Hi!’)
I’ve implemented welcome messages for Discord bots before, and I can share some insights. The on_guild_join event is actually the correct approach for sending a message when the bot joins a new server. Your code looks good, but there might be a few reasons it’s not working:
Make sure you’re using the latest version of discord.py.
Check if the bot has proper permissions in the server.
The system_channel might not be set for some servers.
To make it more robust, you could try finding a suitable channel if the system_channel isn’t available:
@bot.event
async def on_guild_join(guild):
channel = guild.system_channel or next((c for c in guild.text_channels if c.permissions_for(guild.me).send_messages), None)
if channel:
await channel.send('Greetings! Use !help to see my commands.')
This should work in most cases. Let me know if you need any further clarification!