I’ve been trying to get my Discord bot online using Visual Studio 2015 and C#, but I’m facing some issues. I just started coding a few minutes ago and have run into an error that I can’t seem to resolve. It says that my command:
await discord.Connect("your_code_here");
should use a username and password, or a token.
However, when I provide the token, it indicates that I need two arguments. I’ve also tried this alternative:
await discord.Connect("Client ID", "Client Secret");
but that hasn’t worked either. I’m sorry if I didn’t give enough details, but I’m really confused about what I’m doing wrong. Can someone help me?
You’re probably using an old Discord.NET version. They deprecated the Connect method and split it into separate login and start methods. Update your Discord.NET package through NuGet first.
Then change your code to:
await _client.LoginAsync(TokenType.Bot, "your_bot_token_here");
await _client.StartAsync();
You only need the bot token - skip the client ID and secret for basic connections. Grab the token from your bot’s page on Discord Developer Portal. Still having issues? Double-check you copied the token correctly without extra spaces.
u might be using an old version of the Discord library. the connect method has changed. try using discord.LoginAsync(TokenType.Bot, "your_token_here") followed by discord.StartAsync(). also, double-check that ur token is correct and has the right bot permissions.
Had the same issue when I started with Discord bots last year. It’s definitely the deprecated Connect method causing problems. I fixed it by updating to the latest Discord.Net version and completely redoing the connection code. After calling LoginAsync and StartAsync like others said, you need to add await Task.Delay(-1); at the end - otherwise your bot connects then immediately shuts down. Quick tip: if you’re still getting auth errors after switching methods, double-check you’re using the bot token, not the client secret from OAuth2.