How to restrict bot kick function to specific role permissions

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I need help making my Discord bot’s kick feature only work for users who have a certain role. Right now anyone can use the kick command but I want to limit it so only people with Admin role can actually kick members.

Here’s what I have so far:

@bot.command()
async def remove_user(ctx, target: discord.Member):
    """Remove a member from the server"""
    await target.kick()
    await ctx.send("**Member has been removed successfully!**")

The problem is that any user can run this command. I want to add a check so only users with the Admin role can use it. How do I add role verification to this command? I’ve seen some examples but I’m not sure how to implement the role checking part properly.

2

You could check permissions instead of roles - way more flexible. Use ctx.author.guild_permissions.kick_members to see if they can kick. Works with any role that has kick perms, not just “admin.” Saved my ass when the server restructured their roles

3

You need to add a role check before the kick happens. Here’s how I fixed the same issue in my bot:

@bot.command()
async def remove_user(ctx, target: discord.Member):
    """Remove a member from the server"""
    admin_role = discord.utils.get(ctx.guild.roles, name="Admin")
    
    if admin_role not in ctx.author.roles:
        await ctx.send("You don't have permission to use this command.")
        return
    
    await target.kick()
    await ctx.send("**Member has been removed successfully!**")

Use discord.utils.get() to grab the role by name, then check if the user has it. Just make sure your role name matches exactly - capitalization matters. This works great for all my moderation commands.

4

You can also use Discord.py’s built-in decorators - they make the code way cleaner. Just add @commands.has_role('Admin') above your command:

@bot.command()
@commands.has_role('Admin')
async def remove_user(ctx, target: discord.Member):
    """Remove a member from the server"""
    await target.kick()
    await ctx.send("**Member has been removed successfully!**")

The decorator handles permission checking automatically. If someone without the Admin role tries using the command, Discord.py throws a MissingRole error. You can catch this error with an error handler to send your own message instead of the default. I like this method better - it keeps permission logic separate from the main command code and it’s easier to read.