How to rotate Discord bot status messages every 10 seconds?

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Hey everyone! I’m working on a Discord bot and I want it to switch between two status messages every 10 seconds. I’ve tried using threading, but I’m getting an error. Here’s what I’ve got so far:

@bot.event
async def on_ready():
    print('Bot is online!')
    await update_status()

@bot.event
async def update_status():
    while True:
        await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name=f'Active on {len(bot.guilds)} servers'))
        await asyncio.sleep(10)
        await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name='Type .help for commands'))
        await asyncio.sleep(10)

When I run this, I get an error saying the coroutine was never awaited. Can someone help me figure out how to make this work? I want the bot to keep running other functions while changing its status. Thanks!

2

yo, i had this issue too. try using discord.ext.tasks, it’s way easier. something like this:

from discord.ext import tasks

@tasks.loop(seconds=10)
async def change_status():
    await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name='status 1'))
    await asyncio.sleep(5)
    await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name='status 2'))

@bot.event
async def on_ready():
    change_status.start()

this should work without any errors. good luck!

3

I’ve dealt with this exact problem before. The key is to use tasks instead of events for continuous background processes. Here’s what worked for me:

import discord
from discord.ext import tasks

@tasks.loop(seconds=10)
async def change_status():
    statuses = [
        f'Active on {len(bot.guilds)} servers',
        'Type .help for commands'
    ]
    await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name=statuses[change_status.current_loop % 2]))

@bot.event
async def on_ready():
    print('Bot is online!')
    change_status.start()

This method uses discord.ext.tasks to create a loop that runs every 10 seconds. It’s more efficient and doesn’t block other bot functions. The modulo operator (%) helps alternate between the two status messages. Just make sure to import the necessary modules and you should be good to go!

4

I encountered a similar issue when developing my Discord bot. The problem lies in how you’re calling the update_status function. Instead of using @bot.event, you should create a separate async function and call it in your on_ready event. Here’s a corrected version that should work:

@bot.event
async def on_ready():
    print('Bot is online!')
    bot.loop.create_task(update_status())

async def update_status():
    while True:
        await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name=f'Active on {len(bot.guilds)} servers'))
        await asyncio.sleep(10)
        await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name='Type .help for commands'))
        await asyncio.sleep(10)

This approach uses bot.loop.create_task() to run the update_status function concurrently with other bot operations. It should resolve the ‘coroutine never awaited’ error and allow your bot to switch status messages every 10 seconds as intended.