My Discord bot responds in DMs but not in server channels

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Hey everyone! I’m scratching my head over this Discord bot issue. I made one before that worked great, but my new one’s acting weird. It chats with me just fine in DMs, but it’s like a ghost in server channels. I’ve tried everything - checking permissions, removing and adding the bot, even making new bots and servers. No luck!

Here’s a snippet of what I’m working with:

import discord

intents = discord.Intents.default()
intents.message_content = True

bot = discord.Client(intents=intents)

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

@bot.event
def on_message(msg):
    if msg.author == bot.user:
        return

    print(f"Got message: {msg.content}")

    if msg.content.lower() == 'hi':
        print('Sending greeting')
        bot.loop.create_task(msg.channel.send('Hey there!'))

bot.run('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN')

I’ve added some debug print statements, but it seems the bot isn’t even picking up server messages. Any ideas on what could be causing this? Thanks a bunch for any help!

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I encountered a similar issue with my Discord bot recently. The problem likely stems from your bot’s intents configuration. While you’ve enabled message_content, you might need to activate additional intents for server interactions.

Try modifying your intents setup like this:

intents = discord.Intents.default()
intents.message_content = True
intents.guilds = True
intents.guild_messages = True

This should allow your bot to receive and respond to messages in server channels. Also, ensure you’ve invited the bot to your server with the correct permissions. If issues persist, double-check your bot’s token and consider regenerating it in the Discord Developer Portal. Let me know if this helps!

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I’ve been there, mate. Sounds like you’re dealing with a pesky intents issue. When I first started coding Discord bots, I ran into this exact problem. Spent hours banging my head against the wall before I figured it out.

Here’s what worked for me: you need to enable the server members intent in the Discord Developer Portal. It’s not just about the code - there’s a switch you have to flip on the website. Once I did that, my bot suddenly sprang to life in the server channels.

Also, make sure you’re using the latest version of discord.py. They’ve changed how intents work in recent updates, and older code might not play nice with the new system. Updating my library solved a bunch of weird issues I was having.

Give those a shot and see if it helps. If you’re still stuck, let me know and we can dive deeper into the problem.

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yo, had the same prob. check ur bot’s server perms, might not have ‘send messages’ enabled. also, make sure u invited it with the right scope. if that don’t work, try adding intents.guild_messages = True to ur code. fixed it for me. good luck!