I’m building a Discord bot using Python 3 and need help configuring it to delete messages from a server.
Although I already coded a function to clear the messages, the bot still asks for extra permissions at runtime. I’m unsure how to properly assign the required rights so that it can execute message deletion without interruption. Any suggestions on adjusting the bot’s permission settings to allow effective channel message cleanup would be much appreciated.
I encountered a similar issue while developing a moderation bot. The extra permission prompt might be occurring because the permissions assigned during the OAuth process weren’t comprehensive enough for message deletion tasks. In my experience, double-checking the bot’s role in the server settings made a significant difference. Look into ensuring that your bot’s role has both the ‘Manage Messages’ and ‘Read Message History’ permissions. Additionally, updating the OAuth scopes in the Discord Developer Portal to include these permissions helped me overcome unused permission errors and avoid runtime interference.