I’m working on a Discord bot and need help with permissions
When people invite my bot to their server, I want it to automatically request specific permissions like managing messages, kicking members, or admin access. You know how some bots show a checkbox list when you add them?
Right now server owners have to manually create roles and set up permissions after adding my bot. This seems like extra work for them.
What I want to achieve:
- Bot requests needed permissions during invitation
- Server owners can approve permissions with checkboxes
- No manual role creation required
I’m using Python for development. What’s the proper way to configure permission requests for bot invitations?
The OAuth2 URL approach is definitely standard, but here’s another key point. Always check permissions in your code before executing commands. Even if users grant admin permissions during setup, verify them programmatically with member.guild_permissions.administrator or ctx.author.guild_permissions.kick_members before running sensitive operations. This prevents errors and makes your bot more robust. Also, request only the minimum permissions you actually need instead of asking for admin access upfront - some server owners won’t trust new bots with broad permissions.
To set up permission requests during the invitation of your Discord bot, you’ll need to generate an OAuth2 invite URL that includes the required permissions as a bitwise value. For example, if your bot needs permission to manage messages (8192) and kick members (2), you calculate the total as 8194. Your invite link would then look like this: https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=YOUR_BOT_ID&permissions=8194&scope=bot. This way, when server owners invite your bot, they will see a list of permissions in checkbox form to approve right away.
yup, if you go to your bot’s settings in discord’s dev portal, you can easily set up the permissions you want. just use the oauth2 url generator there and it does all the hard work for you. super easy, no need for those calculations.