Build a Discord Bot in Minutes!

#javascript #discord #node #programming

Want to build a fully customized discord bot? I promise you're going to like this!

I built my first Leveling Discord Bot with Autocode. It's a really amazing bot, including other features like Moderation, Server Config and Log System, besides my bot is hosted 24/7 for free! Yeah, I know, cool right?

What is Autocode?

Autocode is an online node allowing you to speed-run your codes in JavaScript without being worried about hosting, web-sockets or re-connections. You can use Autocode to connect with Discord, Minecraft, Roblox, Google and many more other services. And building your custom discord bot using Autocode is going to be a kid game for you, even if it's your first time to build a bot!

How do I build my bot?

It's easy! There are simple steps to follow.

Create your Autocode account

Create your Discord Bot

To create your bot, go to your Discord Developers Portal and click on New Application

Choose a name for your bot

Head to the Bots tab and click the Add Bot button

Make sure to enable to presence intents (Important for majors bot actions)

Images and assets by Scott Gamble

Link your bot to Autocode

For full guide, check How to build a Discord bot with Node.JS

Once you're done with linking your bot, you can build a basic ping, pong command, it should look like this

const lib = require('lib')({token: process.env.STDLIB_SECRET_TOKEN});

await lib.discord.channels['@0.2.2'].messages.create({
  channel_id: context.params.event.channel_id,
  content: `Pong!`
});```



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{% raw %}`const lib`{% endraw %} access the autocode library
{% raw %}`token`{% endraw %} process your bot's token from environmental variables
{% raw %}`await lib.discord` is the api accessed from the library allowing your bot to use `message.create` that is what makes your bot to send messages in your server when running your command, this case your bot will be replying with `Pong!`.

This was a pretty cool walktrough for you, don't forget to consult the full [guide](https://autocode.com/guides/how-to-build-a-discord-bot/) and to join Autocode [Discord Community](https://discord.gg/autocode)