How to invite your Discord bot to a server

A bot has to be invited to each Discord server it works in. You need the Manage Server permission on that server to add it.

Build the invite link

1. In the Discord Developer Portal, open your application and go to OAuth2, then URL Generator.
2. Under Scopes tick bot. If your bot uses slash commands, also tick applications.commands.
3. A list of Bot Permissions appears. Tick only what the bot needs, for example Send Messages, Embed Links, Read Message History. A music bot also needs Connect and Speak.
4. Copy the generated URL at the bottom, open it in your browser, choose the server and click Authorize.

Avoid Administrator. It works, but a bug or a leaked token then has full power over the server.

The bot is in the server but offline

Being in the member list does not mean it is running. The bot appears online only while your server on PlayNHost is started and logged in. Open Console in the panel and check for a login line or an error. See Why your Discord bot keeps stopping.

The bot is online but does nothing

• Slash commands missing: the invite link needs the applications.commands scope, and your code must register the commands. See Discord bot online but not responding.
• No reply to messages: turn on Message Content Intent if your code reads message text.
• "Missing Permissions" errors: give the bot's role the permission in the server settings, or in the channel's own permission overrides. See Common Discord bot errors and what they mean.

Change permissions later

You do not need a new link. In Discord, open Server Settings, Roles, choose the bot's role and change its permissions. Make sure the bot's role is above any role it has to manage.