As the popularity and number of Discord bots grow, it's important to keep our users and developers safe and healthy. This means from time to time, lik

Message Content Access Deprecation for Verified Bots

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2021-07-29 18:30:13

As the popularity and number of Discord bots grow, it's important to keep our users and developers safe and healthy. This means from time to time, like any maturing platform, we need to update our policies to reflect the current needs of the ecosystem.

In April of 2022, access to message content will become a Privileged Intent—like presence and guild member data—for developers building or managing verified Discord bots and apps.

This change affects only verified bots, bots that are in 100 or more servers. Unverified bots in fewer than 100 servers are not affected at all.

The transition period will begin fall of 2021, which means developers should begin to update their apps to reflect these new requirements.

During (and after) the transition period, developers can apply for access to message content in the same manner they currently apply for other intents: via the Developer Portal during verification or by opening a ticket after being verified.

At the end of this transition period, we will remove verified apps' access to message content if they have not been approved for the Privileged Intent.

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