Developer Guides

Complete documentation and tutorials for building applications with Discord's API and tools.

Getting Started

Create a Bot

 // Install discord.js
 const Discord = require('discord.js');
 const client = new Discord.Client();
 
 client.on('ready', () => {
 console.log(`Logged in as ${client.user.tag}!`); 
 });
 
 client.on('message', message => {
 if (message.content === '!ping') {
 message.reply('Pong!');
 }
 });

 client.login('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN');
 

Best Practices

Handle Events

Use event listeners for user interactions.

 const fs = require('fs');
 const { Client, Intents } = require('discord.js');
 const client = new Client({ intents: [Intents.FLAGS.GUILDS] });

 client.once('ready', () => {
 client.user.setActivity('with code');
 console.log('Ready!');
 });

 client.login('YOUR_TOKEN');
 

Slash Commands

Use Application Commands for modern interaction.

 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');

 module.exports = {
 data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
 .setName('ping')
 .setDescription('Replies with Pong!'),
 };
 