Discord API

discord.com · Communication

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Build Discord bots and integrations — send messages, manage servers, read channels, handle events, and interact with users. Free, bot token required.

Authentication

Bearer token Bot token from Discord Developer Portal (discord.com/developers/applications). Pass as Authorization: Bot YOUR_TOKEN.

Sample Requests

GET Get current user

Get info about the bot's own account.

https://discord.com/api/v10/users/@me

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request

Authorization

Bot YOUR_BOT_TOKEN

curl -X GET "https://discord.com/api/v10/users/@me" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

import requests
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://discord.com/api/v10/users/@me",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://discord.com/api/v10/users/@me';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://discord.com/api/v10/users/@me"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://discord.com/api/v10/users/@me")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["Authorization"] = "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://discord.com/api/v10/users/@me";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

POST Send a message

Send a message to a channel.

https://discord.com/api/v10/channels/{channel_id}/messages

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request

Content-Type	application/json
Authorization	Bot YOUR_BOT_TOKEN

Request Body — data you're sending

{
  "content": "Hello from the API!"
}

curl -X POST "https://discord.com/api/v10/channels/{channel_id}/messages" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"content":"Hello from the API!"}'

import requests
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
}
data = {
    "content": "Hello from the API!"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://discord.com/api/v10/channels/{channel_id}/messages",
    headers=headers,
    json=data,
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://discord.com/api/v10/channels/{channel_id}/messages';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'
  },
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "content": "Hello from the API!"
}),
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://discord.com/api/v10/channels/{channel_id}/messages"
	jsonData, _ := json.Marshal({"content":"Hello from the API!"})
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://discord.com/api/v10/channels/{channel_id}/messages")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
req["Authorization"] = "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
req["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
req.body = "{\"content\":\"Hello from the API!\"}"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://discord.com/api/v10/channels/{channel_id}/messages";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "Content-Type: application/json",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "Content-Type: application/json"
    ]),
    "content" => json_encode({"content":"Hello from the API!"}),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

Get Postman ↗

Create an app at discord.com/developers/applications
Go to Bot tab → Reset Token to get your bot token
Set Authorization: Bot YOUR_TOKEN
Invite your bot: OAuth2 → URL Generator → bot scope + required permissions
GET /users/@me to verify the token works

What can you build with Discord API?

Discord API is a Communication API. Developers commonly use communication APIs for:

sending SMS alerts and notifications
building in-app chat and messaging features
automating email sequences and transactional emails
creating voice bots and IVR systems
verifying phone numbers at signup

Bearer token. Your app exchanges credentials for a short-lived token, then sends it as an Authorization header. Tokens expire, so your code needs to handle renewal. Discord API is free to use up to a usage limit, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

New to APIs? Read our beginner's guide

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