Discord Bot Glossary

Security Discord Alt Account: What It Means and How Servers Handle Them An alt account is a second Discord account used by the same person. Learn when alts are harmless, when they dodge bans and what safe checks servers can use. Emoji Discord Application Emoji: Emoji That Belong to the Bot Application emoji are custom emoji uploaded to a bot's own application, not a server. See how they differ from server emoji and why bots use them. Developer Discord Application ID: Where to Find It and What It Is For The application ID, also called client ID, identifies your Discord app and bot in invite links and the API. Learn where to find it and why it is not a secret. Moderation Discord AutoMod: Built-In Rules That Filter Messages AutoMod is Discord's built-in tool that blocks or flags messages by keyword, spam signals and mention count. See what it does and where bots go further. Security Discord Bot Token: What It Is and How to Protect It A Discord bot token is the secret password that lets code log in as your bot. Learn what leaks look like, how to reset one and how to keep it safe. Server setup Discord Community Server: What Turning It On Unlocks A Community server is a Discord server with Community features on, such as Onboarding, Insights and announcement channels. See how to enable it. Messages Discord Components V2: The New Message Layout Components V2 lets bots build Discord messages from containers, text, sections, galleries and buttons instead of embeds. See how it differs from classic embeds. Messages Discord Embed: What It Is and What It Can Hold A Discord embed is a rich message card with a title, colored side bar, text, image and footer. See the limits, who can send one and how Noxyr builds them. Developer Discord Gateway Intents: What a Bot Is Allowed to Hear Gateway intents are switches that decide which live events Discord sends to a bot, such as messages, members or voice. Learn the list and why they exist. Developer Discord OAuth2 Scopes: What Each One Lets an App Do OAuth2 scopes are the permissions an app asks for when you sign in or add a bot. Learn what bot, applications.commands and identify mean, and what to approve. Server setup Discord Onboarding: Welcome Questions That Assign Roles Discord Onboarding is a built-in setup flow where new members pick interests and channels. See how it works, what it needs and how it differs from verification. Permissions Discord Permissions Integer: How One Number Stores Permissions The permissions integer is one number where each bit is a Discord permission. See how it works, why invite links contain it and how to read one. Developer Discord Privileged Intents: Presence, Members and Message Content Privileged intents are three gateway intents, presence, server members and message content, that need a portal switch and approval for big bots. Security Discord Raid: What It Is and How Servers Defend Against It A Discord raid is a sudden wave of accounts joining to spam, harass or disrupt a server. Learn the warning signs and the defenses server owners can set up. Developer Discord Rate Limit: Why Bots Get Slowed Down A Discord rate limit caps how many requests an app can make in a short time. Learn what the 429 error means, why bots pause and how to avoid hitting limits. Permissions Discord Role Hierarchy: Why Order Decides What Roles Can Do Role hierarchy is the top to bottom order of roles in a Discord server. It decides who can manage whom and why a bot cannot give a role placed above it. Server setup Discord Server Boost: Levels, Perks and What They Unlock A server boost is a paid upgrade members give a Discord server to unlock perks. See the three boost levels and what each one unlocks. Security Discord Server Nuke: Warning Signs and How to Protect Your Server A server nuke is mass deletion of channels, roles or members through a hijacked account or over-trusted bot. Learn how to prevent and recover. Server setup Discord Server Template: Copy a Server's Structure A Discord server template is a link that copies a server's channels, roles and permissions to a new server. See what it includes and omits. Developer Discord Sharding: How Large Bots Split Their Servers Sharding splits a bot into several gateway connections, each handling a share of its servers. Learn when it is required and what it means for your server. Commands Discord Slash Command: How They Work and Why Bots Use Them A slash command is a bot command you pick from a menu after typing a slash. See how Discord registers them and what to do if they vanish. Developer Discord Snowflake: What the Long ID Number Means A Discord snowflake is the 64-bit ID behind every user, server, channel, role and message. Learn how it is built and how to read the date inside it. Server setup Discord Vanity URL: A Custom Invite Link for Your Server A Discord vanity URL is a short custom invite like discord.gg/yourname. See which servers can claim one, how to set it and what happens if you lose it. Developer Discord Webhook: What It Is and How to Keep It Safe A Discord webhook is a private URL that lets another app post messages into a channel. Learn what it does, where it is used and how to protect it. AI MCP (Model Context Protocol): What It Means for Discord MCP is an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to outside tools. Learn what it is, how it could manage a Discord server and what Noxyr's MCP does. Commands Prefix Command on Discord: What It Is and Why It Fades A prefix command is a bot command typed as a normal message that starts with a symbol like ! or $. See how they work and how they compare with slash commands. Tickets Ticket Transcript: A Saved Copy of a Support Conversation A ticket transcript is a saved record of every message in a closed support ticket. Learn what it includes, where it is stored and why staff and members want it. Developer What Is a Discord Guild? Server vs Guild Explained A guild is the name Discord uses in its API and code for a server. See how guilds, guild IDs and guild commands relate to the servers you run.