How to make a Discord Bot for Beginners (Discord.js v14)

How to make a Discord Bot for Beginners (Discord.js v14)
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[@UnderCtrl]

Want me to make you a custom bot? Email me at: [e-mail] or DM me on Discord: avrajs (PAID WORK) Source code: github.com/notunderctrl/discordjs-v14-series Discord server: discord.gg/T4faJeH84A

[@Cyoclonic]

the insane amount of times i have hear scammers say that and in reality they nuke your server

[@UnderCtrl]

@@Cyoclonic Thanks for bringing up this concern - I'll help clear it up. My reputation matters to me. I've been working with clients for web development for over a year at this point. To make things clear: 1. My clients are paying for the code I write. They own it at the end of the day and have full authority to check and see what's going on with the code. 2. If I'm doing bot development, I do the bot development in a separate guild so as to not disturb the flow of my client's community. 3. In most situations (considering the project scale), we work with a legal contract to protect the interest of both parties.

[@Cyoclonic]

​@@UnderCtrl Jesus Christ I didn't expect an entire essay dude I was just joking 😭 but can you make a vid on how to fix nodeom thingy it keeps saying that security is not letting me.do it

[@UnderCtrl]

@@Cyoclonic got an faq in our Discord about the powershell security policy: underctrl.io/discord

[@RockTheSlayer]

I did the tutorial and my bot isnt turnin on

[@iSpaRky_01]

10/10 tutorial guys literally spent the whole afternoon checking out tutorials and this one is the only one that worked because of the V14 update. You deserve way more views 🙌

[@prestontruong524]

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[@Misfit5395]

Thank you for this, I’m a complete newbie to discord bot.. and programming as a whole. I had been following guides for days with no luck.. didn’t know I was using old code. Followed this step by step and the bot was online within the hour.

[@ausiman]

Great tutorial! For those of you that received a MODULE_NOT_FOUND error after doing *"npm install dotenv"*, do the *"npm install discord.js"* command again and it should work. If this doesn't work, read through the error that you are getting and look for the module that it can't find. For example, my error was: [nodemon] starting `node src/index.js` node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1051 throw err; Error: Cannot find module 'discord.js' Require stack: That's why you would have to do the *"npm install discord.js"* command because for some reason it got removed when I did the *"npm install dotenv"* command.

[@UnderCtrl]

Reason for this in most cases, is people usually edit their package.json while installing packages. This tends to lead to an outdated package.json. The fix you mentioned is correct. Just reinstalling should fix it!

[@mr0mooz368]

Man i've been looking for a way to solve it for hours. God bless you

[@mr0mooz368]

❤❤❤

[@ausiman]

@mr0mooz368 Glad to hear this worked for you and good luck in your learning!

[@haggarduser]

Thanks so much for this!

[@xcalibur3198]

WOW just WOW. This is unbelievable that I literally set up my first discord bot successfully like literally just following along. I cant thank you enough. The way you explained every detail in depth and in such beginner friendly way was just awesome. Thank you so much!!

[@MoistMosquito9000]

If anyone is having the problem of "Error: Used disallowed intents", the solution I used is to scroll down untill you see "Privileged Gateway Intents", then just select all of them.

[@defnotpetchz]

Ty

[@flashgaming6447]

elaborate?

[@bkkpro1980]

thanks

[@DINOxANAS]

tysm

[@nathanbotes5868]

The "privileged gateway intent" boxes that you tick is on the discord website, under the bot folder, tick PRESENCE INTENT, SERVER MEMBERS INTENT, and, MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT. This took me a lot longer to figure out than I am willing to admit.

[@anonieme_beer9200]

This playlist of video's are some of the best programming video's i've ever seen. Currently working on a discord bot, and everything you do is so clear and straight to the point, I saves so much time compared to other programming video's. Thank you so much for the effort of creating these video's!!!

[@determineddecision5789]

bu yorumu yaptığın için teşekkürler. sadece beğene basarak üste çıkarabiliyorum :)

[@DucksAreEpic]

If you get an error saying "cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system." while trying to "nodemon", I found a solution for that. This is for windows btw. I searched this online, and it seems you have to allow "untrusted" scripts to run on your computer. To do that, you have to open PowerShell as an administrator. If you type in "Get-ExecutionPolicy", you probably should get "Restricted". We want to change that. So, you should type in "Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned" and then press "y". To confirm the change, type again "Get-ExecutionPolicy". It should say "RemoteSigned" now. That should solve the problem :)

[@Not_Mood]

Not Working for me😥😥.Any suggestions please

[@elmix5318]

Thanksss!!!!!

[@sniper_agent4656]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! thanks

[@jijiandme]

@@Not_Mood try typing in "Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser" and then press "Y"

[@freshdews]

thanks!

[@1x1y8o]

This tutorial is *amazing!* The documentation is enough of 8 stars! Better than the entire Discord's documentation. The creator gives answers quickly and the Discord server is helpful! *10/10* overall!

[@1x1y8o]

@Storm Debater Lmao

[@scypus8691]

If you get the error "[nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting..." around 13:30 you may have to set the file path manually with the command since it sometimes does not account for the src folder. For example, I ran "nodemon C:\discord-bot\src\index.js" and it worked.

[@sdewwu]

i had the same problem, but thats because i had only been saving the index.js folder and not the package folder. double check that main is src/index.js not just index.js

[@mikerotchburns4307]

@@sdewwuhow do I do that

[@Bloqqy88]

it still does not work for me

[@kapimo]

nodemon C:\discord-bot\src\index.js this will work

[@Nick12_45]

out of all the tutorials i've watched, this one is definetely the best! Tysm!!

[@garrydawnerdot]

I remember spending hours and hours to debug just because of intents haha, finally someone who could relate to it! I really appreciate your effort, please keep up with the tutorials!

[@V9Void]

I DID IT TYSM! I STRUGGLED SO MUCH FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS AND I *F I N A L L Y* DID IT! You got yourself a sub bro, keep up the good work!

[@Das_08]

Same happened with me too I didn’t put the proper valid intents in my bot I spent a whole day debugging the code and asked many people in the discord about it but it didn’t help me lot , so started finding proper tutorial in KZbin I saw ur Video and rest is history ! Now I can continue my bot making program ( I was near to give on coding but ur video saved me THANKS A LOT)

[@OptionsEmporium-z8v]

I wanted to implement a bot for something fairly niche. I have no prior programming experience, and this was incredibly useful. Thanks!

[@PurpleKnok]

you are the BEST i have been looking for forever to make a discord bot with permissions and this is the first and best one that worked. thank you you are a LIFESAVER

[@being.saksham]

The series is so awesome, everything is explained very well. Thank you for creating such videos!! 🤩

[@ApAileron9]

This is the best tutorial series out there. Very easy to understand and replicate. Make sure you have the syntax right in you are not experienced in JS. Would recommend writing down terminal commands. 10/10

[@うほうほ-f3l]

I got stuck with other posters' videos, but thanks to your video I was able to successfully create the bot. thanks so much. Many of the other posters omitted the part of generating the package.json, but you explained it, which was helpful. Also, you explained the meaning of each movement. It was amazing.

[@IoniB]

Amazing tutorial, just the right speed and knowledge expectation + you show docs and talk us through so nicely, honeslty u r doing amazing work!!!

[@EsteriaASMR]

4:20 I put in the code but it's popping up with bash: npm: command not found. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong :/

[@LunarMoonWasHere]

Same

[@ZyexYT]

Same. I think its cause we are on a different OS or something.

[@deleted1803]

might have to change the name of the folder

[@echomouser]

Did you install node.js?

[@WildBearHW]

I restarted the process 3 times and followed along side you in x0.75 speed. I keep getting this when i use command nodemon in the terminal nodemon : The term 'nodemon' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:1 char:1 + nodemon + ~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (nodemon:String) [], CommandNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

[@clarks-short-channel]

did you run "npm install -g nodemon" if ur on mac or linux you need to add sudo before it btw

[@bladedaxe77]

Thank you, very straightforward compared to many other tutorials out there. Keep it up! 👍

[@dalfydalfy9318]

Hey, I'm just at the 5th video but for now it's really interesting, complete and easy to understand even though I'm not english nativ ! You care to explain a lot more than other tutorials and it seems you're going through all main topics in your playlist. Rythme is nice, finding a nice, complete and up to date guide on discord bots is hard these days :D Thanks a lot for your work ! You'll get my thumbs up, no doubts !

[@akshitrajputhere]

You speak great english

[@RHOCHR]

I am also not english nativ and also find it super cool!

[@WhiteCattStudios]

NPM INIT Y- WHY DOES IT NOT WORK?: you just have to restart vsc if you have downloaded the apps while having vsc open

[@LitLeafLibrary]

omg this!!!!! 100% needs upvotes to go to the top!

[@Hotdoghunter55]

bro thank so much

[@vgl0ssyq]

still doesnt work for me lol

[@seelowe88]

@@vgl0ssyq neither me lol

[@krispyangels]

It always gives me an error that the term 'npm' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. I tried checking as I can but I'm still too new to this stuff.

[@riwayateishq]

Your way of teaching is wonderful! I am a Next JS dev, but very rusty at the time! I couldn't understand the "fancy words" in the documentation, but with your guidance I can progress way faster! Hopefully things haven't got depreciated since it's been a while haha. Much love ❤

[@min_808]

I love how you included the .env portion in this tutorial :)

[@RHOCHR]

This is the kind of tutorial we need! Great explanation!👍 I liked and subscribed

[@bxnny6657]

Thank you so so much, ive not been making bots since discord js v12 which is 2 years ago, and now i've started again, i tried following the discord js v14 guide but theres many mistakes and non necessary type things in the guide, so following you was much better. Thank you for getting me back into this!(:

[@markgorbe]

keep up the good work. literally the best and most understandable tutorial. thank you

[@mkoi228]

10/10, First guide that explains why the other 7 guides that I've tried didn't work.

[@stevenelsoncpp]

Great tutorial man! Very obviously aimed at coders but you do a great job at explaining concepts that may be unfamiliar. Just wanted to add one note, for those that may have an issue with the 'nodemon' command, I had to login to CMD as admin and type "PowerShell Set-ExecutionPolicy -Unrestricted" for the command to work due to security settings.

[@delmix-65]

what do you mean ? I have the same error but i don't understand why i have this error

[@YTNUKEALL]

I need help

[@YTNUKEALL]

how do I login to cmd as admin I might just be dumb

[@YTNUKEALL]

so this to open the cmd as admin Press the Windows Start button at the bottom left. Type in "Command Prompt". Right click on Command Prompt and click "Run as administrator". Click Yes if the Windows 10 User Account Control prompt is displayed. The Command Prompt should appear. then you type the cmd (PowerShell Set-ExecutionPolicy -Unrestricted) I hope this help

[@YTNUKEALL]

maybe not idk man

[@hyiping5926]

Hmm when i generate the Discord invite link, i just get an error no matter if i choose user or guild "Installation type not supposed by this application"

[@CodewithGunnar]

Brilliant tutorial - thank you very much :) Got my first bot up and running!

[@avsm4832]

Epic Tutorials, just trying to explain everything, and I even understood, you just earned a subscriber

[@silentM000N]

Solid video, can't wait to follow along with the rest of the series. Apprecaite you taking the time to explain even the little things.

[@medul8039]

yoo it took me forever to get anything working today and this is the only video that actually helped thx alot also the only video that actually helped me understand things like guilds, intents ect.

[@MioNozomi]

Thank you so much! I'm using this as my first ever coding project and im so excited. Wanted to share a dumb mistake i spent way too long fixing. I'm dyslexic, and apperently i typed client twice in the first line and then nodemon wouldnt work. and it took me til just now to figure out the problem haha

[@realnarwhal]

I'm planning on making a bot for the friend that can notify discord members when he uploads, hopefully I'm starting at the right place to do it, thanks for the tutorial!

[@DemonX82]

if nodemon doesn't work for you on windows try to 1. Open Windows PowerShell with Run as Administrator 2. Run this command: Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted 😉

[@boostedrobloxdevelopment3374]

Thank you for such amazing tutorials, they are really useful and simple to understand!

[@phonisesmith]

npm init -y does not work on mine 😢

[@van_stop]

same

[@CID098]

just do npm init and try

[@MSC_EMPIRE]

Npm install try it

[@elouanm4732]

This video is so well done! Everything is explained and easy to understand. Seriously you've done a really good tutorial.

[@DOTPIE]

Thanks a lot for these tutorials, they were immensely helpful. I wanted to do a simple discord bot for fun and you are super clear and to the point, while also explaining things in appropriate detail! Cheers :)

[@al-mamluk]

Your tutorials have been very helpful. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make these videos.

[@al-ft1ng]

appreciate the tutorial man, really really useful to get the basics done.

[@KarolinaRGameDesign]

100/10 Ive watched other tutorials and couldnt figure it out how to set it up properly, Im new to coding but your video is so easy to understand that I managed to do it :D woohoo

[@simeonerasmus]

Very well put tutorial. Thank you very much my man you really teached me alot today.

[@NancyL-b9k]

Struggling, it says [nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting...what to do?

[@playerx38]

i got the same problem it seems it takes the token as wrong

[@k4kadu]

this shows up for pretty much any issue with the code that keeps the bot from running and when you read the full log it tells you the specific problem a bit earlier. for example I got that message and read through the log to find: error: new Error("Used disallowed intents") so I looked through my intents list and found out that one of those lines contradicted with my bot settings. hope this helps

[@clarks-short-channel]

you have to press ctrl S to save it

[@gillisagorastos]

Great Video! Had some problems in the start but it worked out super good! cant wait to learn more from you!

[@bushibushirino6566]

Thank you very much, i have been trying since 3 years, you did the proper and best tutorial!

[@daveyyyyyyy]

3 years 💀💀💀

[@popmango]

Very straight forward and simple tutorial bro. Thank you so much!

[@evanilsonp.8183]

Hey man. I'd like to tell you that it was nice to watch this tutorial. Good video. Keep up the good work.

[@s1nistr433]

This should be the official documentation of discord.js, definitly a lot better and more helpful

[@albin8961]

The require is always throwning an error for me and it says that the modul cant be found

[@_Jiwan_]

Thank you! Your tutorial is so easy to understand & follow

[@Tendity]

OMG I CANT THANK YOU ENOGH! your tutorials are the best of the best (new sub)

[@pancakess839]

How to fix this error + nodemon + ~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : SecurityError: (:) [], PSSecurityException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnauthorizedAccess

[@enkhboldnymdorj2790]

Your explanation goes right into my head. Nice one

[@radthemadgamer9879]

What Happens when you try nodemon and the terminal says "cannot be loaded because running script is disabled on thus system

[@diorchenle]

i still couldn't figure it out have u?

[@HuebertEllowit-LOL]

Whenever I try to run nodemon, i get a syntax error: undexpected token . problem, and nodemon app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting. I have done the tutorial up to 13:45 4 times now, and I am basically positive my files are identical to his. Are there some sort of dependencies he has installed that most people have installed that I dont?

[@nebulous5622]

having this same issue rn

[@ZyexYT]

same

[@isseyyy69]

this is first video which helped me. thank you!

[@Rix1128]

npm : The term 'npm' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:1 char:1 + npm init -y + ~~~ + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (npm:String) [], CommandNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

[@m4rfs]

I love u so much, you explain things so well! thank you for this tutorial ♥

[@HodlTokenClub]

Wow! Your content is amazing! You have some proper teaching skills! You are the 🐐my friend! Respect!

[@supercool1826]

Nodemon doesn't work for me it gives me errors after installing it and using it.

[@YaBoyH]

I tried to run nodemon but after every time I tried it just said Error: Cannot find module ‘Users/Desktop/discord-bot/index.js’ then it says [nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting. Does anyone have a fix please I’ve been trying for 2 hours now

[@belzeboth93784]

Did you fix this error?

[@priyanshugupta7614]

Nice Tutorial learnt a lot of things

[@Apsihbg]

It said Node.js v18.14.2 [nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting... Ive already tried to kill all nodes but it still doesn't change the error. How do I fix this?

[@Gamerboy_1711]

did you fixed it?

[@Apsihbg]

@@Gamerboy_1711 Dam i already forgot

[@Shavix]

For anyone whose npm isnt working, restart vscode or pc, its a common bug

[@BaYPro0001]

npm : The term 'npm' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:1 char:1 + npm init -y + ~~~ + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (npm:String) [], CommandNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

[@BaYPro0001]

Pls help

[@UnderCtrl]

That’s because you haven’t installed node js

[@YTView2021]

OMG bro is a fast typer!!

[@larkb4944]

You’re so Calm

[@alex_turing]

The best video on the topic I was able to find

[@5bigblackmen]

at 13.46 when i run the command the terminal says [nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting...

[@anocre]

Wow Awesome explanation. Subscribed you in 1st video.

[@tariqplays5826]

BANGER tutorial. Loved it.

[@PluTiper]

This video was extremely helpful, thank you! 👍

[@Chuppa2]

Sometimes the ENV DOES NOT WORK, just put .env inside of the src folder and put .gitignore there too.

[@wooshy1x]

hi! its saying TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'GUILD_MESSAGES') at Object. for some reason, can anyone help?

[@MRHD-so5es]

your video is very useful i hope to complete the course and don't stop uploading videos thx for help

[@Khaylanafeesa1]

The background remine me something scary 💀

[@Arkantos]

Incredible how only 29 lines of code can do it. I'm really enjoying the series, is it still updated with new episodes?

[@UnderCtrl]

Thanks, and yes it is up to date!

[@partyboyww]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I keep getting the error message: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'FLAGS')

[@proto333]

@@Tomerz. now my code can't read Guilds, GuildMembers, etc. how can i fix this?

[@BasicallyCaramel]

Legit everything worked until I did the last part (hiding the token), this is happening everytime and I have no idea why I'm on my 2nd try of this and everything works out perfectly until I try to hide the token, because it says "code: 'TokenInvalid' [nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting..." It's gotta be something with the token because that's what it says is wrong but I have no idea what it is 😭

[@Keanine]

I know this is an old comment, but I was having this issue too. I checked it in console.log and it was undefined. To fix it, I realised I accidentally put the env file in the src folder instead of the root. Moving it to the correct location fixed the error

[@maltyhopperbrewing5513]

I’ve now spent over three hours trying to get the bot online and every time I try and start the bot I’m just getting Error: Used disallowed intents

[@21jpmm]

excellent guide, good way to explain the basics

[@maxbro92]

Change your smoke detector battery 😂

[@UnderCtrl]

That was the A/C lol 😭

[@maxbro92]

Hahaha 😅

[@stroyz]

Will the bot stay online even when im offline using this method?

[@StrayPlayzGames]

when i do npm init -y the command is not recognized

[@alexventel9567]

I can help you if you want

[@margotbohlin3774]

@@alexventel9567 mine is not working as well, what should I do to troubleshoot

[@regis5507]

thank you for the video, amazing way to teach :)

[@sean_fisher]

excellent video. very detailed. coupled with chatGPT I was able to get it right and I have my own discord bot. will be watching much more subbed and notified : )

[@thebestol0ch483]

10/10, the best guide i've ever seen!

[@ardeleanu7902]

Thanks for the tutorial love it!!!!!! For a kid who wants to start coding it s just amazing thanks

[@RHOCHR]

Same

[@mats33667]

How do I make it so it checks for user cooldown like if someone gets a promotion (roblox) it says that “Cool-down ends on the (DATE) using the / command

[@hazush_]

I LOVE YOU, BRO YOU HELPED ME SO MUCH BRO I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY BRO

[@linh8708]

thank you! this is so useful and clear!

[@AD_DeathHuntter9]

idk why but the npm init -y isnt working

[@BRAZUCANYTV]

How you put the bot online with no command ? 18:39

[@UnderCtrl]

That’s something nodemon handles. Auto restarts your bot when you make changes to your file.

[@BRAZUCANYTV]

@@UnderCtrl ty can you make a vide on how to make a bot to give stock market TOP GAiners ? Like the STOCKBOT THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO