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Discord

Discord is a communication platform designed for creating communities ranging from gamers to education and businesses. It offers a wide array of communication tools including voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files sharing, which are organized in servers (both public and private) and channels dedicated to various topics. Workflow Automation enables you to send a message to specific Discord channel.

Key Features of Discord:

  • Servers and Channels: Users can create or join servers, which are like individual community hubs, each with its own members, rules, and channels. Channels within servers can be text-based or voice-based for different conversation topics or purposes.
  • Voice and Video Communication: Discord supports voice channels for real-time voice chat and has video conferencing capabilities, as well as screen sharing.
  • Direct Messages: Users can send private messages to other users and create private group chats outside of servers.
  • Roles and Permissions: Server administrators can assign roles to members with specific permissions, controlling who can access certain channels or execute commands.
  • Bots: Discord allows the integration of bots that can automate tasks, manage servers, provide entertainment, and much more.
  • Customization: Users can customize their profile, and server admins can customize their servers with different text and voice channels, roles, permissions, and server-specific emojis.
  • Cross-platform: Discord is available as a web app, desktop app (for Windows, macOS, Linux), and mobile app (for iOS and Android), allowing users to stay connected from anywhere.
  • Streaming and Integration: Users can stream games or other content directly in Discord and integrate with other services like Twitch or Spotify.
  • Security and Privacy: Discord offers various privacy and security settings, including two-factor authentication (2FA) and the ability to control friend requests and direct messages.

Discord has become particularly popular among gamers for its robust features that support gaming communities, but it's also used by a wide variety of other groups for general communication and organization purposes. It has grown to be a favored platform for virtual events, study groups, fan clubs, and even professional workspaces.

Action:

Send a message to a specific channel.

Connect with Discord:

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  1. Log in to your Discord account.
  2. Click the link and then click the New Application button on Discord Developer Portal. Discord_01.jpg
  3. Fill in the Name field and check the checkbox. Discord_02.jpg
  4. Click the Create button.
  5. Name your app and click the Save Changes button. Discord_03.jpg
  6. Navigate to OAuth2 > General page.
  7. Copy the Client ID and save it for later use. Then click the Reset Secret button to generate the initial Client Secret. Discord_04.jpg
  8. Acknowledge the warning and click the Yes, do it! button. Discord_05.jpg
  9. Copy the Client Secret value.

    WARNING

    Copy the Client Secret now for later use, you won't be able to see it again.

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  10. Click the Add Redirect button to define a redirect URI. Discord_07.jpg
  11. Go to Workflow Automation and navigate to My Apps and Add a new app connection choosing Discord from the list. Discord_08.jpg
  12. Copy the OAuth Redirect URL. Discord_09.jpg
  13. Paste the OAuth Redirect URL value into the Redirect field on Discord. Then click the Save Changes button. Discord_10.jpg
  14. Go to the Bot page on Discord. Click the Reset Token button to generate the initial bot token. Discord_11.jpg
  15. Acknowledge the warning and click the Yes, do it! button. Discord_12.jpg
  16. A new tokenwas generated.

    WARNING

    Copy the token now for later use, you won't be able to see it again.

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  17. Go to Workflow Automation and fill in the Consumer key field with the Client ID value you copied earlier.
  18. Fill in the Consumer Secret field with the Client Secret value you copied earlier.
  19. Fill in the Bot token field with the Bot Token value you copied earlier. Discord_14.jpg
  20. Click the Submit button on Workflow Automation.
  21. A pop-up window appears. Choose a server and click the Continue button. Discord_15.jpg
  22. Scroll down all the way and click the Authorize button at the bottom of the pop-up window. Discord_16.jpg
  23. The connection with Discord is now established. Discord_17.jpg
  24. Start using your new Discord connection with Workflow Automation.