Discord glossary
AutoMod
Discord’s built-in filter that blocks spam, mention raids, and chosen words before they’re posted.
AutoMod rules can block the message, alert moderators, and time out the sender. It runs without a bot.
Related terms
- Mention spam
- Messages that ping many users or roles at once, often during a raid.
- Timeout
- Temporarily stopping a member from chatting, reacting, or joining voice, for 60 seconds up to 28 days.
- Raid
- Many accounts joining at once to spam or disrupt a server.