Discord glossary
Bot token
The secret password a bot uses to log in. Anyone with it controls the bot.
Never share or commit it. If it leaks, reset it in the Developer Portal immediately.
Related terms
- Bot
- An automated Discord account run by an application, used for moderation, music, games, and more.
- Administrator
- A permission that grants every other permission and ignores channel overrides.
- OAuth2
- The standard Discord uses to let apps act for users or join servers with specific scopes.