How to get started with Discord on Zapier

Discord and Zapier connect to automate your chat workflows. You can trigger actions when new messages are posted and send messages to channels.

Prerequisites

To use the Discord app on Zapier, you must have:

• An active Discord account (free or paid).
• Discord server owner or manager role permissions.
• Enable Manage Webhooks permission in your General Channel permissions. 

Connect Discord to Zapier

To create an app connection to Discord on Zapier: 

• Go to the Apps page.
• Click + Add connection. 
• A new dialog box will appear. Search for and select Discord.
• Click Add connection.
• A new browser tab or window will open.
• Log into Discord to authenticate.
• Grant Zapier permission to access your account if prompted to.

Your Discord account is now successfully connected to Zapier.

About Discord's app

Triggers, searches, and actions

Triggers

• New Message Posted to Channel - Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific text channel. (Polling)
• New Reaction on Message - Triggers when a new Reaction is added to a Message. (Polling)
• New Forum Post - Triggers when a new Post is created on a Forum. (Polling)
• Role Assigned to User - Triggers when a role is assigned to a user. (Polling)
• New User Added - Triggers when a new user joins the Discord Server. (Polling)
• New Forum Message - Triggers when a new Message is created on a Forum Post. (Polling)
• New Mention - Triggers when a User or Role is mentioned. (Polling)

Searches

• Find User - Find an existing user by name.
• Find Channel - Find an existing channel by name.

Actions

• Create new Forum Post - Create a new Post on a Forum Channel.
• Rename Channel - Rename a channel to a specific name you choose.
• Send Direct Message - Send a direct message to a specific user.
• API Request (Beta) - This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.
• Add Role - assign a role to a user
• Remove User Role - Remove a chosen role from the specified user.
• Send Channel Message - Post a new message to a specific #channel you choose.
• Send message in Forum Post - Send a new message in a specific Forum Post.

Limitations

• Discord has a global rate limit of 50 requests per second for all bots.
• The Send Channel Message action has a character limit of 2000 characters or 8MB.
• It's expected behavior that the Zapier bot will appear offline.

Templates

View all of Discord's templates.

Use cases

• 7 Discord automation ideas
• Automatically post new RSS items to a Discord channel
• How to make a Discord bot without code

Additional Discord resources

• Zapier's Discord integration page
• Tips for formatting Discord messages
• Discord's Help Center
• Discord's API documentation