# Create a Discord Bot

Follow the next set of steps to create your own Discord bot:

1. Navigate to [Discord Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications)

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2. Click on **New Application**

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3. Enter the name of the bot that you want to create. Let's go with **ConvaiTracy**
4. Accept the Developer Terms of Service and Developer Policy and click on **Create**.

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5. Now, you land on the application details page. Upload an app icon and provide a description as you see fit. and click on Save Changes.

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6. Then click on **OAuth2** --> **URL Generato**r&#x20;

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7. Click on the **bot** checkbox under the **Scopes** section

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8. Click on the following checkboxes under the various Permissions

   1. General Permissions:
      1. Manage Webhooks
   2. Text Permissions:
      1. All the checkboxes
   3. Voice Permissions:
      1. Connect
      2. Speak
      3. Use Voice Activity
      4. Priority Speaker
      5. Request To Speak

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9. Copy the URL generated below. This will be the shareable invite link for the bot on all servers.

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10. Next click on **Bot**
11. Click on **Add Bot**  --> **Yes, do it!**

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12. Allow the following intents under the **Privileged Intents** section and click on **Save Changes.**

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13. Click on **Reset Tokens** to generate a new token for the bot. Then click on **Yes, do it**

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14. **Copy** the generated token to be used later for hosting the bot server.

Now we move on to connecting the Discord bot with a Convai Character and hosting the server.

{% content-ref url="hosting-discord-bot-from-personal-server" %}
[hosting-discord-bot-from-personal-server](https://docs.convai.com/api-docs/plugins-and-integrations/other-integrations/discord/hosting-discord-bot-from-personal-server)
{% endcontent-ref %}