Discord
Discord
Discord is a VoIP and instant messaging social platform. Users have the ability to communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats, or as part servers.
Creating a Discord connection
To create the connection you need:
- A new Discord Application
- An Bot token
Obtaining the credentials
Creating a Discord Application
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Log in to the Discord Developer Portal.
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Click New Application. (If you want to use an existing key you can find it in the list, click on it, and copy it from the dialog box.)
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Name your new Application and click Create.
Creating a Discord Bot
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Click the Menu button, go to the Bot page and click Add Bot.
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Click Yes, do it!.
Getting the Bot Token
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Click Reset Token.
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Click Yes, do it!.
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Click Copy.
Creating your connection
- In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
- Select the Discord icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
- (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
- Select Bot Token as the method to create the connection.
- Fill in the parameters:
- The Bot token
- (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
- Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.
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