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diff --git a/pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/setting-different-statuses-on-your-bot.md b/pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/setting-different-statuses-on-your-bot.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b44c55e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/setting-different-statuses-on-your-bot.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +title: Setting Different Statuses on Your Bot +description: How to personalize your Discord bot status +--- + +You've probably seen a bot or two have a status message under their username in the member bar set to something such as `Playing Commands: .help`. + +This guide shows how to set such a presence, so your bot can have one as well. + +**Please note:** + +If you want to change the bot status, it is suggested to not do so during the on_ready event, since it would be called many times and making an API call on that event has a chance to disconnect the bot. + +Instead, set the desired status using the activity / status kwarg of commands.Bot, for example: +```python +bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix="!", activity=..., status=...) +``` + +The following are examples of what you can put into the `activity` keyword argument. + +#### Setting 'Playing' Status +```python +await client.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name="a game")) +``` + +#### Setting 'Streaming' Status +```python +await client.change_presence(activity=discord.Streaming(name="My Stream", url=my_twitch_url)) +``` + +#### Setting 'Listening' Status +```python +await client.change_presence(activity=discord.Activity(type=discord.ActivityType.listening, name="a song")) +``` + +#### Setting 'Watching' Status +```python +await client.change_presence(activity=discord.Activity(type=discord.ActivityType.watching, name="a movie")) +``` + +### Add Optional Status as Well: + +* `discord.Status.online` (default, green icon) +* `discord.Status.idle` (yellow icon) +* `discord.Status.do_not_disturb` (red icon) +* `discord.Status.offline` (gray icon) |