How to Add a Bot to a Discord Channel on iPhone or iPad

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Last Updated: September 24, 2021

This wikiHow teaches you how to add a bot to a Discord server's members list, assign it a specific role, and customize its channel permissions, using an iPhone or iPad.

Part 1

Part 1 of 3:

Installing a Bot

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Open Safari on your iPhone or iPad. Find and tap the Safari icon on your home screen, or open another mobile internet browser.
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Go to the unofficial Discord Bots website. Type bots.discord.pw into your browser's address bar, and hit the Go button.
- You can also check out other websites, such as Carbonitex, for more bot options.
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Tap the View button next to a bot. Find an interesting bot on the list, and tap this button to view its details.
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Tap the Invite button. This will prompt you to sign in to your Discord account on a new page.
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Sign in to your Discord account. Enter your email and password, and tap the blue Login button.
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Select a server to add the bot. Tap the Select a server drop-down, and select a server for the new bot.
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Tap the Authorize button. This will authorize your action, and add the bot to the selected server.

Part 2

Part 2 of 3:

Assigning a Role to a Bot

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Open Discord on your iPhone or iPad. The Discord app looks like a white gamepad icon in a blue square.
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Tap the ☰ icon. This button is in the upper-left corner of your screen. It will open your navigation panel on the left-hand side.
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Tap the server with the bot. Find the server on the left-hand side of your screen, and tap its icon.
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Tap the server name at the top. It's located at the top of the channels list. Your options will pop up.
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Tap Server Settings on the pop-up menu. This will open the Server Settings menu on a new page.
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Scroll down and tap Members under USER MANAGEMENT. This will open a list of all the users on this server.
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Tap the bot on the Members list. This will open the member Edit page.
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Tap Edit Roles under ROLES. This will open a list of all the available roles you can assign to the bot.
- If you don't have a role set up for the bot, you can create a new role on the Roles menu. You can find Roles under USER MANAGEMENT on the Server Settings page.
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Select the role you want to assign to the bot. You can come back here and change the role anytime.
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Tap Save. This button is in the upper-right corner of your screen. It will save the bot's new role.

Part 3

Part 3 of 3:

Adding a Bot to a Channel

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Open your server's channel list. All the text and voice channels are listed under the server name on your navigation panel.
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Tap the channel you want to add the bot. Find the channel on the channels list, and open it.
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Tap the channel name at the top of the chat. This will open the Channel Settings page.
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Tap Permissions at the bottom. This will open the Channel Permissions page.
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Tap the + Add role option. This will open a list of all the roles on your server.
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Select the bot's role on the list. This will open the selected role's channel permissions.
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Customize the bot's channel permissions. Scroll down the permissions list, and change the permission options depending on what your bot may need.
- Tap the green checkmark icon next to an option to give the bot permission, or the red "X" icon to revoke it.
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Tap Done on the top-right. This will save the bot's channel permissions, and add it to the chat.