A public, read-only Discord bot that lets you forward messages, reactions, and thread events from your Discord server to your own n8n, Zapier, Make.com, or custom webhook for powerful automations.

GREAT NEWS : the n8n trigger bot on discord has officially been verified by discord and you can find it on the discord discovery marketplace for FREE. Just go to Discord > Discover > Apps > Search for n8n

Watch our complete tutorial on how to set up and use the n8n Discord trigger bot

• Terms of Service
• Privacy Policy
• Register for n8n
• Bot Official Website
• Developed and mainted by: Emp0 Team

Invite Link:

https://discord.com/discovery/applications/1389933424331980993

• The bot only requests minimal, read-only permissions:
  • Read Messages/View Channels
  • Read Message History
  • Use Slash Commands
• The bot cannot send messages, moderate, or manage your server.

Incase the above link doesn't work, try the Alternate Invite Link

1. Go to the channel you want to forward messages from.

2. Create a POST webhook on n8n to receive the requests

3. Type the following slash command:

   /setup <webhook_url>
   

   • Example:

     /setup https://your-n8n-server.com/webhook/discord-channel-A
     

The bot will test your webhook and confirm setup if successful.

4. Send a test message, and you should receive the data in your n8n flow

To connect a discord channel to a webhook:

/setup https://your-n8n-server.com/webhook/discord-channel-A

To remove a webhook from a channel:

/remove

To check the status:

/status

To list all webhooks in your server:

/list

• Create a new Webhook node in n8n.
• Set the webhook URL to match what you used in /setup.
• The bot will POST a JSON payload to this URL for every event.
• You can now process the data in your n8n workflow (e.g., filter, store, send notifications, etc).

• Use the Webhooks by Zapier trigger.
• Set the trigger to "Catch Hook" and copy the custom webhook URL.
• Use this URL in /setup.
• Zapier will receive the JSON payload and you can build your automation.

• Use the Webhooks module to create a custom webhook.
• Copy the webhook URL and use it in /setup.
• Make.com will receive the JSON payload and you can build your scenario.

• Set up an HTTP endpoint that accepts POST requests with JSON.
• Use the endpoint URL in /setup.
• Parse the JSON payload and process as needed.

{
  "event_type": "message_create",
  "timestamp": 1640995200000,
  "content": {
    "text": "Hello, world!",
    "type": "message_create"
  },
  "author": {
    "id": "123456789012345678",
    "username": "username",
    "discriminator": "0000"
  },
  "channel": {
    "id": "123456789012345678",
    "name": "general",
    "type": 0
  },
  "guild": {
    "id": "123456789012345678",
    "name": "My Server"
  },
  "message_id": "123456789012345678",
  "timestamp": 1640995200000
}

For self-hosting, deployment, and advanced configuration, see the deployment folder in this repository.

The bot uses a CSV-based backup system that automatically exports database data to CSV files and stores them in version control:

• Automatic backups: Every hour via scheduled task
• CSV format: Human-readable and easy to process
• Version controlled: All backups are committed to Git
• Small size: Efficient storage and transfer
• Easy recovery: Simple restore process

To enable automatic backups to GitHub, you need to set up a GitHub Personal Access Token:

1. Create GitHub Token:

   • Go to GitHub.com → Settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens → Tokens (classic)
   • Click "Generate new token (classic)"
   • Give it a name like "n8n Discord Bot Backup"
   • Select the repo scope (full control of private repositories)
   • Copy the generated token

2. Set Environment Variables:

   GITHUB_USERNAME=your_github_username
   GITHUB_REPO=your_username/n8n_discord_bot
   GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_personal_access_token

3. Test GitHub Authentication:

   node test-github-auth.js

# List all backups
node data-utils.js list

# Create a manual backup
node data-utils.js backup

# Restore from a specific backup
node data-utils.js restore backup-2025-01-11T03-00-00-964Z

# Show latest backup details
node data-utils.js latest

# Test the backup system
node test-backup.js

# Test GitHub authentication
node test-github-auth.js

For more details, see the data/README.md file.

If you have questions, need support, or want to get in touch with the developers:

• Email: tools@emp0.com
• Discord: @jym.god

Disclaimer: This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Discord or n8n. We are independent developers who created this tool to solve our own integration needs.