Welcome to Pycord

Pycord is a modern, easy to use, feature-rich, and async ready API wrapper for Discord.

Features:

• Modern Pythonic API using async/await syntax

• Sane rate limit handling that prevents 429s

• Command extension to aid with bot creation

• Easy to use with an object oriented design

• Optimised for both speed and memory

Getting started

Is this your first time using the library? This is the place to get started!

• First steps: Installing Pycord | Quickstart | Setting Up Logging | Guide

• Working with Discord: Creating a Bot Account | A Primer to Gateway Intents

• Examples: Many examples are available in the repository.

Getting help

If you’re having trouble with something, these resources might help.

• Try the Frequently Asked Questions first, it’s got answers to all common questions.

• Ask us and hang out with us in our Discord server.

• If you’re looking for something specific, try the index or searching.

• Report bugs in the issue tracker.

Manuals

These pages go into great detail about everything the API can do.

Core API

• API Reference

Extensions

These extensions help you during development when it comes to common tasks.

• discord.ext.commands - Bot commands framework

• discord.ext.tasks - asyncio.Task helpers

• discord.ext.pages - A pagination extension module

• discord.ext.bridge - A module that bridges slash commands to prefixed commands

Meta

If you’re looking for something related to the project itself, it’s here.

• Changelog - The changelog for the library.

• Version Guarantees - The version guarantees for the library.

• Migrating to v1.0 - How to migrate from v0.x to v1.x.

• Migrating to v2.0 - How to migrate from v1.x to v2.x.