rust self bot using serenity

archived-discord-selfbot.rs

/*
** Self bot usage for serenity. 
** Avoid API calls which handle
** guild invitation or require guild intent
**
** These tend to be where the alarms are set.
** Avoid prefixed commands & instant replies.
** 
*/

use serenity::prelude::*;
use serenity::async_trait;
use serenity::model::Message;

struct EvHandler;

impl EventHandler for EvHandler {
  /* on_ready doesn't work. */
  
  /* on_message */
  async fn message(&self, ctx: Context, ev: Message)
  {
     println!("{}:{}", message.author.name, message.content);
     if ev.content.starts_with("!AAAA") {
       ev.channel_id.say(&ctx.http, "AAAA!").await;
     }
  }
}

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
  /*
  ** Fill in your user token.
  ** obtain via js: console.log(w.localStorage.token)
  ** Or search for "Authenication" HTTP header
  */
  let user_token = "";
  
  let self_bot = Client::builder(user_token)
    .event_handler(EvHandler)
    .await
    .expect("Error creating client");

  if let Err(why) = self_bot.start().await {
    eprintln!("Error: {:?}", why);
  }
}

While trying to make a CLI client. When I used this example code, I could only see DMs, I could not see messages in server channels. The message content would be blank. I cannot figure out how to get around intents with serenity.

I see error when sending message using user token:
Error sending message: Http(UnsuccessfulRequest(ErrorResponse { status_code: 401, url: "https://discord.com/api/v10/channels/ Channel ID /messages", method: POST, error: DiscordJsonError { code: 0, message: "401: Unauthorized", errors: [] } }))
I don't know is it related but, on discord client, they use v9 API

Shortly after writing this, this method has stopped working.

I now recommend running vencord. @Bwine127

It is also worth noting that discord does allow for self bots, but registered under this.

https://discord.com/developers/docs/change-log#userinstallable-apps-preview