Slash Command Permissions

Overview

Discord supplies the invoking member's channel permissions and the bot's application permissions in interaction payloads. Middleware turns those values into reusable policy checks.

Quick Start

package main
import (
    "github.com/discord-go/discord.go/bot"
    "github.com/discord-go/discord.go/permissions"
)
func register(r *bot.Router) { r.Command("moderate", "Moderate a member", func(c *bot.InteractionContext) { _ = c.Reply("allowed") }).RequirePermissions(permissions.ModerateMembers).RequireBotPermissions(permissions.ModerateMembers) }

Best Practices

Check both user and bot permissions, enforce hierarchy for role/member changes, and use GuildOnly for commands that require guild state. Return ephemeral denial messages.

Related Pages

• Permissions
• Middleware