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Terms of Service

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By using Discord Bot List you agree to these terms. They describe what the site actually enforces, not what a template says it might.

The service

Discord Bot List is an independent directory where anyone can list a Discord bot, and anyone signed in can vote for and review one. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Discord Inc. Listings are submitted by their owners; we do not vouch for them.

Your account

Accounts are created through Discord. You are responsible for what happens under yours. Using the site also means following Discord's Terms of Service, and an account banned there has no standing here.

Listing a bot

By submitting a listing you confirm that:

  • You own or are authorised to represent the bot.
  • Its Discord application is set to public, so others can invite it.
  • The description, screenshots and links describe what the bot actually does. Misrepresenting a bot is grounds for removal.
  • You have the right to the images you upload, and they contain nothing unlawful or sexually explicit.

You keep ownership of what you submit. You grant us permission to display it on this site, which is the only thing we do with it.

Voting and reviews

  • One vote per bot per twelve hours, per account.
  • One review per bot per account. Submitting again replaces what you wrote rather than adding a second.
  • You cannot review a bot you own. This is enforced by the site, not by policy alone.
  • Bot owners can reply publicly to a review. They cannot edit or delete one — a directory where the reviewed party controls the reviews is not a directory.

Vote manipulation — multiple accounts, automation, paying for votes — results in the listing being removed and the accounts banned.

The API

The public API is offered as is. Rate limits are published per endpoint and are enforced per token. Working around them, or using the API in a way that degrades the site for others, ends access.

Advertising

Paid placements are labelled Sponsored. Editorial picks appear under Editor's Choice and are not for sale — the two are separate systems, and we say which is which because a recommendation you cannot distinguish from an advertisement is worth nothing.

Payments, when advertising goes live, are processed by Paddle as merchant of record. Paddle's terms govern the transaction itself.

Moderation

We can hide or remove any listing, review or announcement that breaks these terms. Hiding is reversible and is what we reach for first; deletion is not, and is reserved for cases that warrant it. Moderator actions are recorded in an internal audit log.

If you think something was removed in error, email [email protected].

No warranty

The site is provided as is, without warranty. We do not guarantee that it will be available, that listings are accurate, or that a bot you invite behaves as its owner claims. Inviting a bot is between you and its owner.

Changes

We may update these terms. The date at the top changes when the text does. See also our Privacy Policy.