Errors describe the token being invalid

The token is invalid?

Your Discord bot's token, likely

Okay I will change it and give you news.

It worked but crashed after.

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Hey, please attach the logs of your service.

What do you mean?

The logs that your service produced before it has crashed (the text that is usually printed to the console). https://docs.railway.com/guides/logs

For example, you have shown the deploy logs here.

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Good?

Go to your Discord bot's settings and enable the message content intent.

Done. Reply to me or I won't get a notification.

How is it now after you have restarted/redeployed the service?

Even if it show that my bot is online it stay offline and it crash after 10secs.

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Please attach the logs.

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Here

Are you sure that the token you have provided is working (for example confirming it locally) and have you saved the changes (for the message content intent) in Discord's developer dashboard?

Here

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Does the video work?

The bot's token can be reset and found under the Bot tab of your Discord bot. It is not under OAuth2.

You want me to reset the token?

You probably need to do it, if the bot token you provided is invalid. Resetting it will generate a new one that you should use on Railway.

Okay.

Do I need to keep powershell open? (Python)

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No, you don't need to keep powershell open.

Okay. So what's the problem now?

Please share the logs again.

Slower?

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Are you sure the token you have provided is valid? Does your code work locally?

I would like to show you the token but I can't

I paste the token here right?

I've hide the token.

@astrid(irl)*

And does the project correctly look at BOT_TOKEN env?

Wdym?

You are defining an environment/service variable named BOT_TOKEN, this value has to be looked up in your code. For example:

import os

BOT_TOKEN = os.getenv("BOT_TOKEN")
...

Exacltly like that?

It doesn't have to be exactly like that, you can name your variable whatever you want, depending on how you are using them in your code.

Wait I'm gonna show u something. It maybe gonna help you.

Do you need this?

change

BOT_TOKEN="...."

to

BOT_TOKEN = os.getenv("BOT_TOKEN")

Don't hard code values in your code, especially after you have reset the token, meaning that the token you have hard coded is most likely invalid.

Everywhere or only at the start?

I suppose wherever you have defined BOT_TOKEN, in the snippet it would be at the start.

If I understand only at the start right?

This is correct, if this is the only instance where you have defined BOT_TOKEN.

Good?

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What next

The token is up

I just didn't show it

Commit and push the new changes so that Railway can roll out a new deployment with your changes.

I push it with powershell right?

Yes, you can use the terminal to commit and push your changes with git.

Good?

You still have to push it to GitHub.

Do you know where do I find my repo URL?

Your repository's URL can be found on your GitHub profile, if you have already pushed it to GitHub.

Huh where?

Right next to Overview is Repositories (top left of your screenshot).

Found it.

I've found it thank you.

HTTPS right?

I suppose that you are trying to add your repository as the remote origin? HTTPS should work.

Yes. Did it work?

Just execute git push.

Done.

Next?

Use the first command if you are only using one branch.

My bad but what command are you talking about?

git push origin HEAD:master

Done. After that?

.

Check if Railway created a new deployment with your new changes.

I think I'm cooked..

But it deployed 3mins ago

Show the logs and does your code run locally?

Yes.

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With powershell.

I juste write 2 commands and the bot go online

You need to include import os in your code, also you should use BOT_TOKEN = os.getenv("BOT_TOKEN")

How? You will really need to guide me for that.

where?

In your code, import os at the very start and change the os.getenv call to actually read BOT_TOKEN, don't hard code it.

https://www.w3schools.com/python/ref_os_getenv.asp

Here?

I change it here?

Add import os at the very start (line before import discord). Then change BOT_TOKEN = os.getenv("..........") to BOT_TOKEN = os.getenv("BOT_TOKEN")

Do I erase import discord?

No you don't.

Good?

Not good, the two imports should be in their own separate lines.

import os
import discord

Alright.

Should be good now.

Also change the line where you define your BOT_TOKEN to

BOT_TOKEN = os.getenv("BOT_TOKEN")

What the difference?

It's the same.

It is not, you are supposed to read from the environment variable called "BOT_TOKEN" and save it into a variable called BOT_TOKEN.

There is an error in your code, since you are reading the environment variable "MTQ2NT..." instead of "BOT_TOKEN" and save it in BOT_TOKEN.

Wait I don,t understand. I don't put my token in ("BOT_TOKEN")?

This is what I've done.

This is wrong, you are not supposed to put the raw string/token in there.

Just "BOT_TOKEN"

Okay.

Good?

My bad if it's long.

Looks fine now, commit and push to GitHub now.

to gitbuh or railway?

Pushing to GitHub will trigger a deployment on Railway.

This commands? git add .

git commit -m "name"

git push

Yes

Do I use this too? git push origin HEAD:master

Before I ran the command tell me if it's okay:

git add .

git commit -m "Initial Discord bot"

git push

Give it a more meaningful commit message such as "fix: os.getenv" and run them.

I understand nothing 😭

I strongly recommend you to learn the basics of Python/programming and git, without them it would be nearly impossible for you to do anything on your own. Especially with your current workflow being a complete black box, as you are not testing your code locally before pushing to production.

Run these commands for now:

git add .
git commit -m "fix: os.getenv"
git push origin HEAD:master

I will. Good?

Check Railway now.

Deploy? (I've changed the token that why there's a change)

You changed the token here to be the raw string (the actual token), right?

I just reset the token and paste it here?

Yes

Yeah that what I've done.

I can deploy now?

Yes

I will record and last thing

Do I need to make it go online on powershell first?

No

Okay

IT WORKED

.

Now it gonna stay 24/7 right?

Or I need another site?

It will stay online 24/7 as long as it doesn't crash and your Railway subscription is still active.

How can it crash?

For what reason?

Unhandled exceptions that could potentially occur.

Alright. Thank you :3

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I'll go ahead and mark this thread as solved. Please take my advice into consideration and learn the basics of Python (programming) and git, it will allow you to actually understand and catch these types of mistakes/errors in a matter of minutes as opposed to hours.

Do you have a link for that?

https://www.w3schools.com/python/default.asp

https://www.w3schools.com/git/

Can you close this ticket in 10mins?

Not now.

Where is the staff feedback channel?

I am not sure if I am understanding your question right, but we have a place for general feedbacks regarding Railway at #🤗｜feedback.

And for members?

I am afraid that there is no feedback channel dedicated to "members" if you are referring to the Railway team.

Aww. You deserved five starts.

You can close this. Thank you for your incredible help, :3