# Enabling Intents

In order for your bot to work with Discord Bot Studio you will need to enable intents. To do so visit the following link: <https://discord.com/developers/applications>.&#x20;

![Visiting the link above will show you any bots you have created](https://1776366025-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M0L1z_JwGF9x5j-YBBE%2F-MURyip6tvVTtiCihH8T%2F-MURyw8Z4NTG8OJDs4Ks%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=4e8d0860-7e06-4c1b-a152-5e87b1a48b87)

Once there, click on the bot you are using. Next, select the "Bot" tab from the left hand side:

![](https://1776366025-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M0L1z_JwGF9x5j-YBBE%2F-MURyip6tvVTtiCihH8T%2F-MURz6IU5frAFd23pDW1%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=71f78fd0-3862-42d2-9b9b-109711f3737f)

From there, scroll down to the "Privileged Gateway Intents" section, and enable both options:

![Both intents should be enabled](https://1776366025-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M0L1z_JwGF9x5j-YBBE%2F-MURyip6tvVTtiCihH8T%2F-MURzJC2iz7Mre6U6yzR%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a92c5855-2eb2-452c-ab3c-87bfb26cb130)


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