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Mohammad Nizam Uddin Imran
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🚀 How to Start a Discord Bot Using Node.js with Google Bard API 🤖

#discord #node #bot

Prerequisites

  1. Node.js installed.
  2. Discord account with a server.
  3. Google Cloud account with Bard API access.

Step 1: Set Up Your Project

  1. Create a New Directory: 
 mkdir discord-bot-bard cd discord-bot-bard
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  1. Initialize a Node.js Project: 
 npm init -y
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  1. Install Required Packages: 
 npm install discord.js axios dotenv
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Step 2: Create Your Discord Bot

  1. Create a New Bot Application:

  2. Get Your Bot Token:

    • Copy your bot token from the "Bot" tab.

  3. Invite Your Bot to Your Server:

    • Go to the "OAuth2" tab and generate an invite URL with necessary permissions.
    • Invite your bot using the generated URL.

Step 3: Integrate Google Bard API

  1. Set Up Google Cloud Project:

  2. Store Your API Keys:

Create a .env file:

 DISCORD_TOKEN=your-discord-bot-token BARD_API_KEY=your-google-bard-api-key
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Step 4: Write Your Bot Code

Create an index.js file and add the following code:

require('dotenv').config(); const { Client, GatewayIntentBits } = require('discord.js'); const axios = require('axios'); const client = new Client({ intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds, GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages, GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent] }); client.once('ready', () => { console.log(`Logged in as ${client.user.tag}!`); }); client.on('messageCreate', async (message) => { if (message.author.bot) return; if (message.content.startsWith('!bard')) { const query = message.content.replace('!bard', '').trim(); if (!query) { message.channel.send('Please provide a prompt for Bard.'); return; } try { const response = await axios.post( 'https://bard.googleapis.com/v1/creations:generate', { prompt: query }, { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.BARD_API_KEY}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json', }, } ); const bardResponse = response.data.response; message.channel.send(bardResponse); } catch (error) { console.error('Error fetching Bard response:', error); message.channel.send('Sorry, I could not fetch a response from Bard.'); } } }); client.login(process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN);
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Step 5: Run Your Bot

Run your bot with:

node index.js
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🎉 Conclusion

Your Discord bot is now online and ready to generate creative content using the Google Bard API! Have fun interacting with it and expanding its features. Happy coding! 💻✨

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