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Using Your Own Discord Bot

The custom bot feature lets Wallu run under your Discord application - your own name, avatar and branding - while Wallu's AI does the work behind the scenes. It's our main premium feature: great for white-labeling, matching your brand, or replacing a bot your community already knows.

Pre-requisites​

This requires at least the Custom Bot plan. There are two separate options - pick one:

Option A - Custom avatar onlyOption B - Your own bot token
What changesWallu's avatar on your serverA fully separate bot with your own name, avatar and presence status
SetupUpload an image on the panelCreate a Discord app, enable intents, paste the token, invite the bot
Discord Developer PortalNot neededRequired
Bot tokenNot neededRequired

If you just want branded artwork, use Option A and skip the rest of this guide. If you want a fully white-labeled bot with its own name and status (per-server statuses aren't supported by Discord, so a custom status requires your own token), use Option B.

Option A - Custom avatar only​

On the Custom Bot page, use the Custom Avatar section to upload a profile picture. Wallu's picture on your server updates within ~30 seconds. No bot token or Discord Developer Portal setup needed - you're done, skip Option B below.

Option B - Your own bot token​

This runs a fully separate bot under your own Discord application. Follow all the steps below.

Create a new custom bot​

  1. Create a new bot here: https://discord.com/developers/applications

  2. Choose a name, upload the avatar for the bot, type a description

    Screenshot of Discord developer applications page showing a newly created bot form with name, avatar, and description fields filled in

  3. Navigate to “Bot” page.

  4. Enable “Message content intent” in the “bot” page so the bot will be able to see user's message content (the questions they ask)

    Screenshot of Discord bot settings page with the Message Content Intent toggle switch highlighted and enabled

  5. Copy the bot token from the “Bot” page. The token should never be shared to others as it’s the password/secret for the bot. Enter the bot token here: https://panel.wallubot.com/custom-bot in the “bot token” field. Wallu will use this token to connect to your bot.

    Screenshot of Discord bot token section showing a hidden token and the Copy button next to the Reset Token button

    Note: do not enable "public bot" (unless you really know what you're doing)

Invite your custom bot to your server:​

After entering your bot token on the Custom Bot page. Simply click the "Invite Bot" button that appears.

Manual invite link creation (if needed)

NOTE: Just use the invite button.
If you need to create the invite link manually:

  1. Copy the "Client ID" from the "OAuth2" page (https://discord.com/developers/applications/ -> Application -> OAuth2). It should look like 973282202894872696.

  2. Add the CLIENT_ID without <> to form the invite link:
    https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=<CLIENT_ID>&permissions=274878024769&scope=bot

    See example

  3. Open the link in your browser to add the bot to your server

  1. When your custom bot is online, the "normal Wallu" bot automatically stays silent (within ~10 minutes) and lets your custom bot do the answering - no duplicate answers. You can keep both bots on your server (or kick the "normal Wallu" bot if you prefer).
  2. Test the bot can read messages with !wallu. If not, check the step #4.

That should be all on your part. Your bot should be running soon. You can still access the same panel: https://panel.wallubot.com/