How to Set Up Discord Webhook Notifications with Webhookify

Discord has grown far beyond gaming to become a primary communication platform for developer communities, open-source projects, creator communities, and businesses. Managing an active Discord server means keeping track of new members joining, messages in critical channels, moderation events, and community engagement. While Discord has its own notification system, it is limited to the Discord app itself. With Webhookify, you can route Discord server events to Telegram, Slack, Email, or your mobile device, giving you multi-channel awareness of your community activity even when you are not in Discord.

This guide covers two approaches for monitoring Discord events with Webhookify: using Discord's built-in outgoing webhooks for simple integrations, and using a Discord bot with Gateway Events for comprehensive event monitoring. Both approaches are straightforward and can be completed in under 15 minutes.

Why Monitor Discord Webhooks with Webhookify?

• Cross-Platform Community Awareness: If you manage a Discord community but spend most of your time in Telegram or Slack, Webhookify bridges the gap. Get notified about important Discord activity on your preferred platform without switching apps constantly.

• New Member Onboarding Alerts: Know immediately when someone joins your Discord server. The GUILD_MEMBER_ADD event triggers a notification with the new member's username, allowing you to welcome them personally or ensure they pass through your onboarding process.

• Critical Channel Monitoring: Monitor specific Discord channels for important messages. Route messages from channels like #announcements, #bug-reports, or #customer-support to Telegram or Email so you never miss critical community activity.

• Moderation Awareness: Track moderation events like bans, kicks, and role changes. When a moderator takes action in your server, you receive a notification with the details, providing an audit trail of moderation activity.

• Server Growth Tracking: Monitor member joins and leaves over time. Webhookify's event log becomes a historical record of your community growth, helping you correlate growth spikes with marketing campaigns, product launches, or viral moments.

Prerequisites

1. A Discord account with a server where you have admin permissions
2. Access to the Discord Developer Portal to create an application
3. A Webhookify account (sign up free at webhookify.app)
4. At least one notification channel configured in Webhookify (Telegram, Slack, Email, or mobile push)
5. For the bot approach: basic familiarity with running a simple Node.js or Python script (optional but recommended for full event monitoring)

Step-by-Step Setup Guide

https://hook.webhookify.app/wh/tuv012wxy345

// discord-webhookify-relay.js
const { Client, GatewayIntentBits } = require('discord.js');

const client = new Client({
  intents: [
    GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
    GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
    GatewayIntentBits.GuildMembers,
    GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
    GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessageReactions,
  ]
});

const WEBHOOKIFY_URL = 'https://hook.webhookify.app/wh/tuv012wxy345';

async function forwardToWebhookify(eventType, data) {
  await fetch(WEBHOOKIFY_URL, {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify({ event: eventType, ...data })
  });
}

client.on('messageCreate', (message) => {
  if (message.author.bot) return;
  forwardToWebhookify('MESSAGE_CREATE', {
    author: message.author.username,
    channel: message.channel.name,
    content: message.content,
    guild: message.guild?.name,
  });
});

client.on('guildMemberAdd', (member) => {
  forwardToWebhookify('GUILD_MEMBER_ADD', {
    username: member.user.username,
    guild: member.guild.name,
    memberCount: member.guild.memberCount,
  });
});

client.on('guildMemberRemove', (member) => {
  forwardToWebhookify('GUILD_MEMBER_REMOVE', {
    username: member.user.username,
    guild: member.guild.name,
    memberCount: member.guild.memberCount,
  });
});

client.login('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN');

Discord Webhook Events You Can Monitor

| Category | Event | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Members | GUILD_MEMBER_ADD | New member joined server | | Members | GUILD_MEMBER_REMOVE | Member left or was kicked | | Members | GUILD_MEMBER_UPDATE | Member role or nickname changed | | Moderation | GUILD_BAN_ADD | Member banned from server | | Moderation | GUILD_BAN_REMOVE | Member ban lifted | | Moderation | GUILD_AUDIT_LOG_ENTRY_CREATE | Audit log entry created | | Messages | MESSAGE_CREATE | New message posted | | Messages | MESSAGE_UPDATE | Message edited | | Messages | MESSAGE_DELETE | Message deleted | | Messages | MESSAGE_DELETE_BULK | Messages bulk deleted | | Reactions | MESSAGE_REACTION_ADD | Reaction added to message | | Reactions | MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVE | Reaction removed | | Channels | CHANNEL_CREATE | New channel created | | Channels | CHANNEL_UPDATE | Channel settings modified | | Channels | CHANNEL_DELETE | Channel deleted | | Roles | GUILD_ROLE_CREATE | New role created | | Roles | GUILD_ROLE_UPDATE | Role permissions changed | | Roles | GUILD_ROLE_DELETE | Role deleted | | Voice | VOICE_STATE_UPDATE | Voice channel join/leave/move | | Interactions | INTERACTION_CREATE | Slash command or button used | | Server | GUILD_UPDATE | Server settings changed | | Threads | THREAD_CREATE | New thread created | | Threads | THREAD_UPDATE | Thread settings changed | | Invites | INVITE_CREATE | New invite link created | | Invites | INVITE_DELETE | Invite link deleted |

Real-World Use Cases

• Open-Source Community Management: A developer maintains a popular open-source project with a Discord server of 5,000 members. They route GUILD_MEMBER_ADD events to Telegram to track growth and MESSAGE_CREATE events from the #help channel to ensure questions are being answered. This lets them stay connected to their community while spending most of their day coding.

• Content Creator Engagement: A YouTuber runs a Discord community for their fans. They monitor GUILD_MEMBER_ADD events to see subscriber growth and MESSAGE_CREATE events from their #general channel on their phone via Webhookify push notifications. This helps them stay engaged with their community throughout the day.

• Moderation Audit Trail: A large Discord server with multiple moderators routes GUILD_BAN_ADD, GUILD_BAN_REMOVE, and MESSAGE_DELETE events to an Email notification channel. This creates a permanent, searchable record of all moderation actions for accountability and dispute resolution.

• Event and Launch Coordination: A startup uses Discord for their community and routes MESSAGE_CREATE events from their #announcements and #feedback channels to Slack where the product team works. When users provide feedback or ask questions about a new feature launch, the product team sees it in Slack without context-switching to Discord.

Example Notification

Here is what a typical Webhookify notification looks like when a new member joins a Discord server:

New Webhook Event Received

Source: Discord
Event: GUILD_MEMBER_ADD
Endpoint: Discord Server Events

AI Summary:
New member joined your Discord server!
Username: alex_developer#1234
Server: Webhookify Community
Total members: 2,847
Account created: 2024-06-15

Timestamp: 2026-02-21T20:05:33Z

View full payload in Webhookify Dashboard

Troubleshooting

1. Bot shows as offline in Discord: Make sure your relay script is running and the bot token is correct. Check your script's console output for connection errors. Verify that the bot was properly invited to the server with the OAuth2 URL Generator.

2. Member events not firing: The GUILD_MEMBERS intent is a Privileged Intent that must be explicitly enabled in the Discord Developer Portal. Go to your application's Bot settings and toggle on "Server Members Intent." Without this, GUILD_MEMBER_ADD and GUILD_MEMBER_REMOVE events will not be delivered.

3. Message content is empty: The MESSAGE_CONTENT intent is also privileged. Enable "Message Content Intent" in the Developer Portal. Without this, MESSAGE_CREATE events will arrive but the message content field will be empty for messages that do not mention the bot.

4. Too many message events: Active Discord servers generate a high volume of messages. Filter your relay script to only forward messages from specific channels (like #announcements or #support) rather than every channel. You can check message.channel.name or message.channel.id in your script to filter.

5. Bot disconnects frequently: Discord's Gateway has a heartbeat mechanism. If your relay script does not properly handle heartbeats, the connection will drop. Using a mature library like discord.js (Node.js) or discord.py (Python) handles this automatically. Make sure your hosting environment has a stable internet connection.

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