Manifest permissions

Permissions control which parts of the Root Community API your code is able to use.

Declare your permissions in the permissions section of your manifest. All permissions default to false; set the ones you need to true.

Details

Name	permissions
Type	object
Required	No

Available permissions

The following table lists all the permissions that you can include in your manifest. They're divided into two categories based on where they apply: community and channel.

Community permissions

Permission	Description	Default
manageCommunity	Manage overall community settings.	false
manageRoles	Create or update community roles.	false
manageEmojis	Upload or remove custom emojis.	false
createInvite	Generate new community invites.	false
manageInvites	Revoke or list existing invites.	false
createBan	Ban members from the community.	false
manageBans	Unban or list banned members.	false
kick	Remove members from the community.	false
changeOtherNickname	Change nicknames of other members.	false
createChannelGroup	Create new channel groups.	false

Channel permissions

Permission	Description	Default
fullControl	All channel permissions.	false
useExternalEmoji	Use emojis from other servers.	false
createMessage	Send new messages.	false
deleteMessageOther	Delete messages sent by others.	false
managePinnedMessages	Pin or unpin messages.	false
viewMessageHistory	Read past messages.	false
createMessageAttachment	Attach files to messages.	false
createMessageMention	Mention users in messages.	false
createMessageReaction	React to messages.	false
moveUserOther	Move other users between voice channels.	false
voiceMuteOther	Mute other users in voice channels.	false
voiceDeafenOther	Deafen other users in voice channels.	false
voiceKick	Kick users from voice channels.	false
manageFiles	Upload or download files in channels.	false
createFile	Create new files in channels.	false
viewFile	View files shared in channels.	false

Example

Sample permissions for moderation operations

{
  "permissions": {
    "community": {
      "kick": true
    },
    "channel": {
      "createMessage": true,
      "deleteMessageOther": true
    }
  }
}