Discord Permissions Calculator

A Discord permissions calculator lets you select Discord permissions and combine them into a single permission integer. You can also paste an existing permission integer to see exactly which permission flags it contains.

It is useful for bot developers who need to configure the permissions in a bot invite link, server administrators who want to understand individual permission flags, and anyone who needs to inspect a permission value found in a bot setup, a role export or an API response.

To calculate a permission integer

1. Tick the permissions you want, or start from a preset such as Basic bot.
2. Check the selected permissions summary and the resulting integer.
3. Copy the integer, or add your client ID to generate a bot invite link.

To decode an existing integer

1. Paste the decimal permission integer into the input field.
2. Review the ticked permissions and the selected summary.
3. If a warning lists unrecognised bits, those flags are not defined in this calculator.

Discord stores permissions as a bit set. Every permission owns one bit position, and the permission integer is the sum of the bit values of all selected permissions. The bit value of position N is 2 to the power of N, written 1 << N in code.

To combine permissions, Discord uses a bitwise OR. View Channels (1,024) plus Send Messages (2,048) gives 3,072. To check whether a permission is set, use a bitwise AND against its bit value.

// JavaScript: BigInt keeps all 64 bits exact
const VIEW_CHANNEL = 1n << 10n;   // 1024n
const SEND_MESSAGES = 1n << 11n;  // 2048n

// Combine with OR
const permissions = VIEW_CHANNEL | SEND_MESSAGES; // 3072n

// Check with AND
const canSend = (permissions & SEND_MESSAGES) === SEND_MESSAGES; // true

// Bot invite link
// https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID&permissions=3072&scope=bot%20applications.commands

• General server permissions. Control channel visibility and server-wide management such as channels, roles, webhooks, expressions, the audit log and server settings.
• Membership permissions. Cover creating invites, nicknames and moderating members: kicking, banning and timing them out.
• Text permissions. Control sending messages, embeds, attachments, reactions, threads, polls, pins, slash commands and message management.
• Voice permissions. Cover connecting, speaking, video, soundboard, Activities, voice channel status and moderating voice participants.
• Event permissions. Control who can create scheduled events and who can manage events created by others.
• Administrative permissions. Administrator grants every permission and bypasses channel overwrites, so treat it very differently from ordinary flags.

Discord adds new permission flags from time to time. This calculator was last checked against the official Discord permissions documentation in October 2026.

Choose only the permissions your bot needs for its job. A moderation bot may need Kick Members, Ban Members, Timeout Members and Manage Messages, while a bot that posts updates may only need View Channels, Send Messages and Embed Links.

• Start from the closest preset, then remove everything you do not use.
• Avoid Administrator unless the bot truly needs it. Fewer permissions limit the damage from a bug or a leaked bot token.
• Remember that permissions marked 2FA need the server owner to have two-factor authentication on 2FA-enforced servers.
• Pass the integer as the permissions parameter of your bot invite (OAuth2 authorization) URL.

A permission integer describes a set of flags. It does not by itself tell you what a member can do in a particular server or channel.

• Administrator grants all permissions and bypasses channel permission overwrites.
• Channel overwrites can allow or deny permissions for roles and members in individual channels, so a role's server-level permissions are only the starting point.
• Multiple roles combine: a member gets the union of the permissions of all their roles.
• Role hierarchy limits what a bot or moderator can do to others. For example, a bot can only kick, ban or rename members whose highest role is below its own highest role.
• Timed-out members temporarily lose all permissions except View Channels and Read Message History, unless they are the owner or an administrator.
• Threads inherit permissions from their parent channel, but sending messages in a thread needs Send Messages in Threads rather than Send Messages.