Proxies for Discord Bots: How to Set Up Automation Without Bans and Rate Limits

Moderation and server management (1-3 bots): Residential proxies with fixed IPs. One bot — one IP, without rotation. This creates a stable connection profile that Discord perceives as a regular administrator user.

Mass mailings and invites (10+ bots): Residential proxies with rotation every 5-10 minutes. Distribute the load: no more than 20 actions per hour from a single IP. Use a pool of 50+ IP addresses for 10 bots.

Parsing members and servers: Residential proxies with fast rotation (every 1-3 minutes) or mobile proxies. Parsing is one of the riskiest activities; Discord easily detects scanning patterns. Use random delays between requests (30-120 seconds).

Testing and development: Datacenter proxies are sufficient for debugging functionality. But before going into production, make sure to switch to residential proxies — Discord's behavior can vary significantly for different types of IPs.

# Example in Python (discord.py) with proxy rotation on rate limit

import discord
from discord.ext import commands
import aiohttp
import asyncio
import random

class ProxyRotator:
    def __init__(self, proxy_list):
        self.proxies = proxy_list  # ['http://user:pass@ip:port', ...]
        self.current_index = 0
        self.failed_proxies = set()
    
    def get_next_proxy(self):
        # Skip non-working proxies
        available = [p for p in self.proxies if p not in self.failed_proxies]
        if not available:
            self.failed_proxies.clear()  # Reset after a full cycle
            available = self.proxies
        
        proxy = available[self.current_index % len(available)]
        self.current_index += 1
        return proxy
    
    def mark_failed(self, proxy):
        self.failed_proxies.add(proxy)

# Initialization
proxy_rotator = ProxyRotator([
    'http://user1:pass1@192.168.1.1:8080',
    'http://user2:pass2@192.168.1.2:8080',
    # ... add 10-20 proxies for stable operation
])

intents = discord.Intents.default()
bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!', intents=intents)

async def send_with_retry(channel, message, max_retries=3):
    """Send a message with automatic rate limit handling"""
    for attempt in range(max_retries):
        try:
            # Get a new proxy on each attempt
            proxy = proxy_rotator.get_next_proxy()
            
            # Discord.py uses aiohttp internally, configure the proxy
            connector = aiohttp.TCPConnector()
            async with aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=connector) as session:
                bot.http.connector = connector
                bot.http.proxy = proxy
                
                await channel.send(message)
                return True
                
        except discord.HTTPException as e:
            if e.status == 429:  # Rate limit
                retry_after = e.retry_after if hasattr(e, 'retry_after') else 5
                print(f"Rate limit! Waiting {retry_after} sec, changing proxy...")
                
                # Mark the proxy as temporarily unavailable
                proxy_rotator.mark_failed(proxy)
                
                # Add randomness to the delay
                await asyncio.sleep(retry_after + random.uniform(1, 3))
            else:
                print(f"Sending error: {e}")
                await asyncio.sleep(2)
    
    return False

@bot.event
async def on_ready():
    print(f'Bot started: {bot.user}')

# Example usage
@bot.command()
async def mass_mail(ctx):
    channels = ctx.guild.text_channels[:5]  # First 5 channels
    
    for channel in channels:
        success = await send_with_retry(channel, "Test message")
        if success:
            print(f"Sent in {channel.name}")
        
        # Random delay between channels
        await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(3, 7))
    

# Python (discord.py) - fixed proxy
import discord
from discord.ext import commands

PROXY = 'http://username:password@192.168.1.100:8080'

intents = discord.Intents.default()
bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!', intents=intents, proxy=PROXY)

# The proxy will be used for all requests of this bot
bot.run('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN')
    

# JavaScript (discord.js) - time-based rotation
const { Client, GatewayIntentBits } = require('discord.js');
const HttpsProxyAgent = require('https-proxy-agent');

const proxies = [
    'http://user1:pass1@ip1:port',
    'http://user2:pass2@ip2:port',
    'http://user3:pass3@ip3:port',
];

let currentProxyIndex = 0;

function getProxyAgent() {
    const proxy = proxies[currentProxyIndex];
    currentProxyIndex = (currentProxyIndex + 1) % proxies.length;
    return new HttpsProxyAgent(proxy);
}

const client = new Client({
    intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds, GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages],
    rest: { agent: getProxyAgent() }
});

// Rotation every 5 minutes
setInterval(() => {
    console.log('Changing proxy...');
    client.rest.setAgent(getProxyAgent());
}, 5 * 60 * 1000);

client.login('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN');
    

# Python - adaptive rotation with blacklist
import time
from collections import defaultdict

class AdaptiveProxyRotator:
    def __init__(self, proxies):
        self.proxies = proxies
        self.current = 0
        self.error_count = defaultdict(int)
        self.blacklist_until = {}  # {proxy: timestamp}
    
    def get_proxy(self):
        now = time.time()
        
        # Filter proxies in blacklist
        available = [
            p for p in self.proxies 
            if p not in self.blacklist_until or self.blacklist_until[p] < now
        ]
        
        if not available:
            # If all are in blacklist, reset and wait
            print("All proxies in blacklist, waiting 60 sec...")
            time.sleep(60)
            self.blacklist_until.clear()
            available = self.proxies
        
        proxy = available[self.current % len(available)]
        self.current += 1
        return proxy
    
    def report_error(self, proxy, error_type):
        self.error_count[proxy] += 1
        
        # Temporary block on multiple errors
        if self.error_count[proxy] >= 3:
            blacklist_duration = 300  # 5 minutes
            self.blacklist_until[proxy] = time.time() + blacklist_duration
            print(f"Proxy {proxy} blacklisted for {blacklist_duration} sec")
            self.error_count[proxy] = 0  # Reset counter
    
    def report_success(self, proxy):
        # Successful request - reset error counter
        if proxy in self.error_count:
            self.error_count[proxy] = max(0, self.error_count[proxy] - 1)
    

pip install discord.py aiohttp aiohttp-socks
# aiohttp-socks is needed for SOCKS5 proxies; it's not mandatory for HTTP/HTTPS
    

import discord
from discord.ext import commands

# Proxy format: protocol://username:password@ip:port
PROXY = 'http://user:pass@192.168.1.100:8080'

intents = discord.Intents.default()
intents.message_content = True  # For reading messages

bot = commands.Bot(
    command_prefix='!',
    intents=intents,
    proxy=PROXY  # Proxy for all HTTP requests
)

@bot.event
async def on_ready():
    print(f'Bot {bot.user} connected via proxy!')

@bot.command()
async def ping(ctx):
    await ctx.send(f'Pong! Latency: {round(bot.latency * 1000)}ms')

bot.run('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN')
    

import discord
from discord.ext import commands, tasks
import aiohttp
import random

PROXIES = [
    'http://user1:pass1@ip1:port',
    'http://user2:pass2@ip2:port',
    'http://user3:pass3@ip3:port',
]

class ProxyBot(commands.Bot):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.current_proxy = random.choice(PROXIES)
        self.proxy_rotation.start()
    
    @tasks.loop(minutes=5)  # Rotation every 5 minutes
    async def proxy_rotation(self):
        old_proxy = self.current_proxy
        self.current_proxy = random.choice([p for p in PROXIES if p != old_proxy])
        
        # Recreate HTTP session with new proxy
        await self.http.close()
        connector = aiohttp.TCPConnector(limit=0)
        self.http.connector = connector
        self.http.__session = aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=connector)
        
        print(f'Proxy changed: {old_proxy} -> {self.current_proxy}')
    
    async def close(self):
        self.proxy_rotation.cancel()
        await super().close()

intents = discord.Intents.default()
bot = ProxyBot(command_prefix='!', intents=intents)

bot.run('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN')
    

npm install discord.js https-proxy-agent
# For SOCKS5: npm install socks-proxy-agent
    

const { Client, GatewayIntentBits } = require('discord.js');
const { HttpsProxyAgent } = require('https-proxy-agent');

const PROXY = 'http://user:pass@192.168.1.100:8080';
const agent = new HttpsProxyAgent(PROXY);

const client = new Client({
    intents: [
        GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
        GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent
    ],
    rest: { agent: agent }  // Proxy for REST API requests
});

client.on('ready', () => {
    console.log(`Bot ${client.user.tag} connected via proxy!`);
});

client.on('messageCreate', async (message) => {
    if (message.content === '!ping') {
        await message.reply(`Pong! WebSocket latency: ${client.ws.ping}ms`);
    }
});

client.login('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN');
    

const { Client, GatewayIntentBits } = require('discord.js');
const { HttpsProxyAgent } = require('https-proxy-agent');

const PROXIES = [
    'http://user1:pass1@ip1:port',
    'http://user2:pass2@ip2:port',
    'http://user3:pass3@ip3:port',
];

let currentProxyIndex = 0;

function getNextProxy() {
    const proxy = PROXIES[currentProxyIndex];
    currentProxyIndex = (currentProxyIndex + 1) % PROXIES.length;
    return new HttpsProxyAgent(proxy);
}

const client = new Client({
    intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds, GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages],
    rest: { agent: getNextProxy() }
});

// Rotation every 10 minutes
setInterval(() => {
    const newAgent = getNextProxy();
    client.rest.setAgent(newAgent);
    console.log('Proxy changed');
}, 10 * 60 * 1000);

client.on('ready', () => {
    console.log(`Bot ${client.user.tag} started`);
});

client.login('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN');
    

# Python - custom User-Agent
import discord

class CustomBot(discord.Client):
    async def request(self, *args, **kwargs):
        # Override User-Agent
        if 'headers' not in kwargs:
            kwargs['headers'] = {}
        kwargs['headers']['User-Agent'] = 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) Discord/1.0.9015'
        return await super().request(*args, **kwargs)
    

# Python - advanced logging with metrics
import logging
import time
from collections import defaultdict
import json

class BotMonitor:
    def __init__(self):
        self.metrics = {
            'requests_total': 0,
            'requests_success': 0,
            'errors_429': 0,
            'errors_403': 0,
            'errors_other': 0,
            'proxy_switches': 0,
            'avg_latency': []
        }
        self.proxy_stats = defaultdict(lambda: {
            'requests': 0,
            'errors': 0,
            'last_error': None
        })
        
        # Logger setup
        logging.basicConfig(
            level=logging.INFO,
            format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
            handlers=[
                logging.FileHandler('bot_monitor.log'),
                logging.StreamHandler()
            ]
        )
        self.logger = logging.getLogger('BotMonitor')
    
    def log_request(self, proxy, status_code, latency):
        self.metrics['requests_total'] += 1
        self.metrics['avg_latency'].append(latency)
        self.proxy_stats[proxy]['requests'] += 1
        
        if 200 <= status_code < 300:
            self.metrics['requests_success'] += 1
        elif status_code == 429:
            self.metrics['errors_429'] += 1
            self.proxy_stats[proxy]['errors'] += 1
            self.logger.warning(f'Rate limit on proxy {proxy}')
        elif status_code == 403:
            self.metrics['errors_403'] += 1
            self.proxy_stats[proxy]['errors'] += 1
            self.proxy_stats[proxy]['last_error'] = time.time()
            self.logger.error(f'Proxy {proxy} blocked (403)')
        else:
            self.metrics['errors_other'] += 1
            self.logger.error(f'Error {status_code} on proxy {proxy}')
    
    def log_proxy_switch(self, old_proxy, new_proxy):
        self.metrics['proxy_switches'] += 1
        self.logger.info(f'Proxy switched: {old_proxy} -> {new_proxy}')
    
    def get_report(self):
        total = self.metrics['requests_total']
        if total == 0:
            return "No data"
        
        success_rate = (self.metrics['requests_success'] / total) * 100
        avg_latency = sum(self.metrics['avg_latency']) / len(self.metrics['avg_latency'])
        
        report = f"""
=== BOT MONITORING REPORT ===
Total requests: {total}
Successful: {self.metrics['requests_success']} ({success_rate:.1f}%)
429 Errors (rate limit): {self.metrics['errors_429']}
403 Errors (block): {self.metrics['errors_403']}
Other errors: {self.metrics['errors_other']}
Average latency: {avg_latency:.0f}ms
Proxy switches: {self.metrics['proxy_switches']}

=== PROXY STATISTICS ===
"""
        for proxy, stats in self.proxy_stats.items():
            error_rate = (stats['errors'] / stats['requests'] * 100) if stats['requests'] > 0 else 0
            report += f"{proxy}: {stats['requests']} requests, {stats['errors']} errors ({error_rate:.1f}%)\n"
        return report