You receive a “Discord Webhook Delivery Failed With 401” error when your automated system tries to send a message to a Discord channel. This 401 status code means the request was unauthorized. Discord rejected the webhook because the authentication token was missing, invalid, or expired. This article explains the three main causes of this error … Read more
Discord webhooks let you send automated messages to channels from external apps or scripts. But plain text messages often look messy and lack emphasis. Markdown formatting solves this by letting you add bold, italics, code blocks, lists, and more directly inside your webhook payload. This article explains the supported Markdown syntax for webhook messages and … Read more
You changed the avatar URL for your Discord webhook, but the old avatar still shows in messages. This happens because Discord caches the avatar image to reduce server load. The cache does not refresh automatically when you update the URL. This article explains why the cache exists and provides step-by-step methods to force an update. … Read more
Discord webhooks let you send automated messages from external apps or scripts to a text channel. A single webhook message can include one embed, but you may want to send several embeds in one message to display related data together. This article explains how to structure a JSON payload that contains multiple embeds and how … Read more
You set up a webhook in Discord to send automatic messages, but the @everyone mention inside the message does not trigger a notification for server members. The @everyone tag appears as plain text instead of creating a ping. This problem occurs because Discord requires explicit permission for webhooks to use @everyone and @here mentions. This … Read more
You need to edit or delete a message sent by a Discord webhook, but the normal edit and delete buttons are missing. Discord webhooks are automated bots that post messages to channels, and they do not appear in the chat history like regular user messages. This article explains the exact methods to edit and delete … Read more
When you use a Discord webhook to send files, you may encounter an error message saying the file is too large. This happens because Discord enforces a specific upload size limit for webhooks, which differs from the limit for regular direct uploads. The limit depends on the type of Discord subscription attached to the server … Read more
You want Discord to send an alert every time a new lead comes in from your CRM or a payment is received in your store. A webhook is a simple URL that accepts data from another app and posts it to a Discord channel. Zapier can send data to that URL automatically when a trigger … Read more
When you send webhook requests to Discord and receive a 429 error, your bot or automation is being rate limited. Discord enforces strict rate limits to protect its API from abuse and overload. A 429 response means you have exceeded the allowed number of requests within a specific time window. This article explains what causes … Read more
You want to send automated messages to a Discord channel at scheduled times. A cron job running on a Linux server can trigger a webhook URL that posts messages to Discord. This setup lets you send daily reports, server alerts, or any periodic notification without manual effort. This article explains how to create a Discord … Read more