Discord Slash Commands Not Working? Complete Fix Guide

Answer: If slash commands aren’t showing up, it’s usually an invite scope issue, a registration delay, the bot is in the wrong guild, or Discord cached an old command set. Fix it by re-inviting with applications.commands, forcing a re-deploy, and waiting for propagation (especially global commands).

TL;DR

1. Re-invite with scopes: bot + applications.commands.
2. Confirm the bot is in the correct guild.
3. Re-deploy and restart (ensure command registration runs on startup).
4. Wait: global commands can take time to propagate.

1) Check invite scopes

If you invited the bot without applications.commands, slash commands won’t appear. Generate a new invite link and re-add the bot.

2) Confirm guild vs global registration

• Guild commands: appear quickly (best for development).
• Global commands: can take longer to update.

3) Permission + channel checks

Even when commands appear, execution can fail if the bot can’t see a channel. Use permissions troubleshooting.

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