cferreras / cryptocurrency-discord-bot-status

Show the current price of the desired cryptocurrency in the Discord bot status

About

This bot will update its status message with the current price of the desired cryptocurrency.

Is based on Minecraft Player Count Discord Bot by Spencer Torres

Features

• Sets the price of the desired cryptocurrency in the Discord bot status.
• It is updated at the desired time interval.
• Adds more information in the bot status and in its biography.
• See config file for more customizations.

How to use

This bot is really easy to use.

Just follow these steps:

1. Have Node.JS installed.
2. Clone this repository to a folder on your computer.
3. Open a terminal in that folder, and install the packages with npm install
4. Duplicate and rename the .env-template file and configure it to your liking.

Ensure to enable server member intent on the Discord developer page

For information on getting a bot token, follow the steps on the Discord developer documentation.

Extra Info

This was created for my Discord server, but I wanted to share it with added flexibility for anyone to use.

This relies on the API hosted at https://api.coingecko.com

Coin ID list: https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/list