Discord Message Collector

A Python script that uses discord.py to collect all messages from a specified channel in a Discord server.

Prerequisites

Python 3.x
discord.py library
A Discord account and a server where you have administrative or read message permissions

Install Python: If you don't have Python installed, download and install it from python.org.
Install discord.py: Open your command prompt and run:
```
pip install discord.py
```
Clone this repository or download the script.

Create a Discord Bot:
- Go to Discord Developer Portal
- Click "New Application" and give it a name.
- Navigate to the "Bot" tab and click "Add Bot".
- Under the "TOKEN" section, click "Copy" to copy your bot token.
Activate "Message Content Intent":
- Still in the same "Bot" session
- Scroll down in the "Privileged Gateway Intents" area
- Activate "Message Content Intent"
Invite the Bot to Your Server:
- Go to the "OAuth2" tab in your bot's application page.
- Under "URL Generator", select "bot" in the scopes section.
- Choose the necessary permissions (at minimum, "Read Messages").
- Copy the generated URL and use it to invite the bot to your server.

Open your command prompt and navigate to the directory where the script is located.
Run the script:
```
python discord_scraper.py
```
The script will prompt you to enter the name of the Discord server and the bot token.
- For the server name, enter the name of the Discord server you want to collect messages from.
- For the bot token, paste the token you copied earlier.
Check the Output
- The script will save all messages from each text channel to a separate text file, named after the channel (e.g., general_messages.txt, random_messages.txt, etc.).
- Messages that could not be accessed will be reported in the console.