Music in Discord, step by step
Getting a music bot into your server. Adding a bot takes a minute, but the permission screen is where people get unsure. The first guide below walks through it and shows what a music bot should and should not ask for.
Playing your own music. The Spotify guides cover Spotify's Listen Along and a bot that plays Spotify links in a voice channel, and how to bring a whole playlist across so it plays in any server. The Apple Music guide does the same for Apple Music links.
Choosing between bots. Most music bots are free to add and charge for something later. Before you pick one, check what stays free: 24/7, filters, playlists and the queue. Every bot we have compared is on the comparison page, with the page each fact came from.
What Orpheus does. Orpheus is a music bot for Discord. The docs explain every command, and the Orpheus Discord is there if you get stuck.
- How to add a music bot to your Discord server Add a bot in a minute, and see which permissions a music bot should and should not ask for.
- How to play Spotify music in Discord Spotify's Listen Along against a bot that plays Spotify links in a voice channel, and when to pick each.
- How to import a Spotify playlist into Discord Save a Spotify playlist to your account with one command and play it in any server.
- How to play Apple Music in Discord Paste an Apple Music link into a music bot, and what happens when a song can't be matched.
New guides are added as people ask for them. If a question is missing, ask in the Orpheus Discord or email support@orpheusbot.app.
Add Orpheus to your server
Free to add. It asks only for the permissions it uses, never Administrator.