Suggestions for the User Token Guide

[lmc395]

First off: sorry if the wiki's not open for feedback. If it is, though, I've got some suggestions for the documentation on finding user tokens:

• "Through your web browser"
  • Add directions for finding your token using the network monitor on Firefox.
  • Incorporate the directions under "I can't find/copy my token!" in Troubleshooting.md.
  • Reorganize the information into something like the following:
    • In Chrome
      • Using the network Monitor
      • Using the storage inspector
    • In Firefox
      • Using the network monitor
      • Using the storage inspector
• "Through the desktop app"
  • Add a table to help users find their settings.json file.
  • Add another table to help BetterDiscord users find their settings.json.
  • Edit the the hyperlink in step five to point to the "In Chrome" section.

Putting all that into action, Obtaining-Token-and-Channel-IDs.md'd look something like this:

. . .

How to get a User Token

Automating user accounts is technically against TOS, use at your own risk.

Through your web browser

In Chrome

Using the network monitor

1. Open the developer tools by pressing Ctrl+Shift+I (⌘⌥I on a Mac) on Discord
2. Go to the Network tab
3. Press Ctrl+R (⌘R) to reload
4. Search for messages?limit=50 and click it
5. On the right, make sure the Headers tab is selected
6. Scroll down to the Request Headers section and look for the authorization code

Too complicated? This image might help you.
Special thanks to @llamasking for providing the screenshot.

Using the storage inspector

1. Open Discord in your web browser and login
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+I (⌥⌘I on macOS) to open developer tools
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+M (⇧⌘M) to toggle device toolbar
4. Navigate to the Application tab
5. On the left, expand Local Storage and select https꞉//discord.com
6. Type token into the Filter box
7. If the token key does not appear, press Ctrl+R (⌘R) to reload
8. Copy the value of the token key

In Firefox

Using the network monitor

1. Using Firefox, navigate to discord.com and login.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+E (or Cmd+Opt+E on macOS). Firefox’s web developer tools will display at the bottom of the window, and the network monitor will display.
3. Press F5. The page will reload, and the network request list will populate with entries.
4. Type library into the filter. The network request list will filter out any entries not containing the string library.
5. Click library. The network request details pane will display. The headers tab should be active by default. If it isn’t, click it.
6. Type authorization into the text box labelled Filter Headers.
7. Scroll down until you see an entry labeled authorization under Request Headers.
8. Right-click the entry labeled authorization and select copy value.

Using the storage inspector

1. Visit https://discord.com/login and login
2. Press F12(or Ctrl+Shift+I) to open Web Developer Tools, which is in Application Menu\More Tools with the mouse
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+M to toggle Responsive Design Mode , which is a button at upper right of Web Developer Tools with the mouse
   (3.1. It is like on mobile. It may be useful to change the selection of Device Settings at left of top bar such as iPhone)
4. Navigate to the Storage tab
5. On the left, expand Local Storage and select https꞉//discord.com
6. Type token into the Filter box
7. If the token key does not appear, press Ctrl+R to reload, or check step 3/3.1
8. Copy the value of the token key, looked like "xODk3NTk4NpeB7jMwMTYzMTU.43QYjx.4k4h_H-i8feb_rY5OTk07bYv9xI" while the "" does not matter
   . . .

Through the desktop app

1. Find and open settings.json in your preferred text editor.

   OS	Stable	Canary	Public Test Beta
   Windows	%APPDATA%\discord\settings.json	%APPDATA%\discordcanary\settings.json	%APPDATA%\discordptb\settings.json
   macOS	~/Library/Application Support/discord/settings.json	~/Library/Application Support/discordcanary/settings.json	~/Library/Application Support/discordptb/settings.json
   Linux	~/.config/discord/settings.json	~/.config/discordcanary/settings.json	~/.config/discordptb/settings.json

   Note: If you use BetterDiscord, use the following table instead.

   OS	Stable	Canary	Public Test Beta
   Windows	%APPDATA%\BetterDiscord\data\stable\settings.json	%APPDATA%\BetterDiscord\data\canary\settings.json	%APPDATA%\BetterDiscord\data\ptb\settings.json
   macOS	~/Library/Application Support/BetterDiscord/data/stable/settings.json	~/Library/Application Support/BetterDiscord/data/canary/settings.json	~/Library/Application Support/BetterDiscord/data/ptb/settings.json
   Linux	~/.config/BetterDiscord/data/stable/settings.json	~/.config/BetterDiscord/data/canary/settings.json	~/.config/BetterDiscord/data/ptb/settings.json

. . .
5. Follow either instructions for finding your token on Chrome.
. . .

Attached is an edit of Obtaining-Token-and-Channel-IDs.md with the above changes: Obtaining-Token-and-Channel-IDs-a.md

That all said, hopefully this isn't overbearing, but I'd like to pitch a rewrite for the above:

How to get a User Token

Caution: Automating user accounts violates Discord's terms of service and may result in account termination. Use at your own risk.

Through your web browser

Prerequisite step: Navigate to discord.com and login.

In Chrome

Using the network monitor

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+I (or ⌘+⌥+I on macOS). Chrome's DevTools tools will display.

2. Click the Network tab. The network panel will open

3. Press F5. The page will reload, and the network log (the lower half of the network panel) will display several entries.

4. Click the text box labelled Filter and type library. The entries will filter down to a single entry named library.

5. Click the entry named library. A panel will open to the right and display details about the entry. Click the Headers tab if it isn't already active.

6. Scroll through the contents of the Headers tab until you find an entry beginning with authorization:.

7. Right-click the entry and click copy value.

Using the storage inspector

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+I (or ⌘+⌥+I on macOS). Chrome's DevTools will display.

2. Press Ctrl+Shift+M (or ⌘+Shift+M). Chrome will enter Device Mode, and the webpage will display as if on a mobile device.

3. If necessary, click the >> at the right end of the tab bar, and click Application. The application panel will display.

4. In the menu to the right, under Storage, expand Local Storage if necessary, then click https://discord.com. The pane to the right will display a list of key-value pairs.

5. In the text box marked Filter, type token. The entries will filter down to those containing the string token.

6. Click the entry token. (Note: if the token doesn't display, try refreshing by pressing F5.)

7. Click the text box at the bottom, press Ctrl+A (or ⌘+A on macOS) then Ctrl+C (or ⌘+C on macOS) to copy the value to your clipboard.

In Firefox

Using the network monitor

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+E (or ⌘+⌥+E on macOS). Firefox’s web developer tools will display at the bottom of the window, and the network monitor will display.

2. Press F5. The page will reload, and the network request list will populate with entries.

3. Type library into the filter. The network request list will filter out any entries not containing the string library.

4. Click library. The network request details pane will display. The headers tab should be active by default. If it isn’t, click it.

5. Type authorization into the text box labelled Filter Headers.

6. Scroll down until you see an entry labeled authorization under Request Headers.

7. Right-click the entry labeled authorization and select copy value.

Using the storage inspector

1. Press Shift+F9. Firefox’s web developer tools will display at the bottom of the window, and the storage panel will be selected.

2. Press Ctrl+Shift+M (or ⌘+⌥+M on macOS). Firefox will toggle responsive design mode, and the web page will display as if on a mobile device. (Note: Discord may steal focus and respond to the command by toggling mute. If this happens, return focus to Firefox’s web developer tools by clicking somewhere in it, then try the command again.)

3. In the storage tree (the list on the left side of the web developer tools panel), click Local Storage. The entry will expand, and the entry https://discord.com will display beneath it.

4. In the storage tree, click https://discord.com. The table widget to the right of the storage tree will display several key-value pairs.

5. In the text box labelled Filter items at the top of the table widget, enter token. The table will now only display entries containing the string token.

6. Click the entry token. The sidebar will display. (Note: If the token doesn’t display, try refreshing by pressing F5.)

7. Right-click the single entry in the sidebar and select copy.

Through the desktop app / Enabling web developer tools

By editing the settings file

1. If Discord is running, exit the application by right-clicking the icon and clicking Quit Discord.

2. Open Discord's settings file in your preferred text editor. See the following table for help finding it:

   OS	Stable	Canary	Public Test Beta
   Windows	%APPDATA%\discord\settings.json	%APPDATA%\discordcanary\settings.json	%APPDATA%\discordptb\settings.json
   macOS	~/Library/Application Support/discord/settings.json	~/Library/Application Support/discordcanary/settings.json	~/Library/Application Support/discordptb/settings.json
   Linux	~/.config/discord/settings.json	~/.config/discordcanary/settings.json	~/.config/discordptb/settings.json

   If you use BetterDiscord, use the following table instead:

   OS	Stable	Canary	Public Test Beta
   Windows	%APPDATA%\BetterDiscord\data\stable\settings.json	%APPDATA%\BetterDiscord\data\canary\settings.json	%APPDATA%\BetterDiscord\data\ptb\settings.json
   macOS	~/Library/Application Support/BetterDiscord/data/stable/settings.json	~/Library/Application Support/BetterDiscord/data/canary/settings.json	~/Library/Application Support/BetterDiscord/data/ptb/settings.json
   Linux	~/.config/BetterDiscord/data/stable/settings.json	~/.config/BetterDiscord/data/canary/settings.json	~/.config/BetterDiscord/data/ptb/settings.json

3. Insert a blank line after the first curly bracket ({), add the text "DANGEROUS_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS_ONLY_ENABLE_IF_YOU_KNOW_WHAT_YOURE_DOING": true, to it, and save the file. Your file should resemble the following:

{
  "DANGEROUS_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS_ONLY_ENABLE_IF_YOU_KNOW_WHAT_YOURE_DOING": true,
  "BACKGROUND_COLOR": "#202225",
  "IS_MAXIMIZED": true
}

4. Launch Discord.

5. To find your user token, continue here.

Via settings menu (BetterDiscord only)

1. Click the User Settings button (the gear icon to the right of your username). Discord’s settings page will open.

2. In the sidebar to the left, click Settings under the BetterDiscord group. BetterDiscord’s settings page will display.

3. In the main panel to the right, expand the Developer Settings group if necessary, and toggle DevTools to enabled.

4. Press Esc. The settings page will close.

5. To find your user token, continue here.

Attached is an edit of Obtaining-Token-and-Channel-IDs.md with the above changes: Obtaining-Token-and-Channel-IDs-b.md (Heads up, by the way: the images in this one use alignment tags that don't work on mobile browsers. Rather than floating to right, the images'll display inline before the text on mobile.)

This all might seem a bit excessive (especially considering what's already in the wiki does a better job than most dedicated guides), but I think these changes are worth while. More detailed, clear, well-structured instructions with images'll be more intuitive to users-- and it's worth considering Discord isn't exclusively used by the kinds of people who'll feel comfortable using "web developer tools," and wanting your chat logs exported isn't a niche ask. More complete instructions'll cover more users and give them more alternatives if they run into issues. Polishing things up (formatting, structure, etc) and linking to authoritative sources'll help earn the user's trust (which I'm guessing is pretty important given user tokens're involved).

[Tyrrrz]

Thanks for the suggestions, @lmc395. I temporarily unlocked wiki for editing so that you can edit the pages yourself. It's usually restricted to prevent harmful edits.

[lmc395]

Thanks! I've updated the page on Obtaining Token and Channel IDs.

[Tyrrrz]

Thank you!