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Discord

This scrobbler uses Now Playing functionality to set your Discord Rich Presence to the music you are currently monitoring with multi-scrobbler.

There are two types of Discord integrations to choose from:

App

The App integration uses an existing Discord application on a desktop computer to set Rich Presence.

  • Uses "permitted" access to Discord, no TOS issues
  • More restricted customization compared to Headless
  • Only active when your existing Discord application is open
  • For most scenarios it requires additional, OS-specific steps to setup correctly
    • May require an additional program on your machine to relay the Discord connection
    • This is potentially insecure, or less secure, then Headless
    • Can use discord in a container as an easy alternative
      • This is a Headless-like experience

App Docs

Headless

The Headless integration uses Discord cloud Gateway/API, directly, to set Rich Presence.

  • Does not require an existing Discord application (uses Discord cloud API)
  • Using this Violates Discord TOS because it requires a user token
  • More customization than App integration
  • Active if any Discord application is online

Headless Docs