Discord API Error Code 50013 "Missing Permissions"
Missing Permissions occurs when a Discord bot or integration attempts to perform an action in a server that it does not have the authorization to complete.
Check the Role Hierarchy
- Discord bots cannot manage users or roles above them
- By design a Bot cannot edit the name of a server founder
- Open Server Settings > Roles
- Drag
m4enginerole to the top - The bot must sit above any role it modifies
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Acronym 50013
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Description Notes on setting up Discord permissions for the bot
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UUID document_e38a6b6e-f4ea-411c-a941-55b90cabe779
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Created 2026-08-11 13:43 UTC (a month ago)
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Updated 2026-08-11 13:46 UTC (a month ago)
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Status PUBLISHED
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Locked
Authors
Sgt A. ADMIN