Discord Bot Slash Commands Not Showing After Registration

Sometimes when you register new slash commands to your Discord bot, they don’t appear. There are many causes for this; below are the most common causes and solutions.

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Missing Application Commands Scope

Cause: The bot was invited with the bot permission but without the specific “power” to create commands.

Fix: Go to the Discord Developer Portal > OAuth2 > URL Generator. Check the applications.commands box and use that new link to re-invite your bot.

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Global Propagation Delay

Cause: You registered your commands “Globally,” and Discord’s servers take time to update everyone.

Fix: Global commands can take up to one hour to show up. For instant updates while testing, register them as Guild Commands using your specific Server ID.

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Discord App Cache

Cause: Your Discord app is still showing old data and hasn’t realized there are new commands available.

Fix: You must force the app to reload. Press Ctrl + R on your keyboard (Desktop) or fully close and restart the app (Mobile).

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Invalid Command Formatting

Cause: The command name uses capital letters, spaces, or symbols which Discord does not allow.

Fix: Ensure your command names are strictly lowercase and have no spaces. Use underscores instead, like /join_server.

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Missing Sync Call In Code

Cause: Your script is written, but it hasn’t actually “pushed” the update to Discord’s API.

Fix: You must include a “sync” command in your code (like tree.sync() in Python or rest.put() in JavaScript) to tell Discord your commands exist.

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