Privileged Intent Types
Unverified apps may use Privileged Intents freely, but must enable them in their app's settings. However, verified apps (required for apps in 100+ guilds) will need to apply for access to these intents when they are in 75 servers or more.
Guild Presences
Controls access to presence update events, which include information about when users come online, go offline, or update their status.
Guild Members
Controls access to guild member events like when members join, update their profile, or leave a server, as well as the ability to request guild member lists.
Message Content
Unlike other intents, this doesn't correspond to specific events but instead controls access to message content data across our APIs, including fields like content, embeds, attachments, and components in message objects. Check out our Message Content Intent Alternatives article for workarounds.
When To Use Privileged Intents
Verified apps will be able to do most of what they can do on our platform without Privileged Intents, but there are some Gateway Events and API responses that require them. If you're not sure whether your app needs these intents, please review our API Documentation on Privileged Intents and/or the documentation for the programming library you're using.
For guidance on best practices for using Privileged Intents, see our Privileged Intents Best Practices article.
After reviewing this and other linked articles, if you have any questions, please reach out to our Developer Support team!