# DSharpPlus/DSharpPlus

A .NET library for making bots using the Discord API.

Repository: https://github.com/DSharpPlus/DSharpPlus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dsharpplus
Homepage: https://discord.gg/dsharpplus
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: discord, bot, api, dsharpplus, discordsharp, discordsharpplus, plus, discord-api, csharp, dotnet, dotnet-core, discord-bot, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-24T21:59:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 67, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3652, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 247.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1319, forks 320 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.376145+00:00)

## What it is
DSharpPlus is an unofficial .NET wrapper library for the Discord API, used to build Discord bots in C#. It is the continuation of DiscordSharp and is distributed via NuGet with nightly and stable releases.

## Use cases
- build a discord bot in c#
- make a discord bot with .net
- interact with the discord api from dotnet
- create a discord moderation bot
- handle discord slash commands in c#
- listen to discord gateway events in .net

## When to choose
- you are building a Discord bot in C# or on .NET
- you want a maintained community alternative to Discord.Net
- you prefer NuGet packages with nightly builds for latest features

## When to avoid
- you are not targeting the .NET ecosystem
- you need an officially supported Discord library
- you need stable-version documentation, which is not currently hosted

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: api-framework, http-client, websocket, sdk
- domain: developer-tools, messaging-platforms, apis
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform
- tags: discord-api, discord-bot, csharp, bot-framework, api-wrapper, automation

## Member repositories
- DSharpPlus/DSharpPlus (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.376145+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:47:52.552580+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DSharpPlus/DSharpPlus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.376145+00:00, sha b15c884a2085)
  - homepage: https://discord.gg/dsharpplus (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:22.157985+00:00, sha fd871732da0f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.