# nextcord/nextcord

A Python wrapper for the Discord API forked from discord.py

Repository: https://github.com/nextcord/nextcord
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nextcord
Homepage: https://docs.nextcord.dev
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: discord, discordpy, api-wrapper, bot-framework, bots, discord-api, discord-bot, discord-py, discordbot, python, python3, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-24T20:33:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1831, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 104, "gap_med": 116.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1265, forks 207 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:10.894342+00:00)

## What it is
Nextcord is a modern, async-ready Python wrapper for the Discord API, forked from discord.py. It provides a Pythonic API with proper rate limit handling, slash command support, and optional voice capabilities.

## Use cases
- build a discord bot in python
- create slash commands for a discord server
- handle discord api rate limits automatically
- add voice support to a discord bot
- make an ephemeral ping command bot
- migrate from discord.py to a maintained fork

## When to choose
- you want to build Discord bots in Python with async/await
- you need slash command and interaction support
- you want a maintained fork of discord.py with active releases

## When to avoid
- you need a Discord library in another language like JavaScript or Rust
- you want a high-level hosted bot framework with dashboards
- you need Python versions older than 3.12

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: api-framework, http-client, websocket, middleware
- domain: messaging-platforms, apis, developer-tools, chatbots
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: discord, discord-bot, api-wrapper, async, bot-framework, discord-py-fork, automation

## Member repositories
- nextcord/nextcord (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.894342+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 2026-08-30T05:03:52.848408+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nextcord/nextcord (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.894342+00:00, sha 042bf719597a)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/nextcord/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:16:43.949550+00:00, sha 65934043a6b2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.