Logging is free. Three options within it — showing who performed an action, posting via webhook, and the bulk setup tool — require Basic.
The screen
A tab strip with All plus fourteen categories, each showing how many of its events are enabled. Every tab has a search box and a running count of enabled events.Server
Moderation
Messages
Channels
Roles
Emote Zone
Voice
Threads
Events
AutoMod
Stage
Webhooks
Integrations
Giveaways
Configuring an event
Every event is off by default and has its own settings.The Disabled Channels exclusion only exists on message events. There is no per-channel exclusion for voice, role or moderation events.
Setting up many events at once
Configuring 148 events individually is impractical, so Manage Logs creates channels and wires up events in bulk. Requires Basic.
You also choose which roles may view the created channels, and which channels to exclude. Created channels deny
@everyone and grant only the roles you nominate.
The dialog reports progress through creating channels, assigning logs, setting permissions and applying exceptions.
Saving
Only events you actually changed are sent, so saving a single toggle does not rewrite your whole configuration.Dashboard Watcher records only enable and disable actions for logging. Changing a channel, webhook or colour is saved correctly but leaves no audit entry.
Choosing what to log
Start with moderation and server events
Start with moderation and server events
These are the ones you will actually go back and read.
Message events are high volume
Message events are high volume
Edit and delete logging on a large active server produces an enormous amount. Use the disabled-channels option to exclude your busiest channels — this is the one category where you can.
Voice events are noisier than they look
Voice events are noisier than they look
Members joining and leaving voice generates constant entries. Log these only if you specifically need them.
Webhooks survive channel changes
Webhooks survive channel changes
A webhook destination keeps working if the channel is renamed or moved, and posts without the bot needing send permission there. Requires Basic.
Troubleshooting
Nothing is being logged
Nothing is being logged
Check that Logging is switched on in Server Setup, then that the specific event is enabled and has a destination.
Show Executor keeps switching itself off
Show Executor keeps switching itself off
It requires Basic and is silently reset below that tier.
I set a webhook and it reverted to a channel
I set a webhook and it reverted to a channel
Same cause — webhook destinations require Basic.
I cannot find the Battle Pass log events
I cannot find the Battle Pass log events
They have no category tab. Use the All tab and search.
An event has a blank or odd name
An event has a blank or odd name
A small number of events ship without a display name. The event itself works normally.
Related
Dashboard Watcher
Tracks changes made in the dashboard, rather than in Discord.
Moderation Tools
Review and lift punishments currently in force.