Choose a quick giveaway for a simple prize. Choose an advanced giveaway when you need a schedule, entry requirements, role multipliers, a template, or a custom banner.
Create a quick giveaway
Run:
/giveaway drop prize: duration: winner-count: channel:
- Enter a prize of up to 100 characters.
- Enter a duration such as
30m,2h, or1d 12h. - Choose the number of winners.
- Choose a text or announcement channel.
The giveaway starts immediately. It uses your server's entry emoji, banner, blocked roles, bypass roles, and role multipliers.
Create an advanced giveaway
Create from the DashboardUse the visual editor to review all settings together.
- Open Dashboard → Giveaways and select Create Giveaway.
- Enter the prize, duration, host, and destination channel.
- Set the winner count.
- Add a schedule, requirements, bypass roles, or multipliers only when needed.
- Review the preview, then start or schedule the giveaway.
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An advanced giveaway ready to start
The Discord setup session expires after five minutes. Start the command again when its controls stop responding.
How members enter
- Open the active giveaway message.
- React with its entry emoji.
- Keep the reaction on the message while the giveaway is running.
Discortics removes an ineligible member's reaction and tries to DM the failed requirement. On the public bot, eligible members also receive a confirmation DM.
When the giveaway ends, Discortics rechecks possible winners. Members who left the server or no longer meet a requirement are skipped.
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A running giveaway with its entry reaction
Find a giveaway
Run /giveaway list to see running and scheduled giveaways with their short IDs and message links.
Management commands accept a short giveaway ID, Discord message ID, or full Discord message link.
Run /giveaway discover to browse public giveaways. Add giveaway: to search for a specific public giveaway ID.
Edit a giveaway
Run /giveaway edit giveaway:.
You can change the prize, remaining duration, winner count, end count, banner, public status, bypass roles, requirements, and role multipliers. Scheduled giveaways can also change their channel and start time. A running giveaway stays in its original channel.
Select Apply to save. Ended giveaways cannot be edited.
If an active giveaway message was deleted, open it with /giveaway edit and select Recover Message.
End a giveaway early
Run /giveaway end giveaway:. Leave giveaway: empty to use the newest running giveaway in the current channel.
Warning: Ending immediately closes entries and selects winners. It cannot be changed back into a running giveaway.
Reroll winners
Run /giveaway reroll giveaway: winners: ignore-recheck:.
winners:defaults to one new winner.ignore-recheck:skips the final requirement check, but the member must still be in the server and have an eligible stored entry.
A reroll replaces the stored winner list and sends a new announcement.
Warning: Use
ignore-recheck:only when you intentionally want to ignore current role, activity, and age requirements.
Command reference
| Command | Purpose | Required permission |
|---|---|---|
/giveaway drop prize: duration: winner-count: channel: | Start a simple giveaway immediately | Manage Server |
/giveaway create prize: duration: host: channel: | Open the advanced creation preview | Manage Server |
/giveaway list | List running and scheduled giveaways | Manage Server |
/giveaway discover giveaway: | Browse or search public giveaways | Manage Server |
/giveaway edit giveaway: | Edit a running or scheduled giveaway | Manage Server |
/giveaway end giveaway: | End a running giveaway and choose winners | Manage Server |
/giveaway reroll giveaway: winners: ignore-recheck: | Replace winners on an ended giveaway | Manage Server |