Guild members are not populated anymore, cannot GetUserAsync as it only returns the bot and no one else

Question

For some reason I cannot get any members anymore from the guild the bot is in.

To make sure I have the users, I construct it with

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Answer 1

This is a result of Discord enforcing intents.

Intents allow you to opt-in to certain gateway events. Currently, the GUILD_MEMBERS and GUILD_PRESENCES intents are "privileged intents" and have the following effects:

• GUILD_MEMBER_[ADD|UPDATE|REMOVE] requires the GUILD_MEMBERS intent to be received
• PRESENCE_UPDATE requires the GUILD_PRESENCES intent to be received
• REQUEST_GUILD_MEMBERS
  • requires GUILD_PRESENCES intent to set presences=true
  • requires GUILD_MEMBERS intent to request the whole list (query='', limit=0<=n)
  • is limited to requesting 1 guild_id
  • is limited to 100 members when using a prefix (query='prefix', limit=1<=n<=100)
• GUILD_CREATE requires GUILD_PRESENCES intent to contain more than just the bot and voice members
• List Guild Members requires GUILD_MEMBERS intent to access

Privileged intents are disabled by default. To enable them:

• Visit https://discord.com/developers/applications
• Click on the bot where you wish to enable privileged intents
• Navigate to the "Bot" tab on the left
• Scroll to the Privileged Gateway Intents section
• Enable your desired intents

If your bot is in over 100 guilds, you will need to verify your bot: https://dis.gd/bot-verification. If your bot is already verified, but need to request intents permission, contact Discord support: https://dis.gd/contact.