Account Linking

An eternal and unbreakable bond

It's possible (and mandatory starting from the 8th March 2022) to link your MyAnimeList account with you Discord account.

You may be familiar with previous bots (notably Zuramaru and Uchuumaru) that offered the same functionality. However, due to the technology limitations at the time they were made, these bots could not ensure a secure link between accounts.

MyAnimeList Bot uses the secure industry-standard authorization protocol known as OAuth2 in coordination with the official MyAnimeList API to ensure that accounts are linked securely and in confidence.

If you delete or lose access to a Discord account that is linked to your MyAnimeList account, we may be unable to transfer this link to your new Discord account depending on the circumstances.

To prevent this, always keep a record of the User ID of your current Discord account in case you lose access to it.

How to Link

If you're already in the Discord server

Since you're already in the server, there are no verification checks you have to pass to link your account.

Here's the recipe

  1. Go to any channel (but preferably #bot-spam)

  2. Use the malset command

  3. Press the "Link Account" button

  4. Authorize MyAnimeList Bot to access your account

  5. Wait a few seconds and head back to Discord

  6. Use mal to check if your account has been linked correctly

If you're trying to join the Discord server

To join the server, you need to pass a couple of verification checks on top of linking your account.

These verification checks are

  • Account age

  • Account activity

If your account is at least 30 days old and passes the secret minimum activity level, then you are eligible to join the server.

Anyway, let's move onto the survival guide

  1. Press the "Start" button in the #verify-mal-acct channel

  2. Enter your MyAnimeList username or the full link to your profile

    • This will complete the verification checks

    • If you failed the verification checks, the bot will tell you why. Please try again at a later suitable date

    • If you passed the verification checks, read on.

  3. Press the "Link Account" button

  4. Authorize MyAnimeList Bot to access your account

  5. Wait a few seconds and head back to Discord

  6. Use mal to check if your account has been linked correctly

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