If your Discord bot gets banned, Discord will not allow your members to be pulled. That's why it's extremely important you take measures like creating your bot on an alternate account and reading this guide.

If your bot ever shows as "Unknown Application", it usually means the bot has been deleted, disabled, or lost access to its original application.

No — once a bot/application is deleted from the Discord Developer Portal, it cannot be recovered. Discord does not offer a way to restore deleted bots. Because of this, it’s critical to follow the precautions below to avoid losing access permanently.

Using an alt account for your bot significantly reduces the risk of it getting banned. This way, if your main account is deleted or banned, your bot will remain unaffected.

Just remember: bot gone = members gone.

Your bot doesn’t need the "Administrator" permission, and granting it can increase the risk of problems if your server gets falsely reported and banned.

The only permissions it needs are:

Choose a bot name that complies with Discord’s Terms of Service and avoid using a name that directly matches your server name.

Do not impersonate other bots to prevent issues or violations. This also applies to the profile picture.

Add your bot to a team through the Discord Developer Application. This ensures you can still access the bot even if you lose access to your account.

Using a different device to create your alt account can further reduce risks.

If your main account gets terminated and you log into your alt account, Discord may flag it for ban evasion. To reduce this risk, consider using:

Using appropriate wording in your verification embed message helps reduce the risk of bot termination or deletion.

Avoid phrases like:

Instead, use clear and neutral language to avoid raising red flags.