BabelBot Discord translator command reference

BabelBot slash commands and message context menus — permissions, scope, and behavior.

BabelBot no longer accepts Discord commands for server configuration. Use the dashboard to manage settings, bridges, and billing. A connected AI assistant can also manage languages, server and channel settings, channel rules, and ignored users. Discord still provides admin links, a billing summary, and member translation shortcuts.

Permission summary

BabelBot slash commands and context menus: permissions and scope
Command / menu	Manage Server required	Works in
`/help`	Yes	Guild channels only
`/dashboard`	Yes	Guild channels only
`/upgrade`	Yes	Guild channels only
`/set-context-language`	No	Guild, DM, private channel (with user install)
Translate Text (message menu)	No	Guild, DM, private channel (with user install)
Detect Language (message menu)	No	Same as above
`/voice start`, `/voice stop`, `/voice status`	No	Guild channels (Ultra or Founder Access; see Voice chat translation)

Install types

BabelBot supports guild install and user install. User install lets members use context menus and /set-context-language in DMs. Admin slash commands require a guild context.

Slash commands

`/help`

/help slash command details
Field	Value
Permission	Manage Server
Behavior	Explains that server settings moved to the dashboard; includes buttons for documentation and dashboard login

`/dashboard`

/dashboard slash command details
Field	Value
Permission	Manage Server
Behavior	Ephemeral link to `https://app.babelbot.xyz/server/{guildId}` (signs in with Discord when needed)

Use the dashboard to edit target languages, reply preference, bridges, channel rules, media translation, voice chat translation, flag reactions, and billing.

`/upgrade`

/upgrade slash command details
Field	Value
Permission	Manage Server
Behavior	Ephemeral embed with current plan, limits, and link to Billing & upgrades

`/set-context-language`

/set-context-language slash command details
Field	Value
Permission	None
Option	`language` (required, autocomplete)
Behavior	Stores the member’s default target language for Translate Text

If unset, Translate Text falls back to Discord locale heuristics where possible.

`/voice start`, `/voice stop`, `/voice status`

Live voice call translation. Available on Ultra and Founder Access when an admin has enabled it in the dashboard.

Subcommand	Who can use it	What it does
`start`	Any member in a voice channel	BabelBot joins voice instantly and posts translations into the channel's configured target languages in that channel's text chat
`stop`	Session starter, anyone in that voice channel, or server managers	Ends translation and BabelBot leaves voice
`status`	Anyone	Shows whether a session is running and for how long

Need the full walkthrough?

See Voice chat translation for admin setup, member steps, limits, and tips.

Message context menus

Right-click a message → Apps (or Apps on mobile).

Translate Text

Translate Text message context menu details
Field	Value
Permission	None
Behavior	Ephemeral embed with translation into the user’s context language
Provider	AI (counts toward server AI quota when used in a guild context)

Detect Language

Detect Language message context menu details
Field	Value
Permission	None
Behavior	Ephemeral embed with detected language
Provider	In-house detection when available; otherwise AI

Flag reaction shortcut (not a slash command)

Reacting with a supported country-flag emoji on a message translates to that flag’s associated language when the server or matching channel rule allows flag reactions. Supported PDFs, images, video attachments, and audio files are included when media translation is available for the server. This is not a slash command; see How BabelBot Works.

What is not available as a Discord command

Use the dashboard or a connected AI assistant for settings that no longer have Discord commands:

Target languages: dashboard or AI assistant
Server and channel translation settings: dashboard or AI assistant
Channel rules: dashboard or AI assistant
Bridge creation and editing: dashboard
Ignored users: AI assistant, or contact support when you use only the dashboard
Master server on/off: dashboard or AI assistant

Dashboard Guide — configure everything /dashboard links to
AI assistant integrations: connect an assistant to view or change settings
Billing and Limits — plan caps
FAQ — member questions about context menus and opt-out

BabelBot Discord translator command reference

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