Because paying for actual file storage is for people with money. Why use S3, GCS, or literally any purpose-built storage service when you can just... use Discord? A chat app. For teenagers. As your CDN.
You're welcome.
Discord, in its infinite wisdom, decided that CDN URLs should expire. Because nothing says "reliable file hosting" like links that stop working. Anyway, here's how you unfail them:
https://bypass-discord.animemoe.us/DISCORD_FILE_URL_HERE
https://bypass-discord.animemoe.us/https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/858938620425404426/1478701777837621259/animemoeus-waifu.jpg
Groundbreaking infrastructure, truly.
Shockingly straightforward:
pip install pyscord-storageCongratulations. You are now a cloud architect.
Upload a local file, like a person who has completely given up on conventional DevOps:
import pyscord_storage
result = pyscord_storage.upload_from_file("path/to/your.file")
print(result)Or, if you're feeling extra chaotic, make the backend fetch a file from a URL for you:
import pyscord_storage
result = pyscord_storage.upload_from_url(
"https://github.com/animemoeus/pyscord-storage/raw/master/tests/temp/takagi.png",
)
print(result)Both functions return a dict. You're not getting a proper SDK response object. This is Discord storage. Manage your expectations accordingly.
For those who prefer their existential dread served directly in the terminal:
uv tool install pyscord-storageIf
pyscord-storagestill isn't found after installing, runuv tool update-shelland restart your shell —uv tool installshims aren't always on$PATHby default.
# Upload a local file
pyscord-storage file path/to/your.file
# Upload from a remote URL
pyscord-storage url https://example.com/your.fileOn success, it prints the URL. On failure, it prints the error to stderr and exits with code 1. Professional.
Yes, we also have async versions — because if you're going to do something ridiculous, you might as well do it non-blockingly.
import asyncio
import pyscord_storage
async def main():
result = await pyscord_storage.async_upload_from_file("path/to/your.file")
print(result)
asyncio.run(main())import asyncio
import pyscord_storage
async def main():
result = await pyscord_storage.async_upload_from_url(
"https://github.com/animemoeus/pyscord-storage/raw/master/tests/temp/takagi.png",
)
print(result)
asyncio.run(main())- Max upload file size is
8MB25MB — an upgrade celebrated with an enthusiasm that says a lot about the alternatives we were previously working with. - There are two CDN domains:
media.discordapp.netandcdn.discordapp.com. Click here for the explanation you didn't ask for but definitely need. - There's also a
proxy_urlthing. Here's more than you wanted to know about it. - Discord CDN links expire. As in, your files disappear. More details here, in case you'd like to really sit with that fact before deploying to production.
Here's the part where I tell you that to get more storage out of a chat app, you need to pay to "boost" a Discord server. No, I'm not joking.
- Boosting may push the limit to 50MB or 100MB. Allegedly.
- Discord Server Boosting FAQ
- Join our Discord Server (of course there's a Discord server): https://discord.gg/kZuWeKzgkq
uv sync
uv run pytest
uv run ruff check .
uv run pre-commit installThese are real. Deployed. In the wild.