Durations in plain words
7d, 12h, 1w2d, 90m or “2 weeks” — in English, Russian or Hebrew units. A server-wide maximum keeps grants reasonable.
Temporary roles for Discord that remove themselves
A trial VIP for a week, a muted-helper role for a day, event access for a weekend. With BotGG temporary roles you give a role with a duration and forget about it: the bot removes it when the time is up, even across restarts.
staffDiscord preview
/temprole add member:@Alex role:@VIP duration:7d reason:Giveaway prize
✅ @Alex got @VIP for 1 week — until October 17, 2026 8:00 PM (in 7 days).
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What you get
Removed exactly on time
Expiry is checked every 15 seconds and stored in the database, so a restart or a new shard never forgets a role — and never removes one twice.
DMs that explain
Members get a DM with the role, the end date and the reason, plus an optional “expires soon” reminder hours before it ends.
A log for your staff
Every grant, extension, early removal and expiry is posted to a log channel of your choice, with who did it and why.
Safe by design
Roles above the bot or the staff member, managed roles and roles with dangerous permissions are refused — unless the owner put them on Privileged roles.
Leave and rejoin
Someone leaves to dodge the timer? The clock keeps running and the role comes back when they rejoin. Or end grants on leave — your choice.
How it works
Enable Temporary roles
Open https://console.botgg.app, pick your server and switch on Temporary roles. Choose manager roles, the longest allowed duration, DMs and a log channel.
Give a role with a duration
Run
/temprole add member: @Alex role: @VIP duration: 7d reason: giveaway prize. The bot adds the role and DMs Alex.Extend or end it early
Use
/temprole extendto add time or/temprole removeto take the role now./temprole listshows who has what.Manage everything in the console
The Active roles table lists every timed role with its expiry. Filter by member or role, extend with a duration stepper or remove in one click.
Timed roles without spreadsheets or reminders
Moderators shouldn’t have to remember to remove a role next Tuesday. BotGG stores every temporary role with its end time and removes it on schedule. If someone takes the role away by hand in Discord, the timer is cleared too, so nothing comes back unexpectedly. A role the member already holds permanently is never turned into a temporary one.
Selling roles for coins? The Shop has timed role items built in. Need people to pick roles themselves? Use Reaction roles. And for timeouts and bans with a duration, see Moderation.
/temprole add member role duration [reason]— give a role for a while/temprole extend member role duration— add time/temprole remove member role— take it away now/temprole list [member]— active temporary roles
Slash commands
Generated from the bot’s real command definitions. Full list on the commands page.
/temproleGive members a role for a limited time4 subcommands
/temprole addmemberroledurationreason?Give a member a role for a while/temprole removememberroleTake a temporary role away now/temprole extendmemberroledurationAdd time to a temporary role/temprole listmember?Show active temporary roles
Free vs Pro
Every feature works on the Free plan. Pro raises the limits and unlocks extras.
| Limit | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Active temporary roles | 200 | 10,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How do I give someone a role temporarily on Discord?
Enable Temporary roles in the BotGG console, then run /temprole add, pick the member and the role and type a duration like 7d or 12h. The bot removes the role automatically when the time is up.
What happens if the bot restarts?
Nothing is lost. Every temporary role is stored in the database with its end time, and the bot checks for expired roles every 15 seconds after it starts again.
Can I extend a temporary role?
Yes. Use /temprole extend with the extra time, or open the Active roles table in the console and extend it with the duration stepper. The time is added to the current end date.
What if the member leaves the server?
By default the timer keeps running and the role is given back if they rejoin before it ends. You can switch this off so leaving ends the grant.
How many temporary roles can a server have?
Up to 200 active temporary roles on the Free plan and 10,000 on Pro. See pricing for every plan.
Ready to level up your server?
Add BotGG for free, then switch features on in the web console.