# Bots & Companion Apps

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:::card{title="Discord Bots & Companion Apps" href="/guides/bots-companion-apps-bots-overview"}
Start building bots and companion apps for Discord.
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:::card{title="Building your first Discord Bot" href="/guides/bots-companion-apps-quick-start-getting-started"}
Step-by-step tutorial for building your first Discord app.
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## Related pages

- [API Reference](./api-reference-index.md)
- [App Fundamentals](./app-fundamentals-index.md)
- [Best Practices](./best-practices-index.md)
- [Building Games](./building-games-index.md)
- [Building on Discord](./building-on-discord-index.md)
- [Change Log](./change-log-index.md)
- [Communities & Servers](./communities-servers-index.md)
- [Components](./components-index.md)
- [Core Concepts](./core-concepts-index.md)
- [Design Foundations](./design-foundations-index.md)

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