Mangadex Updates Webhook

A bot that uses Mangadex's v5 API to automatically forward chapter updates to Discord webhooks.

Very simple to setup, no downloads required, simply create a Google Sheet and share it with the bot.

Setup

Prerequisites

• Discord server where you (or someone who can help you) have the Manage Webhooks permission
• Google account

Steps

Creating the Google Sheet

First we need to create a Google Sheet that tells the bot where to send updates to, and which manga to send updates for. Click here for an example of what your finished sheet should look like.

• If you open the example linked above, you can go to File > Make a new copy and use that spreadsheet as a template.
• If you so choose, you can create your own, but make sure that your spreadsheet has two worksheets named webhooks and manga as below. These names are CASE SENSITIVE.

Creating the Discord webhook

Next we want to create a webhook for the program to send updates to.

• Open your Discord server's Server Settings and navigate to Integrations and click Create Webhook.
• (If you already had existing webhooks, click View Webhooks and then New Webhook).

• Name your webhook whatever you like, but ensure it is sending to the channel you want it to.
• Now we will tell the program to send updates to this webhook. Get your webhook's URL by clicking Copy URL.

• Paste this URL into the first column of the webhooks worksheet.

Adding manga

Next we need to create a list of manga to track updates for.

• For each manga you want to track, go to MangaDex and find find its ID from the URL.

• Paste each of these IDs into the first column of the manga worksheet.

• Only the first column is important, you may write whatever you like in the other columns. This might be helpful for keeping track of the manga each ID corresponds to.
• You can add any number of manga, and you can come back and add new ones whenever!
• Note that if you want different channels to track different manga, you will need to create separate Google Sheets to separate the webhooks.

Sharing the Google Sheet

The final step is to give the script access to your Google Sheet.

• In your Google Sheet, click Share and share your sheet to sheet-reader@mangadex-updates.iam.gserviceaccount.com as a Viewer.

Done!

The script will now send any updates for manga in your manga sheet to any webhooks in your webhooks sheet! Note this process is run every hour, and there will be nothing sent if no updates are found. If you are having any trouble, or would like to request a feature, you can contact me on Discord at @marshdapro.

Planned Features

• Support for MDLists
• Support for languages other than English
• Support for custom embed messages
• Support for MangaDex account follow lists