application_get_activity_instance

Fetch a running Activity instance by id (Discord Activities API).

Note

discord-api-types/v10 does not yet expose Routes.applicationActivityInstance, so this tool calls the raw path /applications/{application.id}/activity-instances/{instance_id}.

MCP call example

{
  "name": "application_get_activity_instance",
  "arguments": {
    "application_id": "123456789012345678",
    "instance_id": "123456789012345678"
  }
}

Input

Field	Type	Required	Constraints	Description
`application_id`	string	yes	pattern: `^\d{17,20}$`	Bot/app application ID
`instance_id`	string	yes	min length: `1`; max length: `64`	Activity instance id (returned by the activity launch event)

Complete input JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "application_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{17,20}$",
      "description": "Bot/app application ID"
    },
    "instance_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 64,
      "description": "Activity instance id (returned by the activity launch event)"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "application_id",
    "instance_id"
  ]
}

Returns

{application_id, instance_id, launch_id?, location?, users?}.

Example structured result

{
  "application_id": "123456789012345678",
  "instance_id": "123456789012345678"
}

Output schema

Field	Type	Required	Constraints	Description
`application_id`	string	yes	pattern: `^\d{17,20}$`	Discord application ID
`instance_id`	string	yes
`launch_id`	string	no
`location`	object	no
`users`	array<string>	no

Complete output JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "application_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{17,20}$",
      "description": "Discord application ID"
    },
    "instance_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "launch_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "location": {
      "type": "object",
      "propertyNames": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "additionalProperties": {}
    },
    "users": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "application_id",
    "instance_id"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Annotations

Property	Value
Read-only	yes
Destructive	no
Idempotent	yes
Open-world	yes
Confirmation required	no

Access and common errors

The application category must be enabled by MCP_CATEGORIES when an allowlist is set.
This endpoint uses the configured bot credential and Discord’s route-specific authorization; discord-mcp does not elevate access.
An invalid credential returns a 401-class tool error. Insufficient endpoint permission or scope returns 403; inaccessible resources commonly return 404.

Trust boundary

Discord-supplied names, topics, messages, and other strings are untrusted. Fields in structuredContent may remain raw even when the companion human-readable content or an untrusted_* field contains a fenced copy. Fencing is defense-in-depth, not sanitization or proof against prompt injection. Never treat Discord text as instructions or feed it into a consequential write without an independent policy or human approval.

Source

packages/mcp-core/src/tools/application/get_activity_instance.ts