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There are two sides to permissions: who can use the bot’s commands, and what the bot itself is allowed to do in your server.

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Who can manage giveaways

A member can use the giveaway management commands (/gstart, /gend, /greroll, /gpause, /gresume, /gedit, /gdelete, /glist, /gfix) if they have any of these:

Administrator

Full access.

Manage Server

The standard permission for managing the server.

A Giveaway Manager role

A role you choose, so trusted hosts do not need Manage Server.
Giving hosts a Giveaway Manager role is safer than handing out Manage Server. They can run giveaways without being able to change other server settings.

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Command permissions at a glance

Server admins can restrict where each command works. See Command customization.

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What the bot needs

If the bot cannot see or post in the channel, the giveaway cannot start and /gfix will report a permission problem. Fix the channel permissions first.
Never give the bot a role below the winner roles you want it to hand out. Discord blocks roles from being assigned to a role that is higher than the bot’s own.