Announcements
Official notices from BotShade — planned maintenance,
phase transitions, and other service-wide updates.
October 22, 2026
Notice of Partial Revision of the Privacy Policy (Google Ads External Transmission Set Out)
We have added to the Privacy Policy the external transmission by the Google Ads tag, which takes place only where you have consented to the use of advertising Cookies. There is no change to the handling of information of those who do not consent. We will also ask again for the consent of those who have already consented to the use of advertising Cookies.
October 21, 2026
Notice of Partial Revision of the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service (Clarification of Wording)
We have made it explicit that files in the file storage are included in the scope of backup encryption, and that images such as screenshots are included in the items displayed for Command Market listings. We have also removed from the list one outsourcing party whose service we no longer use. There is no change to the items of information we collect or the purposes of use.
October 16, 2026
BotShade Becomes Generally Available on Friday, October 23, 2026
On Friday, October 23, 2026, BotShade will leave beta and become generally available (GA). Your account, Bots, and data will carry over as they are, and there is nothing you need to do.
October 5, 2026
Notice of Planned General Availability (GA)
BotShade plans to leave beta and become generally available (GA) in October 2026. The date has now been set for Friday, October 23, 2026.
September 18, 2026
Notice of Revision of Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
We will revise BotShade's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy take effect on October 20, 2026 (JST). The main changes are a review of the provisions on refunds, disclaimers, and account measures, and the addition of a new chapter on the handling of Discord end users' information.
July 27, 2026
The New Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Take Effect Today
As of July 27, 2026 (JST), the fully revised Terms of Service and Privacy Policy are in effect. Accordingly, a consent screen for the new terms is shown when you access the dashboard, and dashboard and API features are unavailable until you consent. Bots already running on Discord will not stop.
July 18, 2026
Scheduled infrastructure maintenance on July 20, 2026
BotShade will undergo scheduled infrastructure maintenance (Part 1) on Monday, July 20, 2026, starting at 13:00 JST for up to four hours. Due to workload and safety considerations, part of the originally-planned work has been split off into a Part 2 window on or after July 28, 2026 (the exact date will be announced separately once fixed). All services, including bot execution, will be paused during the maintenance window, but all customer data will be preserved in full.
July 13, 2026
Notice of Full Revision of Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
BotShade's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy have been fully revised. The effective date of the new terms is July 27, 2026 (JST). From that date onward, we will ask you to confirm your consent to the new terms on the dashboard.
June 14, 2026
We refreshed the dashboard and website UI (Editorial design)
We have completely refreshed the BotShade dashboard and website. You can now choose between two design themes, Plum and Editorial, from the settings.
June 10, 2026
BotShader AI launch and limited preview access
We've launched the "BotShader AI" chat assistant in the dashboard. For the time being, it is available only to a limited set of users who have been granted preview access. We will begin granting access to a select group of users shortly and expand eligibility gradually.
May 19, 2026
Start of Phase 2 and general availability of custom commands
On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, we completed the migration to Phase 2 and resumed BotShade. Alongside the resumption, custom commands — the headline feature of Phase 2 — are now generally available.
May 11, 2026
End of Beta and scheduled service maintenance
The current Beta phase ends on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. BotShade will be paused for approximately one week as we transition to Phase 2. Bots will not run during this period, but all customer data will be preserved in full.