Reference
Glossary
Definitions for common Discord, hosting, database, OAuth, API, FiveM, and Google terms.
Terms#
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| API | A defined interface used by software systems to exchange requests and responses. |
| API key | A private credential that identifies an authorized calling service. |
| Application ID / Client ID | The public numeric identifier for a Discord application. |
| Bot token | The private Discord credential used by a bot process. |
| Backend | Server-side code that handles trusted logic, secrets, databases, and APIs. |
| CFX | The platform and join-link format used by FiveM services. |
| Database | Persistent structured storage used after the application restarts. |
| Discord OAuth2 | The authorization protocol used for Discord website sign-in and delegated access. |
| Environment variable | A named configuration value supplied outside source code. |
| FiveGuard | A third-party FiveM anticheat system used by an optional Manager integration. |
| FiveM | A multiplayer modification framework commonly used for custom GTA V servers. |
| Frontend | Code delivered to and executed by the user’s browser. |
| Guild / Guild ID | Discord’s API term for a server and its numeric identifier. |
| HMAC | A keyed message-authentication method used to verify integrity and authenticity. |
| HTTP / HTTPS | Web transport protocols; HTTPS encrypts traffic and authenticates the server. |
| MariaDB / MySQL | Relational database servers used by several products. |
| Nonce | A single-use random value used to prevent replayed API requests. |
| OAuth access token | A credential representing a user’s granted OAuth access. |
| OAuth client secret | A private server credential used during OAuth code exchange. |
| OAuth refresh token | A sensitive credential used to request a new access token. |
| Pterodactyl | A hosting control panel often used for game and bot services. |
| Role ID | The numeric identifier of a Discord role. |
| Runtime | The installed language environment, such as Node.js or Python. |
| Service account | A Google identity used by server software rather than a person. |
| SHA256 | A cryptographic hash algorithm used in IAA request signing. |
| Slash command | A Discord application command entered with a leading slash. |
| SQL | The language used to define and query relational databases. |
| Tebex | A commerce platform used by an optional Manager integration. |
| Webhook | A URL that receives event data from another system. |
| Google Sheets API | Google’s interface for authorized spreadsheet reads and writes. |