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Update you-might-not-need-a-privileged-intent.mdx (#8519)
add third use case for what you get without guild presence and change three categories to two for members
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### What you get with the intent
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The Guild Members intent unlocks three categories of functionality:
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The Guild Members intent unlocks two categories of functionality:
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- **Member events via the Gateway:** The `GUILD_MEMBER_ADD`, `GUILD_MEMBER_UPDATE`, and `GUILD_MEMBER_REMOVE` events fire when members join, change their profile/roles, or leave a server.
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- **Full member list:** The ability to request a complete list of every member in a server via the Gateway with the [`Request Guild Members` opcode](/developers/events/gateway-events#request-guild-members) or the [List Guild Members API](/developers/resources/guild#list-guild-members) endpoint.
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- **[Get User](/developers/resources/user#get-user):** You can fetch a user's basic profile information (username, avatar, banner) without the intent. This covers many "user info" command scenarios.
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- **[Guild Object - approximate_presence_count](/developers/resources/guild#get-guild):** Available on the Guild object via the API. Tells you roughly how many members are online without accessing individual presences.
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- **[Update Bot's Own Status](/developers/events/gateway-events#update-presence):** Setting your bot's own status/activity does not require the Guild Presences intent.
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### Decision checklist
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