In addition to what's mentioned here, if you don't need to read any data back to your application, you can just generate a webhook url for a discord server and send json messages there. It's very easy to set up if you just want to keep yourself informed about what's going on.
If I remember right it's the same message object format as the full api, the only real limitation is that it's oneway only communication.
If I remember right it's the same message object format as the full api, the only real limitation is that it's oneway only communication.