diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5784aa..90763b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -220,10 +220,8 @@ First you need to create a Discord bot user, which you can do by following the i
     "discord": ["discord_nick1", "discord_nick2"], // Ignore specified Discord nicks and do not send their messages to IRC.
     "discordIds": ["198528216523210752"] // Ignore specified Discord ids and do not send their messages to IRC.
   },
-  // List of webhooks per channel
-  "webhooks": {
-    "#discord": "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/id/token"
-  },
+  // Use webhooks
+  "webhooks": true,
   // Commands that will be sent on connect
   // Note: these are typically optional and only provided as a reference
   "autoSendCommands": [
@@ -247,16 +245,16 @@ Webhooks lets you override nicknames and avatars, so messages coming from IRC ca
 
 ![discord-webhook](http://i.imgur.com/lNeJIUI.jpg)
 
-To enable webhooks, follow part 1 of
-[this guide](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/228383668-Intro-to-Webhooks) to create and retrieve a webhook
-URL for a specific channel, then enable it in discord-irc's config as follows:
+To enable webhooks, enable them in discord-irc's config as follows:
 
 ```json
-"webhooks": {
-  "#discord-channel": "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/id/token"
-}
+"webhooks": {}
 ```
 
+The bot will automatically create and re-use its own webhooks.
+
+To disable webhooks, remove the `webhook` property from the config.
+
 ## Tests (TODO)
 
 Run the tests with:
diff --git a/lib/channelMapping.ts b/lib/channelMapping.ts
index d6cf00d..9847110 100644
--- a/lib/channelMapping.ts
+++ b/lib/channelMapping.ts
@@ -40,16 +40,15 @@ export class ChannelMapper {
       }
       // Check for webhook
       let webhookURL: string | null = null;
-      if (config.webhooks) {
-        if (config.webhooks['#' + discordChannel.name]) {
-          webhookURL = config.webhooks['#' + discordChannel.name];
-        } else if (config.webhooks[discordChannel.id]) {
-          webhookURL = config.webhooks[discordChannel.id];
-        }
-      }
       let client: Webhook | null = null;
-      if (webhookURL) {
-        client = await Webhook.fromURL(webhookURL, discord);
+      if (config.webhooks) {
+        const hookName = `${bot.config.nickname}_${discordChannel.name}`;
+        const hooks = await discordChannel.fetchWebhooks();
+        const hook = hooks.find((h) => h.name === hookName);
+        client = hook ?? await Webhook.create(discordChannel, discord, {
+          name: hookName,
+        });
+        webhookURL = client.url;
       }
       const mapping: ChannelMapping = {
         discordChannel: discordChannel,
diff --git a/lib/config.ts b/lib/config.ts
index 749c401..edad700 100644
--- a/lib/config.ts
+++ b/lib/config.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export type Config = {
   parallelPingFix?: boolean;
   ircStatusNotices?: boolean;
   announceSelfJoin?: boolean;
-  webhooks?: Dictionary<string>;
+  webhooks?: unknown;
   ignoreUsers?: IgnoreUsers;
   gameLogConfig?: GameLogConfig;
   ignoreConfig?: IgnoreConfig;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export const ConfigSchema = z.object({
   parallelPingFix: z.boolean().optional(),
   ircStatusNotices: z.boolean().optional(),
   announceSelfJoin: z.boolean().optional(),
-  webhooks: z.record(z.string()).optional(),
+  webhooks: z.unknown().optional(),
   ignoreUsers: IgnoreUsersSchema.optional(),
   gameLogConfig: GameLogConfigSchema.optional(),
   ignoreConfig: IgnoreConfigSchema.optional(),
diff --git a/lib/discordClient.ts b/lib/discordClient.ts
index fbbc0f4..9926bac 100644
--- a/lib/discordClient.ts
+++ b/lib/discordClient.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export class DiscordClient extends Client {
         GatewayIntents.GUILD_MEMBERS,
         GatewayIntents.GUILD_MESSAGES,
         GatewayIntents.MESSAGE_CONTENT,
+        GatewayIntents.GUILD_WEBHOOKS,
       ],
       token: discordToken,
     });