discord/ext/commands/bot.py

@@ -348,10 +348,44 @@ class BotBase(GroupMixin):
             await self.populate_owners()
             return await self.is_owner(user)
 
+    async def try_owners(self) -> List[discord.User]:
+        """|coro|
+
+        Returns a list of :class:`~discord.User` representing the owners of the bot.
+        It uses the :attr:`owner_id` and :attr:`owner_ids`, if set.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.0
+            The function also checks if the application is team-owned if
+            :attr:`owner_ids` is not set.
+
+        Parameters
+        -----------
+        user: :class:`.abc.User`
+            The user to check for.
+
+        Returns
+        --------
+        List[:class:`~discord.User`]
+            List of owners of the bot.
+        """
+        if self.owner_id:
+            owner = await self.try_user(self.owner_id)
+            if owner:
+                return [owner]
+            else:
+                return []
+        elif self.owner_ids:
+            owners = []
+            for owner_id in self.owner_ids:
+                owner = await self.try_user(owner_id)
+                if owner:
+                    owners.append(owner)
+            return owners
+
     async def populate_owners(self):
         """|coro|
 
-       Populate the :meth:`.Bot.owner_id` and :meth:`.Bot.owner_ids` through the use of :meth:`~.Bot.application_info`.
+        Populate the :attr:`owner_id` and :attr:`owner_ids` through the use of :meth:`~.Bot.application_info`.
 
         .. versionadded:: 2.0
         """