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export class Message<InGuild extends boolean = boolean> extends Base

export class Message<InGuild extends boolean = boolean> extends Base

Represents a message on Discord.

Extends

Base

Name	Constraints	Optional	Default	Description
InGuild	boolean	Yes	boolean	None

activity:MessageActivity | null

Group activity

applicationId:Snowflake | null

The id of the application of the interaction that sent this message, if any

attachments:Collection<Snowflake, Attachment>

A collection of attachments in the message - e.g. Pictures - mapped by their ids. This property requires the privileged intent in a guild for messages that do not mention the client.

author:User

The author of the message

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bulkDeletable:boolean

Whether the message is bulk deletable by the client user

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channel:If<InGuild, GuildTextBasedChannel, TextBasedChannel>

The channel that the message was sent in

channelId:Snowflake

The id of the channel the message was sent in

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cleanContent:string

The message contents with all mentions replaced by the equivalent text. If mentions cannot be resolved to a name, the relevant mention in the message content will not be converted.

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client:Client<true>

The client that instantiated this

Inherited from Base

components:ActionRow<MessageActionRowComponent>[]

An array of action rows in the message. This property requires the privileged intent in a guild for messages that do not mention the client.

content:string

The content of the message. This property requires the privileged intent in a guild for messages that do not mention the client.

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createdAt:Date

The time the message was sent at

createdTimestamp:number

The timestamp the message was sent at

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crosspostable:boolean

Whether the message is crosspostable by the client user

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deletable:boolean

Whether the message is deletable by the client user

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editable:boolean

Whether the message is editable by the client user

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editedAt:Date | null

The time the message was last edited at (if applicable)

editedTimestamp:number | null

The timestamp the message was last edited at (if applicable)

embeds:Embed[]

An array of embeds in the message - e.g. YouTube Player. This property requires the privileged intent in a guild for messages that do not mention the client.

flags:Readonly<MessageFlagsBitField>

Flags that are applied to the message

groupActivityApplication:ClientApplication | null

Supplemental application information for group activities

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guild:If<InGuild, Guild>

The guild the message was sent in (if in a guild channel)

guildId:If<InGuild, Snowflake>

The id of the guild the message was sent in, if any

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hasThread:boolean

Whether this message has a thread associated with it

id:Snowflake

The message's id

interaction:MessageInteraction | null

Partial data of the interaction that this message is a reply to

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member:GuildMember | null

Represents the author of the message as a guild member. Only available if the message comes from a guild where the author is still a member

mentions:MessageMentions<InGuild>

All valid mentions that the message contains

nonce:string | number | null

A random number or string used for checking message delivery This is only received after the message was sent successfully, and lost if re-fetched

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partial:false

Whether or not this message is a partial

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pinnable:boolean

Whether the message is pinnable by the client user

pinned:boolean

Whether or not this message is pinned

position:number | null

A generally increasing integer (there may be gaps or duplicates) that represents the approximate position of the message in a thread.

reactions:ReactionManager

A manager of the reactions belonging to this message

reference:MessageReference | null

Message reference data

roleSubscriptionData:RoleSubscriptionData | null

The data of the role subscription purchase or renewal. This is present on messages.

stickers:Collection<Snowflake, Sticker>

A collection of stickers in the message

system:boolean

Whether or not this message was sent by Discord, not actually a user (e.g. pin notifications)

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thread:AnyThreadChannel | null

The thread started by this message This property is not suitable for checking whether a message has a thread, use hasThread instead.

tts:boolean

Whether or not the message was Text-To-Speech

type:MessageType

The type of the message

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url:string

The URL to jump to this message

webhookId:Snowflake | null

The id of the webhook that sent the message, if applicable

awaitMessageComponent(options?):Promise<MappedInteractionTypes<InGuild>[T]>

Collects a single component interaction that passes the filter. The Promise will reject if the time expires.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
options	AwaitMessageCollectorOptionsParams<T, InGuild>	Yes	Options to pass to the internal collector

awaitReactions(options?):Promise<Collection<Snowflake | string, MessageReaction>>

Similar to createReactionCollector but in promise form. Resolves with a collection of reactions that pass the specified filter.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
options	AwaitReactionsOptions	Yes	Optional options to pass to the internal collector

createMessageComponentCollector(options?):InteractionCollector<MappedInteractionTypes<InGuild>[T]>

Creates a message component interaction collector.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
options	MessageCollectorOptionsParams<T, InGuild>	Yes	Options to send to the collector

createReactionCollector(options?):ReactionCollector

Creates a reaction collector.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
options	ReactionCollectorOptions	Yes	Options to send to the collector

crosspost():Promise<Message<InGuild>>

Publishes a message in an announcement channel to all channels following it.

delete():Promise<Message<InGuild>>

Deletes the message.

edit(options):Promise<Message<InGuild>>

Edits the content of the message.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
options	string \| MessageEditOptions \| MessagePayload	No	The options to provide

equals(message, rawData):boolean

Used mainly internally. Whether two messages are identical in properties. If you want to compare messages without checking all the properties, use message.id === message2.id, which is much more efficient. This method allows you to see if there are differences in content, embeds, attachments, nonce and tts properties.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
message	Message	No	The message to compare it to
rawData	unknown	No	Raw data passed through the WebSocket about this message

fetch(force?):Promise<Message<InGuild>>

Fetch this message.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
force	boolean	Yes	Whether to skip the cache check and request the API

fetchReference():Promise<Message<InGuild>>

Fetches the Message this crosspost/reply/pin-add references, if available to the client

fetchWebhook():Promise<Webhook>

Fetches the webhook used to create this message.

inGuild():this is Message<true>

Whether this message is from a guild.

pin(reason?):Promise<Message<InGuild>>

Pins this message to the channel's pinned messages.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
reason	string	Yes	Reason for pinning

react(emoji):Promise<MessageReaction>

Adds a reaction to the message.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
emoji	EmojiIdentifierResolvable	No	The emoji to react with

removeAttachments():Promise<Message<InGuild>>

Removes the attachments from this message.

reply(options):Promise<Message<InGuild>>

Send an inline reply to this message.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
options	string \| MessagePayload \| MessageReplyOptions	No	The options to provide

resolveComponent(customId):MessageActionRowComponent | null

Resolves a component by a custom id.

Returns

Name	Type	Optional	Description
customId	string	No	The custom id to resolve against

startThread(options):Promise<AnyThreadChannel>

Create a new public thread from this message

Name	Type	Optional	Description
options	StartThreadOptions	No	Options for starting a thread on this message

suppressEmbeds(suppress?):Promise<Message<InGuild>>

Suppresses or unsuppresses embeds on a message.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
suppress	boolean	Yes	If the embeds should be suppressed or not

toJSON():unknown

toString():string

When concatenated with a string, this automatically concatenates the message's content instead of the object.

unpin(reason?):Promise<Message<InGuild>>

Unpins this message from the channel's pinned messages.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
reason	string	Yes	Reason for unpinning

valueOf():string