Class: Message

The base class for all structures.

Extends

• Base

Constructors

Constructor

new Message(client, data): Message

Parameters

Parameter	Type
client	Client
data	{ }

Returns

Message

Overrides

Base.constructor

Properties

attachments

attachments: Attachment[] = []

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authorId

authorId: string

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cachedAt

cachedAt: number

Inherited from

Base.cachedAt

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channelId

channelId: string

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client

protected readonly client: Client

Inherited from

Base.client

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content

content: string | null = null

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createdAt

createdAt: Date

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createdTimestamp

createdTimestamp: number

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editedAt

editedAt: Date | null = null

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embeds

embeds: ({ } | { } | { } | { } | { })[] | null = []

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flags

flags: number = 0

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id

readonly id: string

Inherited from

Base.id

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interactions

interactions: Interaction | null = null

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masquerade

masquerade: Masquerade | null = null

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mentions

mentions: MessageMentions

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pinned

pinned: boolean | null = false

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reactions

reactions: Record<string, string[]> = {}

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replies

replies: string[] | null = []

Accessors

author

Get Signature

get author(): User | undefined

Gets the Global User object from cache

Returns

User | undefined

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channel

Get Signature

get channel(): BaseChannel | undefined

Gets the Channel object from cache

Returns

BaseChannel | undefined

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member

Get Signature

get member(): Member | undefined

Gets the Server Member object (if sent in a server)

Returns

Member | undefined

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server

Get Signature

get server(): Server | undefined

Gets the Server object from cache

Returns

Server | undefined

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serverId

Get Signature

get serverId(): string | undefined

Gets the Server ID if this message was sent in a server channel

Returns

string | undefined

Methods

_clone()

_clone(): this

Helper to quickly clone a structure

Returns

this

Inherited from

Base._clone

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_patch()

_patch(data): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type
data	{ }

Returns

void

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[custom]()

[custom](depth, options, inspect): string

Parameters

Parameter	Type
depth	number
options	InspectOptions
inspect	typeof inspect

Returns

string

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awaitReactions()

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

Awaits reactions on this message.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
options?	ReactionCollectorOptions	The options for the collector.

Returns

Promise<Collection<string, MessageReaction>>

A promise that resolves to a collection of reactions collected.

Example

// Await reactions
const filter = (reaction) => reaction.emoji.id === '123' && reaction.users.has(author.id);
message.awaitReactions({ filter, max: 1, time: 60000 })
  .then(collected => console.log(collected.size))
  .catch(console.error);

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clearReactions()

clearReactions(): Promise<void>

Remove all reactions from this message

Returns

Promise<void>

Throws

If the API request fails.

Example

await message.clearReactions();

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createReactionCollector()

createReactionCollector(options?): ReactionCollector

Creates a ReactionCollector to collect reactions on this message.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
options?	ReactionCollectorOptions	The options for the collector.

Returns

ReactionCollector

A new ReactionCollector instance.

Example

const collector = message.createReactionCollector({ time: 15000 });
collector.on('collect', (reaction) => console.log(`Collected ${reaction.emojiId} from ${reaction.userId}`));
collector.on('end', (collected) => console.log(`Collected ${collected.size} items`));

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delete()

delete(): Promise<void>

Deletes this message.

Returns

Promise<void>

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edit()

edit(contentOrOptions): Promise<Message>

Edits this message.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
contentOrOptions	string | MessageOptions	The new content or options for the message.

Returns

Promise<Message>

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equals()

equals(other): boolean

Compares this object with another to see if they represent the same entity.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
other	string | Base

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

Base.equals

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pin()

pin(): Promise<void>

Pins this message.

Returns

Promise<void>

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react()

react(reaction): Promise<void>

React to this message

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
reaction	string	The emoji to react with. Can be a Unicode emoji or a custom emoji ID.

Returns

Promise<void>

Throws

If the API request fails.

Example

await message.react("👍");
await message.react("customEmojiId");

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removeReaction()

removeReaction(reaction, userId?, removeAll?): Promise<void>

Remove a reaction from this message

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
reaction	string	The emoji to remove. Can be a Unicode emoji or a custom emoji ID.
userId?	UserResolvable	The ID of the user whose reaction to remove. If not provided, removes the current user's reaction.
removeAll?	boolean	Remove all reactions of this type.

Returns

Promise<void>

Throws

If both userId and removeAll are provided, or if the API request fails.

Example

// Remove the current user's reaction
await message.removeReaction("👍");
// Remove a specific user's reaction
await message.removeReaction("👍", userId);
// Remove all reactions of this type
await message.removeReaction("👍", undefined, true);

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reply()

reply(contentOrOptions): Promise<Message>

Parameters

Parameter	Type
contentOrOptions	string | MessageOptions

Returns

Promise<Message>

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toString()

toString(): string

Returns the UUID string when the object is cast to a string.

Returns

string

Inherited from

Base.toString

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unpin()

unpin(): Promise<void>

Unpins this message.

Returns

Promise<void>