Text commands

A text command runs when someone mentions the bot, then types the command name:

@Slash Commands rules

Type @, pick the bot from the list, then write the command name. If your server uses a Custom bot, mention that bot instead.

Slash or text?#

Pick slash for most commands. People can find them in the menu, and Discord checks the arguments for you.

Make one#

The Text Commands page shows for servers that already have text commands.

1. Open Text Commands and press Create.
2. Set Command Name, for example rules.
3. Write the reply in Response.
4. Press Save.

Text commands do not need a sync. They work as soon as you save.

Arguments#

Arguments are typed after the name, split by spaces:

@Slash Commands give @Alex 50

With two arguments, a Member named target and an Integer named amount, the bot reads @Alex as target and 50 as amount.

Rules for typing arguments:

• Spaces split arguments. Wrap text in double quotes to keep spaces: @Slash Commands say "hello there".
• The last argument takes the rest. If there are more words than arguments, the extra words go into the last one. Good for a reason or a message.
• Members, roles and channels are typed as mentions: @Alex, @Mods, #general.
• Boolean arguments accept yes, true or 1 as true.

Each argument is a variable with its name, the same as in slash commands:

{user.mention} gave {amount} coins to {target.mention}.

In code#

Text commands have a message variable. It is the message that ran the command. There is no interaction.

add_reactions(message, "✅")

Everything else works the same as a slash command: pre-hook, Response, post-hook, buttons and embeds. See How a command runs.