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Lua Addon SDK

Slash Commands

Register slash commands and read options.

Simple command

lua
discord.slashCommand("ping", "Replies with Pong", function(event)
  event.reply("Pong!")
end)

Options

lua
discord.slashCommand("avatar", "Shows a user's avatar", function(event)
  local user = event.getUser("user") or event.user
  event.reply(user.avatarUrl or "No avatar found.")
end)
:addUserOption("user", "User", false)

Option types:

  • STRING
  • INTEGER
  • NUMBER
  • BOOLEAN
  • USER
  • MEMBER
  • CHANNEL
  • ROLE
  • MENTIONABLE
  • ATTACHMENT

Command object

lua
discord.registerSlashCommand({
  name = "say",
  description = "Sends a message",
  options = {
    {
      name = "text",
      description = "Message",
      type = "STRING",
      required = true
    }
  }
}, function(event)
  event.reply(event.getString("text", ""))
end)

Replies

SlashCommandEvent provides:

  • reply(content)
  • replyEphemeral(content)
  • deferReply(ephemeral?)
  • editReply(content)
  • followUp(content, ephemeral?)
  • showModal(modal)
  • replyWithButtons(content, buttons)
  • replyWithButtonsEphemeral(content, buttons)
  • replyEmbedWithButtons(embed, buttons)
  • replyEmbedWithButtonsEphemeral(embed, buttons)
EventsInteractions