Check if my bot has perms in a channel?

Isn't this the correct way to do it?

        // makes sure the bot can send messages in the channel this is ran in.
        const channel = client.channels.cache.get(message.channel.id);
        const botPermissionsIn = message.guild.me.permissionsIn(channel);
        if(botPermissionsIn !== Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.SendMessages) return message.author.send('I can\'t send messages in that channel.');

        const botPerms = [Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.SendMessages, Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.ViewChannel, Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.ReadMessageHistory, ]
        let v = 0;
        for(const i of botPerms) {
            if(!message.guild.me.permissionsIn(channel).has(i)) {
                v++
            }
            if(v == botPerms.length) {
                message.react('❌');
                return message.author.send('I do not have the necessary permissions for this channel. I need \`Read Message History, View Channel, and Send Messages.\`');
            }
        }

        // makes sure the bot can send messages in the channel this is ran in.
        const channel = client.channels.cache.get(message.channel.id);
        const botPermissionsIn = message.guild.me.permissionsIn(channel);
        if(botPermissionsIn !== Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.SendMessages) return message.author.send('I can\'t send messages in that channel.');

        const botPerms = [Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.SendMessages, Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.ViewChannel, Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.ReadMessageHistory, ]
        let v = 0;
        for(const i of botPerms) {
            if(!message.guild.me.permissionsIn(channel).has(i)) {
                v++
            }
            if(v == botPerms.length) {
                message.react('❌');
                return message.author.send('I do not have the necessary permissions for this channel. I need \`Read Message History, View Channel, and Send Messages.\`');
            }
        }

I am on v14.3.0 though that was not an option for the tags.

12 Replies

d.js docs•2y ago

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Idris•2y ago

- guild.me
+ guild.members.me

- guild.me
+ guild.members.me

Erin•2y ago

Okay, no error but it is sending me a message by default saying that it can't send messages in the channel I ran the command in when before I added this code, it could just fine. So I know it can but it just stops at this...

if(botPermissionsIn !== Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.SendMessages) return message.author.send('I can\'t send messages in that channel.');

if(botPermissionsIn !== Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.SendMessages) return message.author.send('I can\'t send messages in that channel.');

Idris•2y ago

you’re mixing v13 and v14 classes run npm ls discord.js and show the output

Erin•2y ago

I literally just updated to v14.3.0 Ran uninstall and install @latest

Idris•2y ago

run npm ls discord.js and show the output

Erin•2y ago

Like I said, just updated...

# npm ls discord.js
sakura-moon@ /root/sakura-moon
`-- discord.js@14.3.0

# npm ls discord.js
sakura-moon@ /root/sakura-moon
`-- discord.js@14.3.0

# node -v
v16.15.0

# node -v
v16.15.0

Idris•2y ago

^ ^

Erin•2y ago

I updated them all...

        // makes sure the bot can send messages in the channel this is ran in.
        const channel = client.channels.cache.get(message.channel.id);
        const botPermissionsIn = message.guild.members.me.permissionsIn(channel);
        if(botPermissionsIn !== Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.SendMessages) return message.author.send(`I can\'t send messages in that channel. I need to have the \`SEND MESSAGES\` permission for that channel. A mod or guild owner will need to update this. If you are seeing this in error, please run the \`${prefix}report\` command.`);

        const botPerms = [Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.SendMessages, Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.ViewChannel, Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.ReadMessageHistory, ]
        let v = 0;
        for(const i of botPerms) {
            if(!message.guild.members.me.permissionsIn(channel).has(i)) {
                v++
            }
            if(v == botPerms.length) {
                message.react('❌');
                return message.author.send('I do not have the necessary permissions for this channel. I need \`Read Message History, View Channel, and Send Messages.\`');
            }
        }

        // makes sure the bot can send messages in the channel this is ran in.
        const channel = client.channels.cache.get(message.channel.id);
        const botPermissionsIn = message.guild.members.me.permissionsIn(channel);
        if(botPermissionsIn !== Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.SendMessages) return message.author.send(`I can\'t send messages in that channel. I need to have the \`SEND MESSAGES\` permission for that channel. A mod or guild owner will need to update this. If you are seeing this in error, please run the \`${prefix}report\` command.`);

        const botPerms = [Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.SendMessages, Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.ViewChannel, Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.ReadMessageHistory, ]
        let v = 0;
        for(const i of botPerms) {
            if(!message.guild.members.me.permissionsIn(channel).has(i)) {
                v++
            }
            if(v == botPerms.length) {
                message.react('❌');
                return message.author.send('I do not have the necessary permissions for this channel. I need \`Read Message History, View Channel, and Send Messages.\`');
            }
        }

Still stops here:

        if(botPermissionsIn !== Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.SendMessages) return message.author.send(`I can\'t send messages in that channel. I need to have the \`SEND MESSAGES\` permission for that channel. A mod or guild owner will need to update this. If you are seeing this in error, please run the \`${prefix}report\` command.`);

        if(botPermissionsIn !== Discord.PermissionsBitField.Flags.SendMessages) return message.author.send(`I can\'t send messages in that channel. I need to have the \`SEND MESSAGES\` permission for that channel. A mod or guild owner will need to update this. If you are seeing this in error, please run the \`${prefix}report\` command.`);

Idris•2y ago

if (botPermissionsIn.has(Discord.PermissionsFlagsBits.SendMessages))

Erin•2y ago

Same thing. Figured it out.

Idris•2y ago

yeah forgot the negation ._.

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Check if my bot has perms in a channel?