CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javascriptnode.jsbotsdiscorddiscord.js
Meko
Meko

Reputation: 35

How can I not get an error if the bot doesn't have the permission to send message?

I have if (!message.guild.me.hasPermission("SEND_MESSAGES")) return; in my code but when I disable the bot's permission to Send Messages it gives me an error, (node:2504) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: DiscordAPIError: Missing Permissions. How could I possibly solve this issue so I won't get the error when my bot cannot send messages into a chat.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1328

Answers (3)

Tenclea
Tenclea

Reputation: 1464

It might be because the permission required isn't SEND_MESSAGES.

For example, if you are coding a ban command, you would also need to check if the bot has the BAN_MEMBERS permissions.

If it was an add-role command, you would have to check if the bot highest role is higher than the role it needs to assign.

Upvotes: 0

Meschdog18
Meschdog18

Reputation: 21

You could possibly use a try catch block to catch the exception and then just don't print the error.

like :

try{ if (!message.guild.me.hasPermission("SEND_MESSAGES")) return; }catch{}

Upvotes: 1

Always Helping
Always Helping

Reputation: 14570

Do this before the message event

Try this: 

if (message.author.bot) {
 return;
} else {
 //do soemthing if user is not a bot
}

Upvotes: 1

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