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python-3.xpython-requestsdiscord.py
Nathan Wolf
Nathan Wolf

Reputation: 354

How to use slash commands on a discord bot?

I know that recently, discord added the ability for bots to use slash commands. I checked the developer portal and found their resource in the documentation for discord.py. Here is the example they provided:

import requests


url = "https://discord.com/api/v8/applications/<my_application_id>/commands"

json = {
    "name": "blep",
    "description": "Send a random adorable animal photo",
    "options": [
        {
            "name": "animal",
            "description": "The type of animal",
            "type": 3,
            "required": True,
            "choices": [
                {
                    "name": "Dog",
                    "value": "animal_dog"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Cat",
                    "value": "animal_cat"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Penguin",
                    "value": "animal_penguin"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "only_smol",
            "description": "Whether to show only baby animals",
            "type": 5,
            "required": False
        }
    ]
}

# For authorization, you can use either your bot token
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bot 123456"
}

# or a client credentials token for your app with the applications.commands.update scope
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer abcdefg"
}

r = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=json)

What is meant by <my_application_id>? When I tried basically copying and pasting this code for my bot I couldn't get it to work, it kept saying I wasn't authorized. How can I successfully add a slash command to my application, and how can I get a bot to respond to slash command input?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2924

Answers (2)

Eric
Eric

Reputation: 503

Discord has Implemented Buttons, Select Menus, and Slash Commands.

Buttons and Select menus are available in discord.py 2.0, (You need to upgrade to it with this command: pip install -U git+https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py)

I would suggest using a module called discord_slash, it supports Buttons and Dropdowns, unlike a ton of other slash command modules.

Upvotes: 2

Mihito
Mihito

Reputation: 155

Take a look at this libary it is easy to use and it works.

https://github.com/eunwoo1104/discord-py-slash-command Have a great day

Upvotes: 0

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