discord.js is a powerful Node.js module that allows you to easily interact with the Discord API.
- Object-oriented
- Predictable abstractions
- Performant
- 100% coverage of the Discord API
Node.js 14.0.0 or newer is required.
npm install discord.js- zlib-sync for WebSocket data compression and inflation (
npm install zlib-sync) - erlpack for significantly faster WebSocket data (de)serialisation (
npm install discord/erlpack) - bufferutil for a much faster WebSocket connection (
npm install bufferutil) - utf-8-validate in combination with
bufferutilfor much faster WebSocket processing (npm install utf-8-validate) - @discordjs/voice for interacting with the Discord Voice API
const { Client, Intents } = require('discord.js');
const client = new Client({ intents: [Intents.FLAGS.GUILDS, Intents.FLAGS.GUILD_MESSAGES] });
client.on('ready', () => {
console.log(`Logged in as ${client.user.tag}!`);
});
client.on('messageCreate', message => {
if (message.content === 'ping') {
message.channel.send('pong');
}
});
client.login('token');- Website (source)
- Documentation
- Guide (source) - this is still for stable
See also the Update Guide, including updated and removed items in the library. - Discord.js Discord server
- Discord API Discord server
- GitHub
- NPM
- Related libraries
Before creating an issue, please ensure that it hasn't already been reported/suggested, and double-check the
documentation.
See the contribution guide if you'd like to submit a PR.
If you don't understand something in the documentation, you are experiencing problems, or you just need a gentle nudge in the right direction, please don't hesitate to join our official Discord.js Server.