discord.js guide voice documentation open in new window github open in new window voice documentation open in new window github open in new window settings themehome introduction before you begin... requesting more content what's new installations & preparations installing node.js and discord.js setting up a linter setting up a bot application adding your bot to servers creating your bot configuration files creating the main file creating slash commands command handling registering slash commands event handling additional features cooldowns reloading commands slash commands command response methods advanced command creation parsing options slash command permissions autocomplete deleting commands message components action rows buttons select menus component interactions other interactions modals context menus popular topics frequently asked questions working with audit logs image manipulation with @napi-rs/canvas collectors embeds errors formatters gateway intents partial structures permissions permissions (extended) reactions threads webhooks miscellaneous cache customization useful packages databases storing data with sequelize making a currency system storing data with keyv sharding getting started additional information extended changes oauth2 getting started with oauth2 improving your dev environment managing your bot process with pm2 setting up package.json scripts additional information understanding notation es6 syntax examples collections understanding async/await using a rest api updating from v12 to v13 updating from v13 to v14 # introductionif you're reading this, it probably means you want to learn how to make a bot with discord.js. awesome! you've come to the right place. this guide will teach you things such as:how to get a bot up and running from scratch;how to properly create, organize, and expand on your commands;in-depth explanations and examples regarding popular topics (e.g. reactions, embeds, canvas);working with databases (e.g. sequelize and keyv);getting started with sharding;and much more.this guide will also cover subjects like common errors and how to solve them, keeping your code clean, setting up a proper development environment, etc. sounds good? great! let's get started, then.# before you begin...alright, making a bot is cool and all, but there are some prerequisites to it. to create a bot with discord.js, you should have a fairly decent grasp of javascript itself. while you can make a bot with very little javascript and programming knowledge, trying to do so without understanding the language first will only hinder you. you may get stuck on many uncomplicated issues, struggle with solutions to incredibly easy problems, and all-in-all end up frustrated. sounds pretty annoying.if you don't know javascript but would like to learn about it, here are a few links to help get you started:eloquent javascript, a free online bookopen in new windowjavascript.info, a modern javascript tutorialopen in new windowcodecademy's interactive javascript courseopen in new windownodeschool, for both javascript and node.js lessonsopen in new windowmdn's javascript guide and full documentationopen in new windowgoogle, your best friendopen in new windowtake your pick, learn some javascript, and once you feel like you're confident enough to make a bot, come back and get started! edit this page open in new windowlast updated: 12/27/2021, 10:37:48 am requesting more content →