discord.js - Imagine a bot•12mo ago

Fetching a slash command reply's ID before it's sent

Title basically explains what I'm trying to do. I'm creating a post system, but instead of constantly doing a chain of replies, I want to just edit the topmost message by passing it's ID throughout all components. postCommand.js

        // Deferred Reply
        const deferredReply = await interaction.deferReply();

        // Send Reply
        const reply = await interaction.editReply({
            content: "Posting System",
        });

        // Select Menu
        const newSelectMenu = new StringSelectMenuBuilder()
            .addOptions(
                new SSMOB()
                    .setLabel("Option1")
                    .setDescription("The first option.")
                    .setValue("Option1")
            )
            .setCustomId(
                `postChooseType.${interaction.user.id}.${fetchedReply.id}`
            );

        // Action Row
        const AR = new ActionRowBuilder().addComponents(newSelectMenu);

        // Add Components
        reply.edit({
            components: [AR],
        });

        // Deferred Reply
        const deferredReply = await interaction.deferReply();

        // Send Reply
        const reply = await interaction.editReply({
            content: "Posting System",
        });

        // Select Menu
        const newSelectMenu = new StringSelectMenuBuilder()
            .addOptions(
                new SSMOB()
                    .setLabel("Option1")
                    .setDescription("The first option.")
                    .setValue("Option1")
            )
            .setCustomId(
                `postChooseType.${interaction.user.id}.${fetchedReply.id}`
            );

        // Action Row
        const AR = new ActionRowBuilder().addComponents(newSelectMenu);

        // Add Components
        reply.edit({
            components: [AR],
        });

I tried getting the reply ID from the deferredReply, but that returns a completely different ID to the one that get's sent. The only method that works is by setting the customId after the message was sent, and then editing the reply to add the selectMenu. I want to do this all before the event is sent.

4 Replies

d.js toolkit•12mo ago

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Syjalo•12mo ago

That's the interaction id. To get the message returned add fetchReply: true option.

Visual Studio CodeOP•12mo ago

Is there a way for ephemeral messages? It worked for normal messages, but not for ephemeral ones

SpecialSauce•12mo ago

You would use editReply() and specify the message id in the options.

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Fetching a slash command reply's ID before it's sent