TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'send')

with settings.channel being a channel ID

const channel = client.channels.cache.get(settings.channel)
channel.send("e")

const channel = client.channels.cache.get(settings.channel)
channel.send("e")

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d.js toolkit•6mo ago

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d.js docs•6mo ago

- The provided id is incorrect (copy role ids from context menus, not message mentions) - The client does not have this structure cached (try fetching instead) - The client is not yet ready (move the code into any event listener callback)

duck•6mo ago

(more so the first and last bullets assuming you have the Guilds intent)

PigeonOP•6mo ago

after moving it into an event listener i get this, i also get the same error by fetching instead of caching TypeError: channel.send is not a function the id is correct

duck•6mo ago

that error suggests channel exists but is not a text based channel putting aside fetching, what type of channel is it? if you log channel.constructor.name, what is it? have you double checked that the id is actually for a text based channel?

PigeonOP•6mo ago

when loggin channel.constructor.name i get TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'constructor') lol

duck•6mo ago

doesn't sound like channel exists then are you sure you received channel.send is not a function after moving this code to an event, or was it just from fetching?

PigeonOP•6mo ago

it was from both at least thats what i think

duck•6mo ago

well if you're genuinely getting both of these errors after having moved this code to an event, something is incredibly wrong with your installation of node.js generally it's far more likely that you've simply made a small mistake it'll be hard to give you any further info without confirming one way or the other

PigeonOP•6mo ago

my node.js should be fine because what i am making wasnt a discord bot at the beginning and it worked perfectly

duck•6mo ago

my answer still has not changed if channel is undefined, you should not be receiving channel.send is not a function if channel is not undefined, you should not be receiving Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'constructor')

PigeonOP•6mo ago

by logging channel it logs

undefined

undefined

duck•6mo ago

then channel is undefined, which suggests you were not receiving channel.send is not a function from this code I'd guess it was just from fetching in which case you weren't handling the promise properly but again putting that aside (since you shouldn't need to fetch non-thread channels if you have the Guilds intent), you'll probably want to double check that the id is valid and is stored as a string (not a number)

PigeonOP•6mo ago

these are my intents

const client = new Client({
    intents: [
        GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
        GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
    ],
});

const client = new Client({
    intents: [
        GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
        GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
    ],
});

its store in a json file

"channel":"here is the id"

"channel":"here is the id"

which should work if i am not mistaken

duck•6mo ago

sure have you double checked that the id is valid? if you log settings.channel does the id actually log?

what type of channel is it?

PigeonOP•6mo ago

ye i checked the id when i log settings.channel it logs the channel id its a text channel

duck•6mo ago

then there really isn't a ton more to check you do have the Guilds intent, so guild channels should be cached if your Client is ready therefore the only things that could possibly be an issue are the id being invalid or this code not actually executing when your Client is ready therefore on the assumption this code is still in an event listener, you should triple check the id I am unable to help any further with just the info provided

PigeonOP•6mo ago

the code should execute if it crashes right?

duck•6mo ago

not sure what you're asking if the process crashes, no further code should be executing

PigeonOP•6mo ago

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'send') i think it is channel.send that is the problem but it should work seeing that some people had it work using the same code

duck•6mo ago

that is not what that error means it is reading send from undefined meaning channel is undefined again, you should triple check the id

PigeonOP•6mo ago

i changed the id to another channel, the id is the right one it is channels from a server the bot is present to i see the bot login on, it is online

duck•6mo ago

well it'll still be hard to help any further with just the info provided I can't verify that you've actually moved this code to an event listener, nor can I check the id for you there really isn't anything further that could be an issue

PigeonOP•6mo ago

oh i misunderstood i only move the client.send to the event listener yea now that const channel is in the event listener it works mb sorry for the trouble

duck•6mo ago

no worries, glad you got there in the end

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TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'send')