How do I make a Message Context Action

Currently I have:

const logSearchContextMenu = new ContextMenuCommandBuilder()
    .setName('Get Time')
    .setType(ApplicationCommandType.Message);

const logSearchContextMenu = new ContextMenuCommandBuilder()
    .setName('Get Time')
    .setType(ApplicationCommandType.Message);

I don't get any errors or warnings, but I feel like just building it doesn't actually register it with Discord. I'm not seeing the context action on any messages in the server the bot is in. I'm following this guide: https://discordjs.guide/interactions/context-menus.html#registering-context-menu-commands I have this to handle it in my "interactionCreate" handler:

if(commandName === "Get Time")
    {
        interaction.reply({
            content: `${interaction.targetMessage.createdAt}`,
            ephemeral: true
        })
    }

if(commandName === "Get Time")
    {
        interaction.reply({
            content: `${interaction.targetMessage.createdAt}`,
            ephemeral: true
        })
    }

But I can't get the context action to even show up to test it. I feel like I'm missing something basic.

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9 Replies

d.js toolkit•2mo ago

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treble/luna•2mo ago

show where you register your commands

KiwiOP•2mo ago

let commands = bot.application?.commands

    commands?.create({
        name: "info",
        description: "Gives info"
    })

    const logSearchContextMenu = new ContextMenuCommandBuilder()
    .setName('Get Time')
    .setType(ApplicationCommandType.Message);

let commands = bot.application?.commands

    commands?.create({
        name: "info",
        description: "Gives info"
    })

    const logSearchContextMenu = new ContextMenuCommandBuilder()
    .setName('Get Time')
    .setType(ApplicationCommandType.Message);

bot.on('interactionCreate', async (interaction) => {

    logger.info('interactionCreate emitted', {"username": interaction.user.username, "userID": interaction.user.id,
    "interactionType": interaction.type, "commandName": interaction.commandName, "guildName": interaction.member.guild.name, "channelID": interaction.channelId,
    "message": interaction.targetMessage || undefined
    })

    const {commandName, options} = interaction

    // Skip interactions that aren't commands or context menus since we don't do those
    if(!interaction.isCommand() || !interaction.isContextMenu())
    {
        return;
    }
    
    if(commandName === "info")
    {
        interaction.reply({
            content: `<REDACTED>`,
            ephemeral: true
        })
    }

    if(commandName === "Get Time")
    {
        interaction.reply({
            content: `${interaction.targetMessage.createdAt}`,
            ephemeral: true
        })
    }



})

bot.on('interactionCreate', async (interaction) => {

    logger.info('interactionCreate emitted', {"username": interaction.user.username, "userID": interaction.user.id,
    "interactionType": interaction.type, "commandName": interaction.commandName, "guildName": interaction.member.guild.name, "channelID": interaction.channelId,
    "message": interaction.targetMessage || undefined
    })

    const {commandName, options} = interaction

    // Skip interactions that aren't commands or context menus since we don't do those
    if(!interaction.isCommand() || !interaction.isContextMenu())
    {
        return;
    }
    
    if(commandName === "info")
    {
        interaction.reply({
            content: `<REDACTED>`,
            ephemeral: true
        })
    }

    if(commandName === "Get Time")
    {
        interaction.reply({
            content: `${interaction.targetMessage.createdAt}`,
            ephemeral: true
        })
    }



})

treble/luna•2mo ago

thats how you handle them not where you register them you create a single command there

KiwiOP•2mo ago

This is the only command I have thats successfully registered

treble/luna•2mo ago

which you also should not do on every start yes because you actually register it just defining the builder wont register it

d.js docs•2mo ago

:guide: Creating Your Bot: Registering slash commands read more :method: BaseInteraction#isContextMenuCommand() @14.16.2 Indicates whether this interaction is a ContextMenuCommandInteraction

treble/luna•2mo ago

your typeguard also is wrong

KiwiOP•2mo ago

Ohh isContextMenuCommand() right I see now you just register it like a regular slash command Thank you!! It worked

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