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•Created by Tercan on 3/15/2025 in #djs-questions

Multi language Bot

Hey everyone, I’m working on a Discord bot with multiple commands that supports multiple languages. Each server can set its own language, and I need to ensure that commands and other content are displayed in the correct language. Currently, after every relevant action (e.g., an unban), I call deployCommands({ guildId }) to update the commands with the right translations. 🔹 My bot has multiple commands (unban is just an example). 🔹 Issue: deployCommands({ guildId }) is triggered every time an action happens → This leads to a lot of API requests, especially when the bot is on many servers. 🔹 Goal: I want to update commands less frequently while still ensuring they are in the correct language. My questions: 1️⃣ Is there a more efficient way to handle language-dependent commands without redeploying after every action? 2️⃣ Has anyone worked with batching or delayed deployments for multilingual bots? 3️⃣ How can I make sure commands update when a language change happens, but without unnecessary redeployments? I’d really appreciate any advice! 😊🙏

export async function deployCommands({ guildId }: DeployCommandsProps) {
  try {
    console.log(
      `Started refreshing application (/) commands for guild ${guildId}.`
    );

    const commandsData = await Promise.all(
      Object.values(commands).map((command) => command.getCommandData(guildId))
    );

    await rest.put(
      Routes.applicationGuildCommands(config.DISCORD_CLIENT_ID!, guildId),
      { body: commandsData }
    );

    console.log(
      `Successfully reloaded application (/) commands for guild ${guildId}.`
    );
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error deploying commands:", error);
  }
}

export async function deployCommands({ guildId }: DeployCommandsProps) {
  try {
    console.log(
      `Started refreshing application (/) commands for guild ${guildId}.`
    );

    const commandsData = await Promise.all(
      Object.values(commands).map((command) => command.getCommandData(guildId))
    );

    await rest.put(
      Routes.applicationGuildCommands(config.DISCORD_CLIENT_ID!, guildId),
      { body: commandsData }
    );

    console.log(
      `Successfully reloaded application (/) commands for guild ${guildId}.`
    );
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error deploying commands:", error);
  }
}

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