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•Created by ChainsawXIV on 1/16/2025 in #djs-questions

messageCreate isn't firing

I'm not getting messageCreate triggers when a message is sent in a chat channel. To cover items from similar questions: - I've triple-checked my intents (see below) - I've got the "partials" thing in the code - The bot is in the server (/commands work) - The bot has access to all (one) channels - Perms are properly set in the bot portal Relevant Code:

// create a new Client instance
const discord_client = new Client({
    intents: [
        GatewayIntentBits.DirectMessages,
        GatewayIntentBits.DirectMessageReactions,
        GatewayIntentBits.DirectMessages,
        GatewayIntentBits.DirectMessageTyping,
        GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessageReactions,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessageTyping,
        GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
    ],
    partials: [
        Partials.Message,
        Partials.Channel,
    ]
});

// listen for the client to be ready
discord_client.once(Events.ClientReady, (c) => {
    console.log(`Ready! Logged in as ${c.user.tag}`);
});

// listen for general chat and respond
discord_client.on(Events.MessageCreate, async interaction => {
    console.log(`Responding to chat in ${interaction.channelId}`);
});

// create a new Client instance
const discord_client = new Client({
    intents: [
        GatewayIntentBits.DirectMessages,
        GatewayIntentBits.DirectMessageReactions,
        GatewayIntentBits.DirectMessages,
        GatewayIntentBits.DirectMessageTyping,
        GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessageReactions,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessageTyping,
        GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
    ],
    partials: [
        Partials.Message,
        Partials.Channel,
    ]
});

// listen for the client to be ready
discord_client.once(Events.ClientReady, (c) => {
    console.log(`Ready! Logged in as ${c.user.tag}`);
});

// listen for general chat and respond
discord_client.on(Events.MessageCreate, async interaction => {
    console.log(`Responding to chat in ${interaction.channelId}`);
});

The log from the ClientReady event is seen as expected, but the log from MessageCreate never shows up at all. Unless I'm totally understanding things, I should see that log every time someone writes something in the server where the bot is present, right?

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