class BaseChannel

extends

Base
abstract
export abstract class BaseChannel extends Base

Represents any channel on Discord.

appPermissions
client
createdAt
createdTimestamp
flags
id
partial
permissions
type
url
delete
fetch
isDMBased
isSendable
isTextBased
isThread
isThreadOnly
isVoiceBased
toJSON
toString
valueOf

Constructors

constructor(
client: Client<true>
data?: RawChannelData
immediatePatch?: boolean
)

Constructs a new instance of the BaseChannel class

appPermissions : Readonly<PermissionsBitField> | null

The computed permissions of the application in this channel, including overwrites. This is only present on channels received through an interaction's resolved data, and only when the application's bot user is in the guild.

readonly
client : Client<true>

The client that instantiated this

Inherited from: Base

readonly
createdAt : Date | null

The time the channel was created at

readonly
createdTimestamp : number | null

The timestamp the channel was created at

flags : Readonly<ChannelFlagsBitField> | null

The flags that are applied to the channel. This is only null in a PartialGroupDMChannel. In all other cases, it is not null.

id : Snowflake

The channel's id

readonly
partial : false

Whether this Channel is a partial This is always false outside of DM channels.

permissions : Readonly<PermissionsBitField> | null

The computed permissions of the user who invoked the interaction in this channel, including overwrites. This is only present on channels received through an interaction's resolved data.

type : ChannelType

The type of the channel

readonly
url : string

The URL to the channel

delete() : Promise<this>

Deletes this channel.

Examples:
// Delete the channel
channel.delete()
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error);

fetch(
force?: boolean = true
) : Promise<this>

Fetches this channel.

isDMBased() : this is DMChannel | PartialDMChannel | PartialGroupDMChannel

Indicates whether this channel is DM-based (either a DMChannel or a PartialGroupDMChannel).

isSendable() : this is SendableChannels

Indicates whether this channel is sendable.

isTextBased() : this is TextBasedChannel

Indicates whether this channel is text-based.

isThread() : this is AnyThreadChannel

Indicates whether this channel is a ThreadChannel.

isThreadOnly() : this is ThreadOnlyChannel

Indicates whether this channel is thread-only.

isVoiceBased() : this is VoiceBasedChannel

Indicates whether this channel is voice-based.

toJSON(
...props: Record<string, boolean | string>[]
) : unknown

Inherited from: Base

toString() : ChannelMention | UserMention

When concatenated with a string, this automatically returns the channel's mention instead of the Channel object.

Examples:
// Logs: Hello from <#123456789012345678>!
console.log(`Hello from ${channel}!`);

valueOf() : string

Inherited from: Base