Syntax

$channelID[(channelName)]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
channelName	Optional. The exact name of a channel of the current server (case-sensitive, surrounding spaces removed, without #). Active threads are searched as well as channels. An empty name raises Channel name is required.

Return value

Type	Description
snowflake	Without argument: the ID of the current channel, in the form of a numeric string (e.g., 123456789012345678), or none in a direct message. With a name: the ID of the first channel with that exact name, or an empty string if there is none.

Examples

Display the ID of the channel

$sendMessage[ID of this channel: $channelID]

Link direct vers the channel

$sendMessage[Link to the channel: https://discord.com/channels/$guildID/$channelID]

Compareason with a channel specific

$if[$channelID==123456789012345678]
  $sendMessage[This is the channel principal !]
$else
  $sendMessage[You are in the channel $channelID]
$endif

Notes

• The returned ID is that of the channel where the command was triggered, even if the bot subsequently interacts with other channels.
• In direct messages (DMs) (channel type dm/group_dm, or a server ID that is present in the context but empty or none), $channelID without argument returns the text none, not the DM channel ID.
• With a name argument, only the channels of the current server are searched. $channelIDFromName[name] does the same lookup.
• Useful to combine with $findChannel or $channelSendMessage for multi-channel operations.