$channelType

The $channelType function returns the type of a Discord channel. Possible types include text, voice, category, news, stage, forum, and dm.

Syntax

$channelType[(channelID)]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
channelID	Optional. The ID of the target channel. If omitted, the current channel is used.

Return value

Type	Description
string	The type of the channel. Possible values: text, voice, category, news, stage, forum, dm, group_dm.

Examples

Display the type of the channel

$sendMessage[This channel is of type: **$channelType**]

Check if voice channel

$if[$channelType==voice]
  $sendMessage[You are in a voice channel.]
$else
  $sendMessage[You are not in a voice channel.]
$endif

Check if category

$if[$channelType==category]
  $sendMessage[This command cannot be used on a category.]
  $stop
$endif

Notes

• Channel types are returned in lowercase.
• Useful for conditioning the behavior of a command based on the channel type.
• Channels of type dm do not have a parent category.