Syntax

$commandType

Parameters

None (passing one is an error).

Return value

• Type: String
• For a Discord application command, the type of the command: chatInput (a slash command), user (user context menu) or message (message context menu). It comes from the context variable commandType (or command.type) set when the interaction is received.
• text when the context has no command type and no interaction (for example a command typed with the bot prefix).
• slash only in the unusual case where the context has an interaction ID but no command type.

Behavior

• A slash command therefore gives chatInput, not slash; a prefix command gives text, not prefix.
• To test whether the command was started by a slash command, $isSlash is the dedicated function.

Examples

Adaptive response

$if[$commandType==chatInput]
  $ephemeral
  ✅ Operation successful!
$else
  $sendMessage[✅ Operation successful!]
$endif

Differentiated log

$if[$commandType==chatInput]
  $log[🔹 SLASH /$commandName by $username]
$else
  $log[🔸 TEXT $commandTrigger by $username]
$endif

Contextual help

$title[⚙️ Command details]
$addField[Name;$commandName;yes]
$addField[Trigger;$commandTrigger;yes]
$var[kind;🔸 Text]
$if[$commandType==chatInput]
  $var[kind;🔹 Slash]
$endif
$addField[Type;$var[kind];yes]
$addField[Folder;$commandFolder;yes]
$footer[Language: $scriptLanguage]

Hybrid command with arguments

$c[Retrieve arguments based on the type]
$if[$commandType==chatInput]
  $var[arg1;((opts.target))]
  $var[arg2;((opts.reason))]
$else
  $var[arg1;$message[1]]
  $var[arg2;$message[2]]
$endif

🎯 Target: $var[arg1] | Reason: $var[arg2]

Related functions

• $isSlash — check if the command was triggered via slash command
• Execution model — options variables and command execution

Notes

• Possible values: chatInput, user, message (application commands), text (no interaction), or slash (interaction without command type).
• For a simple boolean check, use $isSlash, which reads a different context value (interaction.isSlash).
• The value describes the invocation, not the configuration of the command: a hybrid command gives chatInput when used as a slash command and text when typed with the prefix.