$parentID

The $parentID function is an alias of $channelCategoryID. It returns the ID of a Discord channel’s parent category.

Syntax

$parentID[(channelID)]

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type	Description
snowflake (string)	The parent category ID, or "" if none.

Examples

Category ID

$sendMessage[Category ID: $parentID]

Parent category name

$sendMessage[Parent category: $channelName[$parentID]]

Check if in a category

$if[$parentID!=]
  $sendMessage[This channel is in the $channelName[$parentID] category]
$else
  $sendMessage[This channel is not in a category.]
$endif

Notes

• $parentID and $categoryID are both aliases of $channelCategoryID.
• Functioning identical to $channelCategoryID.