Creating multiple slash commands for a Discord bot

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1

I’ve been working on a Discord bot and managed to set up one slash command. Now I want to add more commands but I’m not sure how to do it. Here’s what I have so far:

{
  "name": "petpic",
  "description": "Get a cute animal picture",
  "options": [
    {
      "name": "species",
      "description": "Pick an animal",
      "type": 3,
      "required": true,
      "choices": [
        {
          "name": "Puppy",
          "value": "pup_pic"
        },
        {
          "name": "Kitten",
          "value": "kit_pic"
        },
        {
          "name": "Duckling",
          "value": "duck_pic"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "cute_factor",
      "description": "Show extra cute ones?",
      "type": 5,
      "required": false
    }
  ]
}

I tried making this into an array to add more commands but it didn’t work. I also tried creating separate objects for each command, but that didn’t work either. How can I set up multiple slash commands for my bot? Any help would be great!

2

I’ve been down this road before, and I can tell you it’s definitely possible to set up multiple slash commands for your Discord bot. The key is to structure your commands as an array of objects, where each object represents a single command.

Here’s what worked for me:

  1. Create a new JSON file (let’s call it commands.json).
  2. Start with an opening square bracket [
  3. Add your existing command object
  4. Add a comma after the closing curly brace
  5. Add your new command objects, separated by commas
  6. Close with a closing square bracket ]

So it’ll look something like this:

[
{your existing petpic command},
{new command},
{another new command}
]

Then in your bot’s code, you’ll need to loop through this array and register each command separately with Discord’s API. This approach gives you the flexibility to add as many commands as you need while keeping your code organized.

Remember to test each new command thoroughly before deploying. Good luck with your bot development!

3

To set up multiple slash commands, you’ll need to modify your JSON structure. Instead of a single object, create an array of command objects. Each object in the array represents a separate command. Here’s an example:

[
  {
    "name": "petpic",
    "description": "Get a cute animal picture",
    "options": [
      // Your existing options here
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "weather",
    "description": "Get current weather",
    "options": [
      // New command options
    ]
  }
]

This structure allows you to define multiple commands in a single file. Make sure to properly register each command with Discord’s API when implementing this in your bot’s code.

4

hey stella, i’ve been there! to add more commands, you gotta create an array of command objects. like this:

[
  {your existing command},
  {new command object},
  {another command object}
]

each command is its own object in the array. hope that helps!