Displaying user avatars in welcome messages for Discord bots using JavaScript

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Hey everyone! I’m working on a Discord bot and I’m stuck on how to show the user’s avatar in the welcome message. Here’s what I’ve got so far:

const welcomeEmbed = {
  color: 0xF0A5B2,
  image: {
    url: 'placeholder_image_url'
  },
  description: `Welcome, ${newMember.user.username}! We're so happy you're here!`
}

I heard something about user.avatarURL() but when I tried it, it just gave me a link instead of showing the image. Can anyone help me figure out how to actually display the avatar in the embed? I’m using Node.js and Discord.js if that helps. Thanks in advance!

2

hey laura, i’ve been there! try using setThumbnail() instead of the image property. it should look like this:

welcomeEmbed.setThumbnail(newMember.user.displayAvatarURL({ dynamic: true }))

this will add the avatar as a small pic in the corner. hope it helps!

3

I’ve tackled this issue before in my Discord bot projects. The key is to use the setThumbnail() method on your embed. Here’s how you can modify your code:

const welcomeEmbed = new Discord.MessageEmbed()
  .setColor(0xF0A5B2)
  .setDescription(`Welcome, ${newMember.user.username}! We're so happy you're here!`)
  .setThumbnail(newMember.user.displayAvatarURL({ format: 'png', dynamic: true, size: 1024 }));

This will set the user’s avatar as a thumbnail in the embed. The displayAvatarURL() method returns a URL, which is exactly what setThumbnail() needs. The options passed to it ensure you get a high-quality PNG image that supports animated avatars if the user has one.

Remember to import Discord at the top of your file:

const Discord = require('discord.js');

Hope this helps! Let me know if you run into any issues implementing it.

4

I see you’re working with Discord.js for your bot. To display the user’s avatar in the welcome embed, you’ll want to use the setThumbnail() method. Here’s how you can modify your code:

const welcomeEmbed = new Discord.MessageEmbed()
    .setColor(0xF0A5B2)
    .setDescription(`Welcome, ${newMember.user.username}! We're so happy you're here!`)
    .setThumbnail(newMember.user.displayAvatarURL({ format: 'png', dynamic: true }));

This approach sets the user’s avatar as a thumbnail in the top-right corner of the embed. The displayAvatarURL() method returns the URL of the user’s avatar, which is exactly what setThumbnail() needs.

Make sure you’ve imported Discord.js correctly at the top of your file and that your bot has the necessary permissions. If you run into any issues, review your implementation and permissions settings.