How to display user avatar in Discord bot welcome message?

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1

I’m working on a Discord bot and want to show the new member’s avatar in the welcome message. The bot is built with Node.js. Here’s what I have so far for the welcome embed:

const welcomeEmbed = {
  color: 0xF0A5B0,
  image: {
    url: 'placeholder_image_url'
  },
  description: `Welcome, ${newUser.username}! We're happy to have you here!`
};

I’ve heard about user.avatarURL(), but when I tried using it, it only gave me a link to the image. How can I actually display the avatar in the embed? I’m new to Discord bot development and could use some guidance. Thanks in advance for any help!

2

I’ve been working with Discord bots for a while now, and I can share a trick that’s worked well for me. Instead of using image or thumbnail, you might want to try the author field for a more polished look. Here’s how you can modify your code:

const welcomeEmbed = {
  color: 0xF0A5B0,
  author: {
    name: newUser.username,
    icon_url: newUser.avatarURL({ dynamic: true, size: 128 })
  },
  description: `Welcome to our server! We're glad you joined us.`
};

This approach puts the user’s name and avatar at the top of the embed, which looks really clean. It also leaves room for additional content in the description if you want to add more info later. Just remember to test it thoroughly, as Discord’s API can sometimes be a bit finicky with avatars.

3

hey Emma, i think i can help. try using the thumbnaiL property instead of image in ur embed. it looks better for avatars. like this:

thumbnail: {
  url: newUser.avatarURL({ dynamic: true })
}

this shud work. lmk if u need more help!

4

To display the user’s avatar in your welcome embed, you’re on the right track with user.avatarURL(). Here’s how to implement it:

Replace ‘placeholder_image_url’ with newUser.avatarURL({ dynamic: true, size: 256 }). This will fetch the user’s avatar at 256x256 pixels, and ‘dynamic’ ensures it shows animated avatars if applicable.

Your updated code should look like this:

const welcomeEmbed = {
  color: 0xF0A5B0,
  image: {
    url: newUser.avatarURL({ dynamic: true, size: 256 })
  },
  description: `Welcome, ${newUser.username}! We're happy to have you here!`
};

This will embed the user’s avatar directly in your welcome message. Make sure you’re using the latest version of discord.js for this to work properly.