How to handle user reactions in a Discord bot?

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I’m working on a custom bot for my Discord server. I want it to ask users if they’re sure about doing a paid splash. The bot should post a message with two reaction options: :white_check_mark: and :x:.

Here’s what I’ve got so far:

@bot.command(name='splash')
async def paid_splash(ctx):
    query = await ctx.send('Ready for a paid splash?')
    await query.add_reaction('✅')
    await query.add_reaction('❌')
    await ctx.message.delete()
    
    # This part doesn't work
    bot.wait_for('reaction_add', timeout=10.0)
    await ctx.send('Confirmed')

The bot posts the message and adds reactions, but I can’t figure out how to check which reaction the user picked. If they choose :white_check_mark:, I want to add them to a queue (haven’t coded that part yet).

Any ideas on how to fix this? Code examples would be super helpful. Thanks!

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I’ve dealt with reaction handling in Discord bots before, and here’s what worked for me:

You’re on the right track, but you need to modify your wait_for call. Try something like this:

def check(reaction, user):
    return user == ctx.author and str(reaction.emoji) in ['✅', '❌']

try:
    reaction, user = await bot.wait_for('reaction_add', timeout=60.0, check=check)
    if str(reaction.emoji) == '✅':
        await ctx.send('Adding you to the queue...')
        # Add user to queue logic here
    else:
        await ctx.send('Splash cancelled.')
except asyncio.TimeoutError:
    await ctx.send('No response, cancelling splash.')

This waits for the specific user’s reaction and handles the result accordingly. Remember to import asyncio for the TimeoutError handling. Hope this helps!