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Send Messages
SEND_MESSAGES
Lets the bot post messages. Note that replying to slash commands does not need this permission.
- Value
- 2048
- Bit
- 1 << 11
- Hex
- 0x800
- Channel types
- Text, Voice, Stage
Discord's description: “Allows for sending messages in a channel and creating threads.”
In the bot examples
Moderation botuses it
Post warnings and confirmations
Music botuses itPost now-playing messages
Ticket botuses itPost the ticket panel and responses
Welcome & autorole botuses itPost welcome messages
Reaction & button rolesuses itPost role menus
Leveling / XP botuses itAnnounce level-ups
Logging botuses itPost to log channels
Verification botuses itPost the verification panel
Giveaway botuses itAnnounce giveaways and winners
Utility / slash-command botuses it (optional)Only if the bot posts outside interaction replies