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GuildChannelManager

export class GuildChannelManager extends CachedManager<Snowflake, GuildBasedChannel, GuildChannelResolvable>

export class GuildChannelManager extends CachedManager<Snowflake, GuildBasedChannel, GuildChannelResolvable>

Manages API methods for GuildChannels and stores their cache.

Extends

CachedManager<Snowflake, GuildBasedChannel, GuildChannelResolvable>

cache:Collection<Snowflake, (GuildChannel|ThreadChannel)>

The cache of this Manager

Readonly

channelCountWithoutThreads:number

The number of channels in this managers cache excluding thread channels that do not count towards a guild's maximum channels restriction.

Readonly

client:Client

The client that instantiated this Manager

guild:Guild

The guild this Manager belongs to

Readonly

holds:Constructable<Holds>

The data structure belonging to this manager.

Inherited from DataManager

addFollower(channel, targetChannel, reason?):Promise<Snowflake>

Adds the target channel to a channel's followers.

Returns

Returns created target webhook id.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
channel	NewsChannel \| Snowflake	No	The channel to follow
targetChannel	TextChannelResolvable	No	The channel where published announcements will be posted at
reason	string	Yes	Reason for creating the webhook

create(options):Promise<MappedGuildChannelTypes[Type]>

Creates a new channel in the guild.

Example

// Create a new text channel
guild.channels.create({ name: 'new-general', reason: 'Needed a cool new channel' })
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error);

// Create a new text channel
guild.channels.create({ name: 'new-general', reason: 'Needed a cool new channel' })
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error);

Example

// Create a new channel with permission overwrites
guild.channels.create({
  name: 'new-general',
  type: ChannelType.GuildVoice,
  permissionOverwrites: [
     {
       id: message.author.id,
       deny: [PermissionFlagsBits.ViewChannel],
    },
  ],
})

// Create a new channel with permission overwrites
guild.channels.create({
  name: 'new-general',
  type: ChannelType.GuildVoice,
  permissionOverwrites: [
     {
       id: message.author.id,
       deny: [PermissionFlagsBits.ViewChannel],
    },
  ],
})

Name	Constraints	Optional	Default	Description
Type	GuildChannelTypes	No		None

Name	Type	Optional	Description
options	GuildChannelCreateOptions & { type: Type }	No	Options for creating the new channel

createWebhook(options):Promise<Webhook>

Creates a webhook for the channel.

Returns

Returns the created Webhook

Example

// Create a webhook for the current channel
guild.channels.createWebhook({
  channel: '222197033908436994',
  name: 'Snek',
  avatar: 'https://i.imgur.com/mI8XcpG.jpg',
  reason: 'Needed a cool new Webhook'
})
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error)

// Create a webhook for the current channel
guild.channels.createWebhook({
  channel: '222197033908436994',
  name: 'Snek',
  avatar: 'https://i.imgur.com/mI8XcpG.jpg',
  reason: 'Needed a cool new Webhook'
})
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error)

Name	Type	Optional	Description
options	WebhookCreateOptions	No	Options for creating the webhook

delete(channel, reason?):Promise<void>

Deletes the channel.

Example

// Delete the channel
guild.channels.delete('858850993013260338', 'making room for new channels')
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error);

// Delete the channel
guild.channels.delete('858850993013260338', 'making room for new channels')
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error);

Name	Type	Optional	Description
channel	GuildChannelResolvable	No	The channel to delete
reason	string	Yes	Reason for deleting this channel

edit(channel, options):Promise<GuildChannel>

Edits the channel.

Example

// Edit a channel
guild.channels.edit('222197033908436994', { name: 'new-channel' })
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error);

// Edit a channel
guild.channels.edit('222197033908436994', { name: 'new-channel' })
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error);

Name	Type	Optional	Description
channel	GuildChannelResolvable	No	The channel to edit
options	GuildChannelEditOptions	No	Options for editing the channel

fetch(id, options?):Promise<GuildBasedChannel | null>

Obtains one or more guild channels from Discord, or the channel cache if they're already available.

Example

// Fetch all channels from the guild (excluding threads)
message.guild.channels.fetch()
  .then(channels => console.log(`There are ${channels.size} channels.`))
  .catch(console.error);

// Fetch all channels from the guild (excluding threads)
message.guild.channels.fetch()
  .then(channels => console.log(`There are ${channels.size} channels.`))
  .catch(console.error);

Example

// Fetch a single channel
message.guild.channels.fetch('222197033908436994')
  .then(channel => console.log(`The channel name is: ${channel.name}`))
  .catch(console.error);

// Fetch a single channel
message.guild.channels.fetch('222197033908436994')
  .then(channel => console.log(`The channel name is: ${channel.name}`))
  .catch(console.error);

Name	Type	Optional	Description
id	Snowflake	No	The channel's id
options	BaseFetchOptions	Yes	Additional options for this fetch

fetchActiveThreads(cache?):Promise<FetchedThreads>

Obtains all active thread channels in the guild.

Example

// Fetch all threads from the guild
message.guild.channels.fetchActiveThreads()
  .then(fetched => console.log(`There are ${fetched.threads.size} threads.`))
  .catch(console.error);

// Fetch all threads from the guild
message.guild.channels.fetchActiveThreads()
  .then(fetched => console.log(`There are ${fetched.threads.size} threads.`))
  .catch(console.error);

Name	Type	Optional	Description
cache	boolean	Yes	Whether to cache the fetched data

fetchWebhooks(channel):Promise<Collection<Snowflake, Webhook>>

Fetches all webhooks for the channel.

Example

// Fetch webhooks
guild.channels.fetchWebhooks('769862166131245066')
  .then(hooks => console.log(`This channel has ${hooks.size} hooks`))
  .catch(console.error);

// Fetch webhooks
guild.channels.fetchWebhooks('769862166131245066')
  .then(hooks => console.log(`This channel has ${hooks.size} hooks`))
  .catch(console.error);

Name	Type	Optional	Description
channel	GuildChannelResolvable	No	The channel to fetch webhooks for

resolve(channel):GuildChannel | ThreadChannel

Resolves a GuildChannelResolvable to a Channel object.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
channel	GuildChannelResolvable	No	The GuildChannel resolvable to resolve

resolveId(channel):Snowflake

Resolves a GuildChannelResolvable to a channel id.

Name	Type	Optional	Description
channel	GuildChannelResolvable	No	The GuildChannel resolvable to resolve

setPosition(channel, position, options?):Promise<GuildChannel>

Sets a new position for the guild channel.

Example

// Set a new channel position
guild.channels.setPosition('222078374472843266', 2)
  .then(newChannel => console.log(`Channel's new position is ${newChannel.position}`))
  .catch(console.error);

// Set a new channel position
guild.channels.setPosition('222078374472843266', 2)
  .then(newChannel => console.log(`Channel's new position is ${newChannel.position}`))
  .catch(console.error);

Name	Type	Optional	Description
channel	GuildChannelResolvable	No	The channel to set the position for
position	number	No	The new position for the guild channel
options	SetChannelPositionOptions	Yes	Options for setting position

setPositions(channelPositions):Promise<Guild>

Batch-updates the guild's channels' positions. Only one channel's parent can be changed at a time

Example

guild.channels.setPositions([{ channel: channelId, position: newChannelIndex }])
  .then(guild => console.log(`Updated channel positions for ${guild}`))
  .catch(console.error);

guild.channels.setPositions([{ channel: channelId, position: newChannelIndex }])
  .then(guild => console.log(`Updated channel positions for ${guild}`))
  .catch(console.error);

Name	Type	Optional	Description
channelPositions	readonly ChannelPosition[]	No	Channel positions to update

valueOf():Collection<Key, Holds>