Embed Discord Bot

This is a simple Discord bot that can embed messages.

Setup

Requirements

• Node.js (v16.6.0 or higher)

Creating a bot

• Create application on Discord Developer Portal, and create a bot user.
• After that go to OAuth2/URL generator tab and select bot scope.
• Set permissions to Send Messages, Embed Links, Read Message History and Use slash commands.
• After that open the generated URL and invite the bot to your server.

Setup repository

• Clone or download this repository.
• Run npm install to install dependencies.
• Create .env file in the root of the project and add the following content:

TOKEN=YOUR_BOT_TOKEN # Bot -> Token -> Reset Token -> Copy
CLIENT_ID=YOUR_BOT_CLIENT_ID # General Information -> Application ID -> Copy
GUILD_ID=YOUR_GUILD_ID # RMB on server icon -> Copy ID

• Run npm start to start the bot.
• Commands should be available in your server.

Usage

Create xml file with the following format:

<embed>
    <color>0x0099FF</color>
    <author> <!-- Author in the top left corner -->
        <name>Server Status</name> <!-- Name of the author -->
        <url>https://discord.gg/4Z3Y4Z</url> <!-- Make name clickable -->
        <icon>https://picsum.photos/200/300</icon> <!-- Icon left to the name -->
    </author>
    <title>Some Title</title>
    <url>https://some.url</url> <!-- Make title clickable -->
    <description>
        Some description
        It can be multiline
    </description>
    <thumbnail>https://picsum.photos/200/300</thumbnail> <!-- Thumbnail in the top right corner -->
    <image>https://picsum.photos/200/300</image> <!-- Image in the bottom -->
    <footer>
        <text>Server Status</text>
        <icon>https://picsum.photos/200/300</icon>
    </footer>
    <timestamp>2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z</timestamp> <!-- Print NOW for current time -->
    <fields>
        <field>
            <name>Filed 1 name</name> <!-- Field name -->
            <value>
                Field value
                It can be multiline
            </value>
            <inline>true</inline> <!-- Display field in the same line as previous field -->
        </field>
        <field>
            <name>Filed 2 name</name>
            <value>
                Field value
                It can be multiline
            </value>
            <inline>true</inline>
        </field>
        <field>
            <name>Filed 3 name</name>
            <value>
                Field value
                It can be multiline
            </value>
            <inline>false</inline>
        </field>
    </fields>
</embed>

Then send the file to the bot using /to-embed command. Don't forget to delete Done message after you get the embed.

Commands

/to-embed

• attachment: xml file with embed data. See XML API for more info. Required.

XML API

Embed object

Property	Type	Description	Required
color	string	Color of the embed	No
author	Author object	Author in the top left corner	No
title	string	Title of the embed	No
url	string	Make title clickable	No
description	string	Description of the embed	No
thumbnail	string	Thumbnail in the top right corner	No
image	string	Image in the bottom	No
footer	Footer object	Footer in the bottom	No
timestamp	string	Timestamp in the footer. Print NOW for current time	No
fields	Field object[]	Fields in the embed	No

Author object

Property	Type	Description	Required
name	string	Name of the author	Yes
url	string	Make name clickable	No
icon	string	Icon left to the name	No

Footer object

Property	Type	Description	Required
text	string	Text of the footer	Yes
icon	string	Icon left to the text	No

Field object

Property	Type	Description	Required
name	string	Name of the field	Yes
value	string	Value of the field	Yes
inline	boolean	Display field in the same line as previous field	No

License

MIT