Durations, IDs and Flags
How to write times, point at users and use the handy prefix flags.
Durations #
Commands like timeout, slowmode and giveaways take a duration. Write a number followed by a unit. For giveaways you can also chain them together, like 1d12h30m.
| Unit | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
s | Seconds | 30s |
m | Minutes | 10m |
h | Hours | 2h |
d | Days | 7d |
w | Weeks | 1w |
Timeouts can last up to 28 days and slowmode up to 6 hours. Those limits come from Discord.
Pointing at users #
Prefix commands accept either a mention like @Nova or a user ID like 740117727322046538. IDs are useful when the person already left the server, for example when you want to ban them anyway.
Turn on Developer Mode
Open User Settings → Advanced and switch on Developer Mode.
Copy the ID
Right click any user, channel, role or message and choose Copy ID.
Prefix flags #
A few moderation commands accept extra flags when you use the prefix version. Put them anywhere after the user.
| Flag | Works with | What it does |
|---|---|---|
-nodm | ban, kick, timeout, warn | Skips the DM that normally tells the member what happened |
-silent or -s | Same as above | Another way to write -nodm |
-d 0-7 | ban | Deletes that many days of the member's recent messages |
-d7 | ban | Short way to write -d 7 |
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