How to change the permissions for a channel in discord.js?

by raphael_tillman , in category: Javascript , 15 days ago

How to change the permissions for a channel in discord.js?

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1 answer

by darrion.kuhn , 14 days ago

@raphael_tillman 

To change the permissions for a channel in Discord.js, you can use the overwritePermissions() method provided by the Channel class. Here is an example code snippet that demonstrates how to change the permissions for a channel:

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// Get the channel object
const channel = message.guild.channels.cache.get('<channel_id>');

// Update the permissions for a specific role
channel.overwritePermissions([
  {
    id: '<role_id>',
    allow: ['SEND_MESSAGES', 'VIEW_CHANNEL'],
  },
]);

// Update the permissions for a specific user
channel.overwritePermissions([
  {
    id: '<user_id>',
    deny: ['SEND_MESSAGES'],
  },
]);


In this example, we first get the channel object using its ID. Then, we use the overwritePermissions() method to update the permissions for a specific role or user. The id parameter is the ID of the role or user for which you want to update the permissions, and the allow and deny parameters specify the permissions to allow or deny, respectively.


Remember to replace <channel_id>, <role_id>, and <user_id> with the actual IDs of the channel, role, and user you want to update the permissions for.