Commands and /help
Two ways to run the same command
Slash commands. Type / in any channel and pick FlaviBot. Discord shows
the command names, their descriptions and their options, in the reader's own
Discord language when a translation exists. This is the surface most members
use.
Prefix commands. The same commands also answer to a text prefix. If your
server's prefix is f!, then f!play runs /play. Prefix matching ignores
case, so F!Play works too. See
prefix, mentions and language
for how to see or change your server's prefix.
A few commands are prefix-only and never appear in Discord's / list, such as
profile.
/help
/help with no argument lists every command, grouped by category, with the
total in the title. The categories are Bot, Administration, Music,
Util, Moderation and Economy. Three buttons sit under it: the full
command list on the website, an invite link, and the premium page.
/help <command> details one command instead: its description, its usage
string, its aliases, the permissions FlaviBot needs for it, and the
permissions you need. /help ban is the fastest way to answer "why can I
not use this".
/help also answers to h, aide and commands as prefix aliases. It needs
the Embed Links permission in the channel where you run it, since the menu
is an embed.
The whole catalogue is also browsable at flavibot.xyz/commands.
Commands worth knowing on day one
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/help | the command list, or the details of one command |
/dashboard | the direct dashboard link for this server |
/invite | the button to add FlaviBot to another server |
/support | the support server invite |
/links | the FlaviBot links in one message |
/ping | the bot's latency, useful to tell "slow" from "offline" |
/prefix view | the prefix currently in use here |
/language | change the bot's language for this server |
/settings | view and manage bot settings |
/server-info, /user-info, /avatar | quick lookups |
/privacy | your own tracking settings, and data deletion |
/premium | premium status, and activating it on this server |
When a command refuses
FlaviBot never refuses silently. There are five different reasons, and each one says which:
- FlaviBot is missing a permission. The reply names the permission.
- You are missing a permission. The reply names it, and the command.
/prefix,/languageand/settingsall require Manage Server. - The command is disabled on this server. The reply points to the Configuration page where it was turned off.
- You, your role, or this channel is restricted. Set up on the Configuration page, see turning things on and off.
- The command needs premium. The reply links to the plan that unlocks it.
Slash refusals are private for the first four reasons, visible only to the person who ran the command. The premium refusal is posted publicly in the channel. Prefix refusals are public by default, and you can change that: the Configuration page offers reply, stay silent, reply then delete the bot's message, and reply then delete everything (which needs Manage Messages to delete the member's message).
