#[non_exhaustive]
pub struct GuildChannel {
Show 21 fields pub id: ChannelId, pub bitrate: Option<u64>, pub parent_id: Option<ChannelId>, pub guild_id: GuildId, pub kind: ChannelType, pub last_message_id: Option<MessageId>, pub last_pin_timestamp: Option<Timestamp>, pub name: String, pub permission_overwrites: Vec<PermissionOverwrite>, pub position: i64, pub topic: Option<String>, pub user_limit: Option<u64>, pub nsfw: bool, pub rate_limit_per_user: Option<u64>, pub rtc_region: Option<String>, pub video_quality_mode: Option<VideoQualityMode>, pub message_count: Option<u8>, pub member_count: Option<u8>, pub thread_metadata: Option<ThreadMetadata>, pub member: Option<ThreadMember>, pub default_auto_archive_duration: Option<u64>,
}
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Represents a guild’s text, news, or voice channel. Some methods are available only for voice channels and some are only available for text channels. News channels are a subset of text channels and lack slow mode hence Self::rate_limit_per_user will be None.

Fields (Non-exhaustive)

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id: ChannelId

The unique Id of the channel.

The default channel Id shares the Id of the guild and the default role.

bitrate: Option<u64>

The bitrate of the channel.

Note: This is only available for voice and stage channels.

parent_id: Option<ChannelId>

The Id of the parent category for a channel, or of the parent text channel for a thread.

Note: This is only available for channels in a category and thread channels.

guild_id: GuildId

The Id of the guild the channel is located in.

If this matches with the id, then this is the default text channel.

The original voice channel has an Id equal to the guild’s Id, incremented by one.

kind: ChannelType

The type of the channel.

last_message_id: Option<MessageId>

The Id of the last message sent in the channel.

Note: This is only available for text channels.

last_pin_timestamp: Option<Timestamp>

The timestamp of the time a pin was most recently made.

Note: This is only available for text channels.

name: String

The name of the channel.

permission_overwrites: Vec<PermissionOverwrite>

Permission overwrites for Members and for Roles.

position: i64

The position of the channel.

The default text channel will almost always have a position of -1 or 0.

topic: Option<String>

The topic of the channel.

Note: This is only available for text and stage channels.

user_limit: Option<u64>

The maximum number of members allowed in the channel.

Note: This is only available for voice channels.

nsfw: bool

Used to tell if the channel is not safe for work. Note however, it’s recommended to use Self::is_nsfw as it’s gonna be more accurate.

rate_limit_per_user: Option<u64>

A rate limit that applies per user and excludes bots.

Note: This is only available for text channels excluding news channels.

rtc_region: Option<String>

The region override.

Note: This is only available for voice and stage channels. None for voice and stage channels means automatic region selection.

video_quality_mode: Option<VideoQualityMode>

The video quality mode for a voice channel.

message_count: Option<u8>

An approximate count of messages in the thread.

This is currently saturated at 255 to prevent breaking.

Note: This is only available on thread channels.

member_count: Option<u8>

An approximate count of users in a thread, stops counting at 50.

Note: This is only available on thread channels.

thread_metadata: Option<ThreadMetadata>

The thread metadata.

Note: This is only available on thread channels.

member: Option<ThreadMember>

Thread member object for the current user, if they have joined the thread, only included on certain API endpoints.

default_auto_archive_duration: Option<u64>

Default duration for newly created threads, in minutes, to automatically archive the thread after recent activity.

Note: It can currently only be set to 60, 1440, 4320, 10080.

Implementations

Available on crate feature model only.

Whether or not this channel is text-based, meaning that it is possible to send messages.

Available on crate feature model only.

Broadcasts to the channel that the current user is typing.

For bots, this is a good indicator for long-running commands.

Note: Requires the Send Messages permission.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user does not have the required permissions.

Available on crate features model and utils only.

Creates an invite leading to the given channel.

Note: Requires the Create Instant Invite permission.

Examples

Create an invite that can only be used 5 times:

let invite = channel.create_invite(&context, |i| i.max_uses(5)).await;
Errors

If the cache is enabled, returns ModelError::InvalidPermissions if the current user does not have permission to create invites.

Otherwise returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Available on crate feature model only.

Creates a permission overwrite for either a single Member or Role within a Channel.

Refer to the documentation for PermissionOverwrites for more information.

Requires the Manage Channels permission.

Examples

Creating a permission overwrite for a member by specifying the PermissionOverwriteType::Member variant, allowing it the Send Messages permission, but denying the Send TTS Messages and Attach Files permissions:

use serenity::model::channel::{PermissionOverwrite, PermissionOverwriteType};
use serenity::model::{ModelError, Permissions};
let allow = Permissions::SEND_MESSAGES;
let deny = Permissions::SEND_TTS_MESSAGES | Permissions::ATTACH_FILES;
let overwrite = PermissionOverwrite {
    allow,
    deny,
    kind: PermissionOverwriteType::Member(user_id),
};
// assuming the cache has been unlocked
let channel = cache.guild_channel(channel_id).ok_or(ModelError::ItemMissing)?;

channel.create_permission(&http, &overwrite).await?;

Creating a permission overwrite for a role by specifying the PermissionOverwriteType::Role variant, allowing it the Manage Webhooks permission, but denying the Send TTS Messages and Attach Files permissions:

use serenity::model::channel::{Channel, PermissionOverwrite, PermissionOverwriteType};
use serenity::model::{ModelError, Permissions};

let allow = Permissions::SEND_MESSAGES;
let deny = Permissions::SEND_TTS_MESSAGES | Permissions::ATTACH_FILES;
let overwrite = PermissionOverwrite {
    allow,
    deny,
    kind: PermissionOverwriteType::Member(user_id),
};

let channel = cache.guild_channel(channel_id).ok_or(ModelError::ItemMissing)?;

channel.create_permission(&http, &overwrite).await?;
Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Available on crate feature model only.

Deletes this channel, returning the channel on a successful deletion.

Note: Requires the Manage Channels permission.

Errors

If the cache is enabled, returns ModelError::InvalidPermissions if the current user does not have permission.

Otherwise returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Available on crate feature model only.

Deletes all messages by Ids from the given vector in the channel.

The minimum amount of messages is 2 and the maximum amount is 100.

Requires the Manage Messages permission.

Note: Messages that are older than 2 weeks can’t be deleted using this method.

Errors

Returns ModelError::BulkDeleteAmount if an attempt was made to delete either 0 or more than 100 messages.

Available on crate feature model only.

Deletes all permission overrides in the channel from a member or role.

Note: Requires the Manage Channel permission.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Available on crate feature model only.

Deletes the given Reaction from the channel.

Note: Requires the [Manage Messages] permission, if the current user did not perform the reaction.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission. [Manage Messages]: Permissions::MANAGE_MESSAGES

Available on crate feature model only.

Modifies a channel’s settings, such as its position or name.

Refer to EditChannels documentation for a full list of methods.

Examples

Change a voice channels name and bitrate:

channel.edit(&context, |c| c.name("test").bitrate(86400)).await;
Errors

If the cache is enabled, returns ModelError::InvalidPermissions if the current user lacks permission to edit the channel.

Otherwise returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Available on crate feature model only.

Edits a Message in the channel given its Id.

Message editing preserves all unchanged message data.

Refer to the documentation for EditMessage for more information regarding message restrictions and requirements.

Note: Requires that the current user be the author of the message.

Errors

Returns a ModelError::MessageTooLong if the content of the message is over the the limit, containing the number of unicode code points over the limit.

Available on crate feature model only.

Edits a thread.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Available on crate feature model only.

Edits a voice state in a stage channel. Pass None for user_id to edit the current user’s voice state.

Requires the Mute Members permission to suppress another user or unsuppress the current user. This is not required if suppressing the current user.

Requires the Request to Speak permission.

Example

Invite a user to speak.

use serenity::model::ModelError;

// assuming the cache has been unlocked
let channel = cache.guild_channel(channel_id).ok_or(ModelError::ItemMissing)?;

channel.edit_voice_state(&http, user_id, |v| v.suppress(false)).await?;
Errors

Returns a ModelError::InvalidChannelType if the channel type is not stage.

Available on crate feature model only.

Edits the current user’s voice state in a stage channel.

The Mute Members permission is not required if suppressing the current user.

Requires the Request to Speak permission.

Example

Send a request to speak, then clear the request.

use serenity::model::ModelError;

// assuming the cache has been unlocked
let channel = cache.guild_channel(channel_id).ok_or(ModelError::ItemMissing)?;

// Send a request to speak
channel.edit_own_voice_state(&http, |v| v.request_to_speak(true)).await?;

// Clear own request to speak
channel.edit_own_voice_state(&http, |v| v.request_to_speak(false)).await?;
Errors

Returns a ModelError::InvalidChannelType if the channel type is not stage.

Available on crate feature model only.

Follows the News Channel

Requires [Manage Webhook] permissions on the target channel.

Note: Only available on news channels.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission. [Manage Messages]: Permissions::MANAGE_MESSAGES

Available on crate features model and cache only.

Attempts to find this channel’s guild in the Cache.

Available on crate feature model only.

Gets all of the channel’s invites.

Requires the Manage Channels permission.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Available on crate feature model only.

Determines if the channel is NSFW.

Only text channels are taken into consideration as being NSFW. voice channels are never NSFW.

Available on crate feature model only.

Gets a message from the channel.

Requires the Read Message History permission.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission, or if a message with the given Id does not exist in the channel.

Available on crate feature model only.

Gets messages from the channel.

Refer to the GetMessages-builder for more information on how to use builder.

Note: Returns an empty Vec if the current user does not have the Read Message History permission.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission to view the channel.

Available on crate feature model only.

Returns the name of the guild channel.

Available on crate features model and cache only.

Calculates the permissions of a member.

The Id of the argument must be a Member of the Guild that the channel is in.

Examples

Calculate the permissions of a User who posted a Message in a channel:

use serenity::model::prelude::*;
use serenity::prelude::*;
struct Handler;

#[serenity::async_trait]
impl EventHandler for Handler {
    async fn message(&self, context: Context, msg: Message) {
        let channel = match context.cache.guild_channel(msg.channel_id) {
            Some(channel) => channel,
            None => return,
        };

        if let Ok(permissions) = channel.permissions_for_user(&context.cache, &msg.author) {
            println!("The user's permissions: {:?}", permissions);
        }
    }
}

let mut client =
    Client::builder("token", GatewayIntents::default()).event_handler(Handler).await?;

client.start().await?;

Check if the current user has the Attach Files and Send Messages permissions (note: serenity will automatically check this for; this is for demonstrative purposes):

use serenity::model::channel::Channel;
use serenity::model::prelude::*;
use serenity::prelude::*;
use tokio::fs::File;

struct Handler;

#[serenity::async_trait]
impl EventHandler for Handler {
    async fn message(&self, context: Context, mut msg: Message) {
        let channel = match context.cache.guild_channel(msg.channel_id) {
            Some(channel) => channel,
            None => return,
        };

        let current_user_id = context.cache.current_user_id();
        if let Ok(permissions) = channel.permissions_for_user(&context.cache, current_user_id) {
            if !permissions.contains(Permissions::ATTACH_FILES | Permissions::SEND_MESSAGES) {
                return;
            }

            let file = match File::open("./cat.png").await {
                Ok(file) => file,
                Err(why) => {
                    println!("Err opening file: {:?}", why);

                    return;
                },
            };

            let _ = msg
                .channel_id
                .send_files(&context.http, vec![(&file, "cat.png")], |m| {
                    m.content("here's a cat")
                })
                .await;
        }
    }
}

let mut client =
    Client::builder("token", GatewayIntents::default()).event_handler(Handler).await?;

client.start().await?;
Errors

Returns a ModelError::GuildNotFound if the channel’s guild could not be found in the Cache.

Available on crate features model and cache only.

Calculates the permissions of a role.

The Id of the argument must be a Role of the Guild that the channel is in.

Errors

Returns a ModelError::GuildNotFound if the channel’s guild could not be found in the Cache.

Returns a ModelError::RoleNotFound if the given role could not be found in the Cache.

Available on crate feature model only.

Pins a Message to the channel.

Note: Requires the Manage Messages permission.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission, or if the channel already has too many pinned messages.

Available on crate feature model only.

Gets all channel’s pins.

Note: If the current user lacks the Read Message History permission an empty Vec will be returned.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission to view the channel.

Available on crate feature model only.

Gets the list of Users who have reacted to a Message with a certain Emoji.

The default limit is 50 - specify otherwise to receive a different maximum number of users. The maximum that may be retrieve at a time is 100, if a greater number is provided then it is automatically reduced.

The optional after attribute is to retrieve the users after a certain user. This is useful for pagination.

Note: Requires the Read Message History permission.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Available on crate feature model only.

Sends a message with just the given message content in the channel.

Errors

Returns a ModelError::MessageTooLong if the content of the message is over the above limit, containing the number of unicode code points over the limit.

May also return Error::Http if the current user lacks permission to send a message to the channel.

Available on crate feature model only.

Sends (a) file(s) along with optional message contents.

Refer to ChannelId::send_files for examples and more information.

The Attach Files and Send Messages permissions are required.

Note: Message contents must be under 2000 unicode code points.

Errors

If the content of the message is over the above limit, then a ModelError::MessageTooLong will be returned, containing the number of unicode code points over the limit.

Available on crate feature model only.

Sends a message to the channel with the given content.

Note: Requires the Send Messages permission.

Errors

Returns a ModelError::MessageTooLong if the content of the message is over the above limit, containing the number of unicode code points over the limit.

If the cache is enabled, returns a ModelError::InvalidPermissions if the current user does not have the required permissions.

Otherwise will return Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Available on crate feature model only.

Starts typing in the channel for an indefinite period of time.

Returns Typing that is used to trigger the typing. Typing::stop must be called on the returned struct to stop typing. Note that on some clients, typing may persist for a few seconds after Typing::stop is called. Typing is also stopped when the struct is dropped.

If a message is sent while typing is triggered, the user will stop typing for a brief period of time and then resume again until either Typing::stop is called or the struct is dropped.

This should rarely be used for bots, although it is a good indicator that a long-running command is still being processed.

Examples
// Initiate typing (assuming http is `Arc<Http>` and `channel` is bound)
let typing = channel.start_typing(&http)?;

// Run some long-running process
long_process();

// Stop typing
typing.stop();
Available on crate feature model only.

Unpins a Message in the channel given by its Id.

Requires the Manage Messages permission.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Available on crate feature model only.

Retrieves the channel’s webhooks.

Note: Requires the Manage Webhooks permission.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Available on crate features model and cache only.

Retrieves Members from the current channel.

ChannelType::Voice and ChannelType::Stage returns Members using the channel.

ChannelType::Text and ChannelType::News return Members that can read the channel.

Errors

Other ChannelTypes lack the concept of Members and will return: ModelError::InvalidChannelType.

Available on crate features model and collector only.

Returns a future that will await one message by this guild channel.

Available on crate features model and collector only.

Returns a stream builder which can be awaited to obtain a stream of messages sent by this guild channel.

Available on crate features model and collector only.

Await a single reaction by this guild channel.

Available on crate features model and collector only.

Returns a stream builder which can be awaited to obtain a stream of reactions sent by this guild channel.

Available on crate feature model only.

Creates a webhook with only a name.

Errors

Returns a ModelError::NameTooShort if the name of the webhook is under the limit of 2 characters. Returns a ModelError::NameTooLong if the name of the webhook is over the limit of 100 characters. Returns a ModelError::InvalidChannelType if the channel type is not text.

Available on crate feature model only.

Creates a webhook with a name and an avatar.

Errors

In addition to the reasons Self::create_webhook may return an Error::Http, if the image is too large.

Available on crate feature model only.

Gets a stage instance.

Errors

Returns ModelError::InvalidChannelType if the channel is not a stage channel. Returns Error::Http if there is no stage instance currently.

Available on crate feature model only.

Creates a stage instance.

Errors

Returns ModelError::InvalidChannelType if the channel is not a stage channel. Returns Error::Http if there is already a stage instance currently.

Available on crate feature model only.

Edits a stage instance.

Errors

Returns ModelError::InvalidChannelType if the channel is not a stage channel. Returns Error::Http if there is no stage instance currently.

Available on crate feature model only.

Deletes a stage instance.

Errors

Returns ModelError::InvalidChannelType if the channel is not a stage channel. Returns Error::Http if there is no stage instance currently.

Available on crate feature model only.

Creates a public thread that is connected to a message.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Available on crate feature model only.

Creates a private thread.

Errors

Returns Error::Http if the current user lacks permission.

Trait Implementations

Look up a GuildChannel by a string case-insensitively.

Lookup is done by the global cache, hence the cache feature needs to be enabled.

For more information, see the ArgumentConvert implementation for Channel

Available on crate features utils and client only.

The associated error which can be returned from parsing.

Available on crate features utils and client only.

Parses a string s as a command parameter of this type.

Returns a copy of the value. Read more

Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more

Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

Deserialize this value from the given Serde deserializer. Read more

Formats the channel, creating a mention of it.

Gets the Id of a guild channel.

Gets the Id of a guild channel.

Creates a Mention that will be able to notify or create a link to the item. Read more

Serialize this value into the given Serde serializer. Read more

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