## About `@discordjs/rest` is a module that allows you to easily make REST requests to the Discord API. ## Installation **Node.js 16.9.0 or newer is required.** ```sh npm install @discordjs/rest yarn add @discordjs/rest pnpm add @discordjs/rest ``` ## Examples Install all required dependencies: ```sh npm install @discordjs/rest discord-api-types yarn add @discordjs/rest discord-api-types pnpm add @discordjs/rest discord-api-types ``` Send a basic message: ```js import { REST } from '@discordjs/rest'; import { Routes } from 'discord-api-types/v10'; const rest = new REST({ version: '10' }).setToken(TOKEN); try { await rest.post(Routes.channelMessages(CHANNEL_ID), { body: { content: 'A message via REST!', }, }); } catch (error) { console.error(error); } ``` Create a thread from an existing message to be archived after 60 minutes of inactivity: ```js import { REST } from '@discordjs/rest'; import { Routes } from 'discord-api-types/v10'; const rest = new REST({ version: '10' }).setToken(TOKEN); try { await rest.post(Routes.threads(CHANNEL_ID, MESSAGE_ID), { body: { name: 'Thread', auto_archive_duration: 60, }, }); } catch (error) { console.error(error); } ``` ## Links - [Website][website] ([source][website-source]) - [Documentation][documentation] - [Guide][guide] ([source][guide-source]) Also see the v13 to v14 [Update Guide][guide-update], which includes updated and removed items from the library. - [discord.js Discord server][discord] - [Discord API Discord server][discord-api] - [GitHub][source] - [npm][npm] - [Related libraries][related-libs] ## Contributing Before creating an issue, please ensure that it hasn't already been reported/suggested, and double-check the [documentation][documentation]. See [the contribution guide][contributing] if you'd like to submit a PR. ## Help If you don't understand something in the documentation, you are experiencing problems, or you just need a gentle nudge in the right direction, please don't hesitate to join our official [discord.js Server][discord]. [website]: https://discord.js.org [website-source]: https://github.com/discordjs/discord.js/tree/main/apps/website [documentation]: https://discord.js.org/docs/packages/rest/stable [guide]: https://discordjs.guide/ [guide-source]: https://github.com/discordjs/guide [guide-update]: https://discordjs.guide/additional-info/changes-in-v14.html [discord]: https://discord.gg/djs [discord-api]: https://discord.gg/discord-api [source]: https://github.com/discordjs/discord.js/tree/main/packages/rest [npm]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@discordjs/rest [related-libs]: https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/community-resources#libraries [contributing]: https://github.com/discordjs/discord.js/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md