Embeds and variables
Write messages with variables, format them, and build embeds in the dashboard editor.
Join messages, leave messages, the join DM, the level-up message, the verification panel and ticket messages are written in the dashboard's message editor. This page explains how the editor, the variables and the embeds work.
The message editor#
Each message field of the dashboard has:
- a formatting toolbar: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, code, spoiler (Discord markdown);
- a Variables button that lists the variables of that message, with a search;
- an Emojis button with your server's emojis and common emojis;
- a character counter (2,000 characters for a text message);
- a preview that looks like Discord. Variables show example values in the preview; the bot fills in the real ones.
Variables#
A variable is a name between braces, such as {member_mention}. When the bot sends the message, it replaces the variable with its value.
Welcome {member_mention}! You were invited by {inviter_name}, who now has {inviter_invites} invites.becomes
Welcome @Alex! You were invited by john, who now has 42 invites.
Rules:
- Each message has its own list of variables. A variable that the message doesn't support is left exactly as typed.
- Values are inserted as they are: numbers have no thousands separator (
1234). - Dates such as
{member_created:R}are Discord timestamps. Discord shows them in each reader's language and time zone. They work in the text and in embed descriptions and fields, but not in embed titles, authors or footers. - Mentions ping the member or role, except
@everyoneand@here, which the bot never pings.
The full list, with examples and where each variable works, is on the Variables page.
Embeds#
An embed is a framed Discord message with a colour bar, a title, fields and images.
| Message | Embed | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Join messages (one per join type) | ✓ | Premium |
| Leave messages (one per type) | ✓ | Premium |
| Verification panel | Title, description, colour, image, thumbnail, footer | Premium (custom panel message) |
| Ticket opening message and panel message | Title, description, colour, footer; image and thumbnail are Premium | Free |
| Honeypot warning | ✓ | Premium |
| Pinned leaderboards | Title, description, colour, images, footer, author | Premium (pinned leaderboards) |
To build an embed, switch the editor from Text to Embed. The fields are:
| Field | Limit |
|---|---|
| Author, author icon | 256 characters |
| Title, title link | 256 characters |
| Description | 4,096 characters |
| Colour | Any colour |
| Fields (name, value, side by side) | Up to 25 fields |
| Thumbnail, image | An https:// link, or an image you upload |
| Footer, footer icon | 2,048 characters |
The whole embed can hold up to 6,000 characters. Variables work in the title, description, fields, author, footer and image links.
Images#
Use Upload to add an image from your computer (PNG, JPEG, GIF or WebP, under 5 MB), or paste an https:// link. Uploaded images are stored by InviteCount on Cloudflare R2 and served from a public link, so Discord can display them.
When Premium ends#
Embeds stay saved. Join and leave messages go back to their text until Premium comes back, and the verification panel goes back to its default message.