D++ (DPP)
C++ Discord API Bot Library
Sending Embeds

You might have seen these special messages, often sent by bots. In this section, we will show how to create an embed.

To make an embed use this.

#include <dpp/dpp.h>
int main() {
/* Setup the bot */
dpp::cluster bot("token", dpp::i_default_intents | dpp::i_message_content); // Privileged intent required to receive message content
/* Message handler to look for a command called !embed */
bot.on_message_create([&bot](const dpp::message_create_t & event) {
if (event.msg.content == "!embed") {
/* create the embed */
dpp::embed embed = dpp::embed().
set_color(0x0099ff).
set_title("Some name").
set_url("https://dpp.dev/").
set_author("Some name", "https://dpp.dev/", "https://dpp.dev/DPP-Logo.png").
set_description("Some description here").
set_thumbnail("https://dpp.dev/DPP-Logo.png").
add_field(
"Regular field title",
"Some value here"
).
add_field(
"Inline field title",
"Some value here",
true
).
add_field(
"Inline field title",
"Some value here",
true
).
set_image("https://dpp.dev/DPP-Logo.png").
set_footer(dpp::embed_footer().set_text("Some footer text here").set_icon("https://dpp.dev/DPP-Logo.png")).
set_timestamp(time(0));
/* reply with the created embed */
bot.message_create(dpp::message(event.msg.channel_id, embed).set_reference(event.msg.id));
}
});
bot.start(false);
return 0;
}
The cluster class represents a group of shards and a command queue for sending and receiving commands...
Definition: cluster.h:447
@ i_message_content
Intent for receipt of message content.
Definition: intents.h:64
@ i_default_intents
Default D++ intents (all non-privileged intents)
Definition: intents.h:68
Create message.
Definition: dispatcher.h:1180
message msg
message that was created (sent).
Definition: dispatcher.h:1189
std::string content
Definition: message.h:1046

The code will send the following message.

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