Ping Command

This tutorial is available in both written and video form:

Video Tutorial#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ%5FfkbbXUTE&t=54

(ping command starts at 0:54)

Written Tutorial#

Create Flow#

Create a new flow.

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This flow will be triggered by a slash command and will send a message with the bot’s ping.

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Setup and Sync Command#

Enter a name for the command. We’ll call it ping. After naming it, click Sync Command to make sure the command is linked to your Discord bot.

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Add Discord API Ping Block#

Switch to the Add Block page and add a Discord API Ping block. This block will fetch the bot’s current ping (latency).

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Add Text Reply to Interaction Block#

Next, add a Text Reply to Interaction block after the API Ping block. This will be the block that sends the message back to the user when they trigger the command.

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Fill in Message Content#

In the Message Content field, write:

• “The bot’s ping is”

  This will be the start of your message to the user.

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Insert the Bot’s Ping#

Now, click on Insert Variable in the message content.

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Select Discord API Ping and choose Latency. This will insert the bot’s ping into the message.

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Complete the Message#

After the ping variable, type “ms” to indicate the value is in milliseconds.

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Final Flow#

Your flow will now look like this:

Slash Command

• Discord API Ping
• Text Reply to Interaction

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Test Your Command#

Go into a Discord server with your bot and run the /ping command. The bot should respond with a message like:

The bot’s ping is 94ms

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If the command doesn’t show up, make sure you synced it from the trigger page.

Now your bot will respond with its ping whenever the /ping command is used!