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Send messages to Discord channels and fetch mentions

To set up Discord integration:

  1. Go to the Discord Developer Portal (https://discord.com/developers/applications)
  2. Click New Application and give it a name
  3. Go to OAuth2URL Generator:
    • Under Scopes, select bot
    • Under Bot Permissions, select View Channels, Send Messages, and Read Message History
    • Copy the generated URL and open it in a new tab to invite the bot to your server
  4. Go to the Bot section:
    • Click Add Bot (if not already added)
    • Uncheck the Public Bot option
    • Under Token, click Reset Token then Copy to get your bot token
  5. Paste the Bot Token in the Bot Token field below

Component key: discord.getLastMention

The Get Last Mention component fetches recent messages from a Discord channel and returns the latest one that mentions your bot.

  • Command polling: Retrieve the most recent mention command in a channel
  • Manual workflows: Pull latest bot mention on demand in a workflow step
  • Mention auditing: Inspect the latest mention payload before replying
  • Channel: Discord channel to search for mentions
  • Since: Optional date string lower-bound for mentions (only mentions at or after this time are considered). Supports expressions. Accepted formats include ISO 8601 (recommended) and Go’s default timestamp format (e.g. 2026-03-16 04:17:08.750328135 +0000 UTC).

The payload includes:

  • channel_id: Channel queried
  • mention: Full message payload for the latest bot mention (when found)

Output channels:

  • found: Emitted when a matching mention is found
  • notFound: Emitted when no matching mention is found
  • Requires the bot permission Read Message History in the selected channel
  • Only non-bot-authored messages are considered
  • Datetimes without timezone in Since are interpreted as UTC
{
"data": {
"channel_id": "1381731186335651880",
"mention": {
"author": {
"bot": false,
"id": "98432147091234567",
"username": "pedro"
},
"channel_id": "1381731186335651880",
"content": "\u003c@1372980427293554709\u003e can you run /deploy?",
"guild_id": "1381731029892325376",
"id": "1381731283190517770",
"mentions": [
{
"bot": true,
"id": "1372980427293554709",
"username": "superplane-bot"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-03-10T15:04:05.000Z"
}
},
"timestamp": "2026-03-10T15:04:05.000Z",
"type": "discord.getLastMention.result"
}

Component key: discord.sendTextMessage

The Send Text Message component sends a message to a Discord channel.

  • Notifications: Send notifications about workflow events or system status
  • Alerts: Alert teams about important events or errors
  • Updates: Provide status updates on long-running processes
  • Channel: Select the Discord channel to send the message to
  • Content: Plain text message content (max 2000 characters)
  • Embed Title: Optional title for a rich embed
  • Embed Description: Optional description for a rich embed
  • Embed Color: Hex color code for the embed (e.g., #5865F2)
  • Embed URL: Optional URL to link from the embed title

Returns metadata about the sent message including message ID, channel ID, and author information.

  • Either content or embed (title/description) must be provided
  • The Discord bot must be installed and have permission to post to the selected channel
  • Supports Discord’s rich embed formatting for visually appealing messages
{
"data": {
"author": {
"bot": true,
"id": "1111111111111111111",
"username": "Webhook"
},
"channel_id": "9876543210987654321",
"content": "Hello from SuperPlane",
"id": "1234567890123456789",
"timestamp": "2026-01-16T12:00:00.000Z"
},
"timestamp": "2026-01-16T17:56:16.680755501Z",
"type": "discord.message.sent"
}