Error messages · Discord bot

Valid intents must be provided for the Client

What you see

TypeError [ClientMissingIntents]: Valid intents must be provided for the Client.

Why it happens

Since discord.js v13, new Client() needs a list of intents: the kinds of events the bot wants to receive. Older ChatGPT code creates the client with none.

The fix

• rightsocket does this Adds the intents the code needs (servers, messages, and Message Content when it reads message text).

Sources

• discord.js source: error messages
• discord.js guide: Updating from v13 to v14

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• Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'FLAGS')
• MessageEmbed is not a constructor
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