Point a variable at someone else

Normally a variable is about whoever started the command or event. {user_name} is the name of the person who typed the command. But what if you want the name of someone else, like the person they picked in /hug @Alex? Then you point the variable at that person by adding square brackets [ ] at the end:

{user_name[option_friend]} got a big hug from {user_name}!

The bot sends:

Alex got a big hug from Sam!

What can go inside the brackets?

Three kinds of things. Pick whichever you have.

A plain ID
An input
Another variable

Type the ID straight in. The variable then always points at that one person, channel or server.

{user_icon[136327647792726016]}
{channel_name[879733469452836864]}
{server_members[822426820447567872]}

To copy an ID in Discord, turn on Developer Mode (User Settings, then Advanced), then right-click a person, channel or server and press Copy ID.

In a command, use an input the person filled in. Write option_ and the input’s name, without curly brackets.

{user_icon[option_friend]}
{user_joined[option_member]}
{channel_name[option_channel]}

The input must be the right kind: a Member picker for a person, a Channel picker for a channel. If the person skipped an optional member input, the variable is about them instead.

Use any variable that holds an ID. Here you keep its curly brackets.

{user_icon[{bot_id}]}
{user_name[{event_user_id}]}
{channel_name[{DBVAR_log_channel}]}
{user_name[{weather.response.owner_id}]}

Mentions work too. If a variable holds <@136327647792726016> or <#879733469452836864>, DogeBot takes the ID out of it for you.

Which variables can be pointed?

Group	Variables you can point	Example
A person	`user_name`, `user_displayName`, `user_tag`, `user_id`, `user_mention`, `user_icon`, `user_avatar`, `user_status`, `user_createdAt`, `user_joined`, `user_discriminator`, `isBot`	`{user_joined[option_member]}`
A channel	`channel_name`, `channel_id`, `channel_type`, `channel_topic`, `channel_mention`	`{channel_topic[option_channel]}`
A server	`server`, `server_id`, `server_icon`, `server_members`, `server_owner_id`, `first_channel_id`	`{server[{event_guild_id}]}`
Your own variables	Any User or Channel variable	`{DBVAR_coins[option_user]}`
Discord objects	`Guild`, `Channel`, `Member`, `User`, `Role`, `Emoji`, `Sticker`, `GuildScheduledEvent`	`{Member[option_user].nickname}`

Discord objects are different. The brackets go straight after the object name, before the dot:{Channel[879733469452836864].name} works.{Channel.name[879733469452836864]} does not work.See Discord objects.

Your own variables

The same trick works for your own User variables. This is how you show someone else’s coins:

{user_name[option_member]} has {DBVAR_coins[option_member]} coins.

And to change someone else’s value, use the Whose variable box in the Save a value or Do the maths block. See Use your variables in blocks.

A full example: /whois

A command that shows facts about any member.

Make the command

Make a slash command called whois.

Add a Member picker input

Add a Member picker input and name it member.

Add a Reply with a card block

Fill it in like this:

Title: {user_displayName[option_member]}
Picture: {user_icon[option_member]}
Text:
Username: {user_name[option_member]}
Joined this server: {user_joined[option_member]}
Account made: {user_createdAt[option_member]}
Is a bot: {isBot[option_member]}

Save and try it

Press Save Command and type /whois @someone in Discord.

If it doesn’t work

What you see	Why	Fix
The variable shows as plain text, like `{user_name[option_friend]}`	The input name is wrong, or the person isn’t in the server	Check the input’s name, and that it’s a Member picker.
`{user_name[{option_friend}]}` doesn’t work	Inputs go in without curly brackets	Write `{user_name[option_friend]}`.
A channel value is empty	The bot can’t see that channel	Give your bot the View Channel permission there.

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Point a variable at someone else

What can go inside the brackets?

Which variables can be pointed?

Your own variables

A full example: /whois

If it doesn’t work

​What can go inside the brackets?

​Which variables can be pointed?

​Your own variables

​A full example: /whois

​If it doesn’t work

What can go inside the brackets?

Which variables can be pointed?

Your own variables

A full example: /whois

If it doesn’t work