Send message to channels - discord.js

[rahultrivedi1800]

const Discord = require("discord.js");
const client = new Discord.Client();

const token = "token";

client.login(token);

client.channels.cache.get("channel_id").send("Hello!");

I can not see the send method even in the code suggestion. Channel is not cached maybe. Is there any other way to send messages to a specific channel?

[Androz2091]

Hello @rahultrivedi180, you have to wait for the client to be ready and send the message. You can use the following code:

const Discord = require("discord.js");
const client = new Discord.Client();

const token = "token";

client.login(token);

client.on("ready", () => {
    client.channels.cache.get("channel_id").send("Hello!");
});

Before the ready event client.channels.cache.get("channel_id") is undefined because the channel is not cached.

[Androz2091]

@rahultrivedi180 please use the "mark as answer" button to close this issue