discord

Overview

The discord node sends messages to Discord servers using webhooks. Perfect for community notifications, gaming server alerts, and real-time status updates with rich embeds.

Properties

Message Formats

{
  "payload": "Hello Discord!"
}

{
  "payload": "Server alert!",
  "username": "Alert Bot",
  "avatarUrl": "https://i.imgur.com/..."
}

Example: Rich Embed Alert

Create beautiful Discord embeds for notifications.

// Function node: Build Discord embed
var temp = msg.payload.temperature;
var status = temp > 30 ? "Critical" : temp > 25 ? "Warning" : "Normal";
var color = temp > 30 ? 0xFF0000 : temp > 25 ? 0xFFAA00 : 0x00FF00;

msg.payload = {
    content: temp > 30 ? "@here Temperature Alert!" : null,
    embeds: [{
        title: "🌡️ Temperature Report",
        description: "Current readings from sensor network",
        color: color,
        fields: [
            {
                name: "Temperature",
                value: temp + "°C",
                inline: true
            },
            {
                name: "Status",
                value: status,
                inline: true
            },
            {
                name: "Device",
                value: msg.payload.deviceId,
                inline: true
            }
        ],
        thumbnail: {
            url: "https://example.com/thermometer.png"
        },
        footer: {
            text: "EdgeFlow Monitoring",
            icon_url: "https://edgx.cloud/icon.png"
        },
        timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
    }]
};

return msg;

Common Embed Colors

Creating a Discord Webhook

Multiple Embeds

Send up to 10 embeds in a single message.

// Function node: Multiple sensor readings
var sensors = msg.payload.sensors; // Array of sensor data

msg.payload = {
    content: "📊 **Sensor Report**",
    embeds: sensors.slice(0, 10).map(function(sensor) {
        return {
            title: sensor.name,
            color: sensor.status === "ok" ? 0x00FF00 : 0xFF0000,
            fields: [
                { name: "Value", value: sensor.value.toString(), inline: true },
                { name: "Unit", value: sensor.unit, inline: true }
            ],
            inline: true
        };
    })
};

return msg;