Discord bot isn't responding

Question

For some reason the basic ping pong command isn't working. I basically copy and pasted from a website but I am not sure what is wrong with you.

const { Client, Intents } = require('discord.js');
    const client = new Client({ intents: [Intents.FLAGS.GUILDS, Intents.FLAGS.GUILD_MESSAGES] });
    client.login('hidden')



client.once('ready', () => {
    console.log('Ready!');
});

client.on('interactionCreate', interaction => {
    if (!interaction.isCommand()) return;

    const { commandName } = interaction;

    if (commandName === 'ping') {
        interaction.reply('Pong.');
    }

});

There is no log error which makes it weirder. I know it is connecting because the bot appears online when I do a node index.js in the cmd panel. Any help is welcomed!

Answer 1

Firstly, I recommend that you fix the indentation at the beginning and move the client.login call to the end, as that's how the discord.js docs do it.

Additionally, are you sure you're using Discord.js v13? These events were added in v13, so if you run it with Discord.js v12, your bot will run, but your functions will never be called.

Otherwise, your code looks good (to me), but I'm not an expert.