discord-webhooks
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🔗 🐍Python module which allows for easy sending of webhooks to a Discord server.
Discord Webhooks for Python 🔗 🐍
Simple module for Python which allows for sending of webhooks to a Discord server.
Installation Steps 💽
The Discord-Webhooks module can be installed into your project via Pip.
$ pip install Discord-Webhooks
Getting Started :airplane:
Import the package into your project and initialize it to get started. You must pass the webhook URL you obtained from your Discord channel in as the argument.
from discord_webhooks import DiscordWebhooks
# Webhook URL for your Discord channel.
WEBHOOK_URL = 'http://discord.gg/...'
# Initialize the webhook class and attaches data.
webhook = DiscordWebhooks(WEBHOOK_URL)
# Sets some content for a basic message.
webhook.set_content(content='Montezuma!')
# Triggers the payload to be sent to Discord.
webhook.send()
If you'd like to send a message attachment you can do so.
from discord_webhooks import DiscordWebhooks
# Webhook URL for your Discord channel.
WEBHOOK_URL = 'http://discord.gg/...'
webhook = DiscordWebhooks(WEBHOOK_URL)
webhook.set_content(content='The best cat ever is...', title='Montezuma!', description='Seriously!', \
url='http://github.com/JamesIves', color=0xF58CBA, timestamp='2018-11-09T04:10:42.039Z')
# Attaches an image
webhook.set_image(url='https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/10888441?s=460&v=4')
# Attaches a thumbnail
webhook.set_thumbnail(url='https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/10888441?s=460&v=4')
# Attaches an author
webhook.set_author(name='James Ives', url='https://jamesiv.es', icon_url='https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/10888441?s=460&v=4')
# Attaches a footer
webhook.set_footer(text='Footer', icon_url='https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/10888441?s=460&v=4')
# Appends a field
webhook.add_field(name='Field', value='Value!')
webhook.send()
Methods 📡
You can find an explanation of all available methods below.
set_content
The set_content method can be used to send basic messages to Discord.
| Argument | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
content |
Content represents a standard message on Discord. | String |
title |
Displays a title on an message attachment. | String |
description |
Displays a description on an message attachment. | String |
url |
Creates a link on the title. | String |
color |
Displays a colored strip on the left side of an message attachment. This should be a hexademical value, for example 0xF58CBA. |
Integer |
timestamp |
Displays a timestamp beneath the message attachment. Must be a valid timestamp, consider using Python's datetime to achieve localtime. |
String |
set_author
Using set_author you're able to attach an author to an message attachment.
| Argument | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
name |
The name of the author. | String |
url |
Creates a link on the author name. | String |
icon_url |
Displays an author icon, must resolve to a valid image path. | String |
set_footer
Using set_footer you're able to attach a footer to an message attachment.
| Argument | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
text |
The text that should display in the footer. | String |
icon_url |
Displays a footer icon, must resolve to a valid image path. | String |
set_thumbnail
Using set_thumbnail you're able to attach a thumbnail to a message attachment.
| Argument | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
url |
Displays a thumbnail image in the message attachment | String |
set_image
Using set_image you're able to attach an image to a message attachment.
| Argument | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
url |
Displays an image in the message attachment | String |
add_field
Using add_field you're able to attach a field to a message attachment. You can add as many fields as you want.
| Argument | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
name |
The name of the field. | String |
value |
The value of the field. | String |
inline |
Determines if the field should display inline or not, this is primarily used for formatting when you have multiple fields. | Boolean |
send
When you're done formatting your message attachment you can use the send method to dispatch it to Discord.
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