Understanding Channel Types

Several functions, like $channelType and $channelCount, require you to specify a channel type. This page outlines the available channel types and provides an example of their usage.

Available Channel Types:

Here's a list of the currently supported channel types:

• text: Standard text channels.
• dm: Direct Message channels (one-on-one conversations).
• voice: Voice channels.
• dm_group: Group Direct Message channels (multiple users in a DM).
• category: Channel categories used to organize channels.
• news: Announcement channels for server updates (formerly known as "announcement" channels).
• store: Channels used for selling products within Discord (deprecated).
• thread_news: Threads within news channels.
• thread_public: Public threads within text channels.
• thread_private: Private threads within text channels.
• post: Forum post channel type.
• forum: Forum channel type.
• stage: Stage channels for audio and video broadcasting.

Example Usage

$channelType
``` in a Public Thread

This example demonstrates how `$channelType` returns the type of the current channel.

#### Scenario:

We'll use the `$channelType` function inside a **public thread**.

#### Code:

```cc
!!exec $channelType

Result:

Member

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!!exec $channelType

Custom Command

APP

9/5/2026

thread_public

Tags: Channel Types