Allow use of slash command mentions in link buttons

[piotr25691]

You should be able to use slash command mentions in a link button.
It would be a nice feature allowing one slash command to link to other slash commands.

Right now, link buttons only deal with URLs. While that is okay for most purposes, it would be nice if the link button was changed into something that can not just link to URLs, but can mention other things in bots (eg. commands).

[Pirulax]

Possible duplicate of #4893 ?

I agree. For the average Joe clicking buttons is easier (and it is for me too on a phone for example) than typing commands.
It would be nice to have buttons that are just wrappers around commands, potentially with requesting input from the user (by using a modal maybe?).
Thanks!

[Wamy-Dev]

This would be so helpful for help commands and such so users can just click it.

[KevinNovak]

This would make it so convenient if buttons could trigger a slash command

[KevinNovak]

I did a rough mock-up of how this might look:

And how it might look in the code, using a new "Command" button style":

{
    type: 2, // "Button" Component Type
    style: 6, // "Command" Button Style (requires fields 'command_id' and 'command_name'),
    label: 'Add to List',
    command_id: '472091337469007488',
    command_name: 'list add',
}

[Wamy-Dev]

Instead of using buttons, you can mention the command in something, such as an embed, and it will work. I know this isn't the point of the discussion, but if someone is looking for an alternative right now, its available.

[JochCool]

Do you mean a slash command of another bot? If not, how would this be different from just a regular button interaction?

[JochCool]

I don't see what the problem is with just making a button do the same thing as a command in your code. I've put the relevant code in a function, and call that function upon a slash command interaction or a button interaction.

[piotr25691]

I don't see what the problem is with just making a button do the same thing as a command in your code. I've put the relevant code in a function, and call that function upon a slash command interaction or a button interaction.

I know you can do that, but if Discord implemented this into their own type of button component, it would be nice.

[KevinNovak]

If a slash commands requires more arguments then a button click can't just run the command. Making the button start the slash command would help to keep the user experience consistent. Otherwise you would need to code a way to collect args from the user after a button click. Which means you now need to code for 2 different ways to collect args from the user: via slash command and via button. Not impossible but making buttons start slash commands simplifies this.

[Shepard]

I would opt for user experience over ease of development. And clicking a button and then filling out fields in a modal dialog is much better UX than slash commands, to me. So I'd rather they invest more time into having all slash command option types available as components in modals, making collecting the user input that way more feasible.

[KevinNovak]

Message components are currently lacking in things that slash commands provide like autocomplete, validations, and the ability to tie actions to permissions. I agree it would be a better user experience using buttons and modals, and I hope Discord does add parity between slash commands and components. In the meantime slash command buttons seem like a decent option since most of the functionality already exists.

[pixxies]

This is a great idea.

My bot has a slash command that runs a game and I would love a slash command button to add to the final winning message to prompt the user to start another game.

Using a regular button interaction can't replace this because the game command may require args as mentioned above, but also because Discord collects slash command usage statistics to display the most popular ones on your bot's Discord profile on desktop, and on your bot's App Directory page if you have one.

Using a regular button hooked up to a function would mean Discord wouldn't count those new games as command interactions, and thus the game in question would disappear from the top recommended commands on my bot's profile and app directory page meaning reduced visibility and discoverablity for new users.

Having a button that can do the same thing as the command mention (paste it into your message input field) would be a massive win!

I have servers who have played this game almost 50k times since inviting my bot. A button to launch a new game at the end of one would reduce friction and increase engagement across the board. This would be good for bot developers since bot engagement could grow, and also good for Discord since engaged users = more time spent on the platform.

[WaGi-Coding]

i also want a user to be guided with buttons through subcommands/groups.

[rsodre]

it would eliminate so many custom interaction handlers!