/slowmode

Make members wait between messages in a busy channel.

Command Slash Prefix % Aliases: %sm 5s cooldown

Usage #

/slowmode <seconds> [channel] [reason]

<required> must be included[optional] can be left outDo not type the brackets

Option	Type	Required	What it does
`seconds`	Number 0 to 21600	Required	Seconds each member waits between messages. Use 0 to turn slowmode off.
`channel`	Channel	Optional	The channel to change. Leave empty to use the channel you are in.
`reason`	Text	Optional	Why you are doing this. Shows in the audit log and in the member's DM. Up to 512 characters.

Manage Channels

Manage Channels

5 seconds

The prefix version accepts durations like 30s, 5m or 1h. The slash version takes seconds.
The longest slowmode Discord allows is 6 hours.
Works in text and announcement channels. Members with Manage Messages or Manage Channels are not affected.

/slowmode seconds:10

One message every 10 seconds in this channel.

%sm 5m #memes

Five minute slowmode in #memes.

%slowmode 0

Turns slowmode off.

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