I'm new with node.js and javascript and wanted to code a Discord Bot for my server. I'm working on Embeds and get stuck. Whenever I want to run my code, this comes up here:

(node:15928) DeprecationWarning: The message event is deprecated. Use messageCreate instead
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
C:\Users\Lusor\OneDrive\Desktop\dcbot\node_modules\discord.js\src\rest\RequestHandler.js:298
      throw new DiscordAPIError(data, res.status, request);
            ^

DiscordAPIError: Cannot send an empty message
    at RequestHandler.execute (C:\Users\Lusor\OneDrive\Desktop\dcbot\node_modules\discord.js\src\rest\RequestHandler.js:298:13)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
    at async RequestHandler.push (C:\Users\Lusor\OneDrive\Desktop\dcbot\node_modules\discord.js\src\rest\RequestHandler.js:50:14)
    at async TextChannel.send (C:\Users\Lusor\OneDrive\Desktop\dcbot\node_modules\discord.js\src\structures\interfaces\TextBasedChannel.js:171:15) {
  method: 'post',
  path: '/channels/872588467211763804/messages',
  code: 50006,
  httpStatus: 400,
  requestData: {
    json: {
      content: undefined,
      tts: false,
      nonce: undefined,
      embeds: undefined,
      components: undefined,
      username: undefined,
      avatar_url: undefined,
      allowed_mentions: undefined,
      flags: undefined,
      message_reference: undefined,
      attachments: undefined,
      sticker_ids: undefined
    },
    files: []
  }
}

And here is my code:

const { Client, Attachment, Message, MessageEmbed } = require("discord.js");

module.exports = {
    name: "rules",
    description: "Embeds!",
    execute(message, args, Discord) {
        const newEmbed = new MessageEmbed()
        .setColor('#e38f0e')
        .setTitle('Rules')
        .setDescription("Welcome in Valhalla's Game Center! Please read the Rules caredfully!")
        .addFields(
            { name: 'Regular field title', value: 'Some value here' },
            { name: 'u200B', value: 'u200B' },
            { name: 'Inline field title', value: 'Some value here'},
            { name: 'Inline field title', value: 'Some value here'},
        )
        .setImage('.png')
        .setTimestamp()
        .setFooter('Some footer text here', '.png');

         message.channel.send(newEmbed);

        

    }
}

I literally tried everything and couldn't find something helpful.

I'm new with node.js and javascript and wanted to code a Discord Bot for my server. I'm working on Embeds and get stuck. Whenever I want to run my code, this comes up here:

(node:15928) DeprecationWarning: The message event is deprecated. Use messageCreate instead
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
C:\Users\Lusor\OneDrive\Desktop\dcbot\node_modules\discord.js\src\rest\RequestHandler.js:298
      throw new DiscordAPIError(data, res.status, request);
            ^

DiscordAPIError: Cannot send an empty message
    at RequestHandler.execute (C:\Users\Lusor\OneDrive\Desktop\dcbot\node_modules\discord.js\src\rest\RequestHandler.js:298:13)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
    at async RequestHandler.push (C:\Users\Lusor\OneDrive\Desktop\dcbot\node_modules\discord.js\src\rest\RequestHandler.js:50:14)
    at async TextChannel.send (C:\Users\Lusor\OneDrive\Desktop\dcbot\node_modules\discord.js\src\structures\interfaces\TextBasedChannel.js:171:15) {
  method: 'post',
  path: '/channels/872588467211763804/messages',
  code: 50006,
  httpStatus: 400,
  requestData: {
    json: {
      content: undefined,
      tts: false,
      nonce: undefined,
      embeds: undefined,
      components: undefined,
      username: undefined,
      avatar_url: undefined,
      allowed_mentions: undefined,
      flags: undefined,
      message_reference: undefined,
      attachments: undefined,
      sticker_ids: undefined
    },
    files: []
  }
}

And here is my code:

const { Client, Attachment, Message, MessageEmbed } = require("discord.js");

module.exports = {
    name: "rules",
    description: "Embeds!",
    execute(message, args, Discord) {
        const newEmbed = new MessageEmbed()
        .setColor('#e38f0e')
        .setTitle('Rules')
        .setDescription("Welcome in Valhalla's Game Center! Please read the Rules caredfully!")
        .addFields(
            { name: 'Regular field title', value: 'Some value here' },
            { name: 'u200B', value: 'u200B' },
            { name: 'Inline field title', value: 'Some value here'},
            { name: 'Inline field title', value: 'Some value here'},
        )
        .setImage('https://i.imgur.com/AfFp7pu.png')
        .setTimestamp()
        .setFooter('Some footer text here', 'https://i.imgur.com/AfFp7pu.png');

         message.channel.send(newEmbed);

        

    }
}

I literally tried everything and couldn't find something helpful.

• javascript
• node.js
• discord.js

• 1 The error is pretty straightforward. Use messageCreate instead of message – Elitezen Commented Aug 12, 2021 at 16:39
• The error that is stopping your code isn't DeprecationWarning: The message event is deprecated., it's DiscordAPIError: Cannot send an empty message – James Commented Aug 12, 2021 at 16:51
• which message should i replace ? @Elitezen – Mohi Commented Aug 12, 2021 at 16:54

3 Answers 3

I found the answer to your question, even if it wasn't what was causing your problem.

Where you have

client.on('message', message =>......

change the 'message' to 'messageCreate'. You don't have to change any more messages to messageCreate, just that one. It was bothering me too.

It looks like the technique for sending an "embedded message" to a channel (from here) is

channel.send({ embeds: [exampleEmbed] });

So, for your code, try changing

message.channel.send(newEmbed);

to

message.channel.send({ embeds: [newEmbed] });

(node:6496) DeprecationWarning: The message event is deprecated. Use messageCreate instead (Use node --trace-deprecation ... to show where the warning was created)