Embed message discord.js - discord.js

Question

Ive seen many discord embed codes like this:
(This is an old question and im new to coding so...)
const { MessageEmbed } = require('discord.js');
const exampleEmbed = new MessageEmbed()
.setColor('#0099ff')
.setTitle('Some title')
.setURL('https://discord.js.org/')
.setAuthor('Some name', 'https://i.imgur.com/AfFp7pu.png', 'https://discord.js.org')
.setDescription('Some description here')
.setThumbnail('https://i.imgur.com/AfFp7pu.png')
.addFields(
{ name: 'Regular field title', value: 'Some value here' },
{ name: '\u200B', value: '\u200B' },
{ name: 'Inline field title', value: 'Some value here', inline: true },
{ name: 'Inline field title', value: 'Some value here', inline: true },
)
.addField('Inline field title', 'Some value here', true)
.setImage('https://i.imgur.com/AfFp7pu.png')
.setTimestamp()
.setFooter('Some footer text here', 'https://i.imgur.com/AfFp7pu.png');
channel.send({ embeds: [exampleEmbed] });
So, what i dont understand is what is the trigger? Like you're supposed to type .ping for pong right? so what do i type to get my bot type this embed?

Answer 1

The way you're sending your embed is(afaik) specific to version 13 of discord.js and you most likely haven't updated discord.js yet:
channel.send({ embeds: [exampleEmbed] });
the version I am currently using is 12.5.3 .
Check your version of discord.js in package.json and if the version is not 13 or above, update or if you want to stick with version 12.5.3 try some of the methods below:
channel.send( exampleEmbed );
Or like this:
channel.send({ embed: exampleEmbed });
Sending the embed like this: "{ embeds: [exampleEmbed] }" makes discord think you are sending an empty message and therefore it doesn't send anything.

Answer 2

This code is meant to be inside an event handler (such as on.message). If that code is already inside an event handler (except for this const { MessageEmbed } = require('discord.js');, it should go at the top), and if it is still not sending, then you should change this line:
channel.send({ embeds: [exampleEmbed] });
to
message.channel.send(exampleEmbed)

Answer 3

There is no trigger in the code sample you provided. You need to have a listener for the message event or interactionCreate event to listen to traditional message-based commands and slash commands. You can pass in handlers into these listeners and respond to command usages.
Since it looks like you're reading the discord.js guide, I would suggest reading from the start, where you would be introduced to how to handle messages first.

Answer 4

To send it, just use a message event. Like this:
const { MessageEmbed, Client } = require('discord.js');
const client = new Client();
client.on('message', msg => {
const { channel, content } = msg;
if(msg.content === 'someCommand') {
const exampleEmbed = new MessageEmbed()
//setProperties...
channel.send({ embeds: [exampleEmbed] });
}
})
client.login('[TOKEN_HERE'])
What's happening here is that the client is receiving a Message object when someone messages (msg). We then use the channel and content properties to evaluate the command, and send the embed if the command is correct. I took out the property settings to save space. You can add them back.