Ratelimits
Ratelimits is a Discord restriction which prevents you from performing actions in a very fast rate. Most ratelimits are on a per-channel or a per-server basis.
❗ The Most Important Ratelimits
| Action | Ratelimit | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Send Messages | 5 / 5s | per channel |
| Delete Messages | 5 / 1s | per channel |
| Add/Remove Reactions | 1 / 0.25s | per channel |
| Edit Server Members | 10 / 10s | per server |
| Edit Member Nickname | 1 / 1s | per server |
| Edit Bot Username | 2 / 1h | per account |
| Update Channels | 2 / 10m | per account |
| All Actions Combined | 50 / 1s | per account |
💪 Dealing with Ratelimits
Usually Javacord takes care about these limitations for you. As a user, there's nothing you have to do, but you should at least know that ratelimits exist.
Example
The following code
// Who even needs loops?
channel.sendMessage("Ratelimit Example #1");
channel.sendMessage("Ratelimit Example #2");
channel.sendMessage("Ratelimit Example #3");
channel.sendMessage("Ratelimit Example #4");
channel.sendMessage("Ratelimit Example #5");
channel.sendMessage("Ratelimit Example #6");
channel.sendMessage("Ratelimit Example #7");
channel.sendMessage("Ratelimit Example #8");
channel.sendMessage("Ratelimit Example #9");
channel.sendMessage("Ratelimit Example #10");
channel.sendMessage("Ratelimit Example #11");
channel.sendMessage("Ratelimit Example #12");
would look like this in the client:
You can clearly see the delay between every 5 sent messages.
❌ Can I disable ratelimits?
No. Ratelimits are a limitation from Discord itself, which you cannot circumvent.