Send a Message

Using the Send a Message block, you can quickly send messages as Direct Messages, Replies, or regular text messages.

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The Message Editor

In the message editor, you can drag and drop blocks from the left side onto the canvas, rearrange them, and customize them to your liking.

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Switching to legacy (v1) messages

To switch back from Components V2, click on ”Default” in the upper right corner of the editing space. You can switch in between the modes at any time.

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Testing your messages on different devices and themes

To save time while writing long messages, you can test out how your messages look on Mobile and PC as well as Dark mode and Light mode right in the editor, before even saving! To change devices, use the toggle with the Laptop and Phone icons, located in the upper left corner of the editing space. Using this switch does not affect your message. To change themes, use the toggle with the Moon and Sun icons, located in the upper right corner of the editing space. Using this switch does not affect your message.

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The components

Available components

Components v1

Text

Discord markdown text

Embed

Container for text with a color

Button

Interactable Discord buttons

Dropdown

Interactable Discord dropdowns

**Components v2  **Default

Container

Groups layout inside one card

Text

Discord markdown text

Button

Interactable Discord buttons

Dropdown

Interactable Discord dropdowns

Section

Text with a button or image

Thumbnail

Used to give the section an image

Media Gallery

1-10 Images shown in a grid

File

An attachment

Separator

A line to divide content

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Component Behavior

Every single component can be customized and disabled. Customization options differ for each component. Disabled components still show up in your editor and can be changed, but will not be displayed in Discord once you run your flow.

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Emoji Beta

On the text, button and dropdown components, emojis can be added using an emoji selector. We’re using the same emojis for Discord for your convenience. In addition, the emoji selector is also capable of displaying your bot emojis and emojis from servers your bot is in.

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Four ways to send your message

You can choose if you want your message to be sent as a regular message, reply, edit, or as a DM (Direct Message). Each way comes with their own configuration options.

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Notifications

On Meridian, notifications your messages trigger can be fully customized to your desire.

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Mention Delivery

Using this setting, you can customize allowed mentions for your message. By default, this is set to Notify everyone. You can also select Notify no one or Custom rule for full customization.

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Custom Mention delivery

When you select Custom Rules in the Mention delivery setting, the modal expands to fit the additional mention settings, which include:

• Users
• Roles
• @everyone and @here
• Replied user
• Allowlist
• Denylist

The Allowlist and Denylist override all other settings.

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Variables produced by the Send a Message block

The Send a Message block produces a single {message} or {message_n} (where n is the serial number of the Send a Message block, ex. 2). When called, the variable returns the Discord message ID corresponding to the block’s configured message after it’s sent. The {message} variable can be customized to be custom text inside {curly brackets}.

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Buttons

Buttons can be created, edited, rearranged and deleted in the Send a Message block’s message editor. By default, dragging in a button component from the components on the left panel will create a Row component, and automatically place your button inside. Therefore, when clicking anywhere around a button, you will not edit the button itself but rather the row. A row can be Duplicated, Disabled or Deleted, directly affecting all components inside of the row. To actually edit a button, you must click on the button itself. Every button can individually be modified with the following settings: Disabled / Enabled, Label and Emoji.
In addition, Overrides can be added by using variables. If an override is invalid, the button will automatically fallback to the manual inputs you set. Supported button colors include: If a button has emojis, it will display them to the left side of the text on Discord once the message is sent. To add more buttons, simply drag them in any valid position. What each color means: When attempting to place a component in an invalid position, you the blue area will become red and an error message will slide in from the bottom of the message editor to explain why that is an invalid position. After adding at least one button in your message, it will appear in the builder after you leave the message editor. To wire other blocks to run after a button press, you simply connect them to the button’s Handle. Of course, if you’d like, you can still wire actions to happen directly after the Send a Message block’s message has been sent, using its own Handle.

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Dropdowns

Much like buttons, dropdowns can also be placed, edited, moved and deleted directly in the message editor. By default, dragging in a dropdown component from the components on the left panel will create a Row component, and automatically place your dropdown inside. Therefore, when clicking anywhere around a dropdown, you will not edit the dropdown itself but rather the row. A row can be Duplicated, Disabled or Deleted, directly affecting the dropdown inside. Click on the dropdown itself in order to edit it. Every dropdown can individually be modified with the following settings:

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Getting user input from dropdowns