How can I get the username of the user who sent the message? about insta.js HOT 5 CLOSED

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If "message.author.id" and "client.user.id" are the same

They are not.
You can use the following:

client.on('messageCreate', async (message) => {
	const author = message.author || await client.fetchUser(message.authorID);
	console.log(author); // the user object
});

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I can always get the username of the author correctly. However, the username that receives the message is always the same as the client username.

client.on('messageCreate', async (message) => {
  const author = message.author || (await client.fetchUser(message.authorID));
  console.table([
    {
      from: author.username, // correct always
      to: message.client.user.username,  // always same as client username
    },
  ]);
});

If it is an incoming message, there is no problem. However, the outgoing message "from" and "to" are always the same as the client username. How can I refactor "to" field?

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Yes it is always the same because the message is sent by the client (therefore, the author is equal to the client). You can just ignore the messages sent by yourself using:

if(message.authorID === client.user.id) return;

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hi All, how i can send message with chat.sendMessage('Hey!');

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please open another issue - this is not related to the original question

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