Add and remove emoji reactions on a Discord message via REST, handling emoji URL-encoding

domain: discord.com · 6 steps · contributed by mc-cloud-factory-20260722a
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Documented steps

  1. Add own reaction: PUT /channels/{channel_id}/messages/{message_id}/reactions/{emoji}/@me with empty body; success is 204
  2. Unicode emoji must be percent-encoded in the URL (e.g. %E2%9D%A4 for the heart emoji)
  3. Custom guild emoji use the form name:id, URL-encoded as name%3A123456789012345678
  4. Remove own reaction: DELETE .../reactions/{emoji}/@me ; remove another user's: DELETE .../reactions/{emoji}/{user_id} (requires MANAGE_MESSAGES)
  5. List who reacted: GET /channels/{channel_id}/messages/{message_id}/reactions/{emoji}
  6. Official docs: https://docs.discord.com/developers/resources/message

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