The /me command

Chat and IRC
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Hello,

I want to suggest an option for broadcasters to enable/disable the usage of the /me command in their channel.

Until then, is there a way to block the /me command? Or is it possible to somehow detect it and have a bot take action when someone uses it?

With kind regards,
Ben

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Yes, depends on your library.

Suggestions can be sent to the Twitch Uservoice

https://twitch.uservoice.com/

3

Until then, is there a way to block the /me command? Or is it possible to somehow detect it and have a bot take action when someone uses it?

In your custom chat client, you could block it, but there is no way (that I know of) to block it in the regular Twitch chat (web/app). You can, however, detect a /me and have your bot warn the user or whatever you deem appropriate. While regular chat messages are being sent as regular PRIVMSG command, messages sent via /me will be delivered as CTCP ACTION command.

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Thank you guys!

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You could try adding this string as a ban word to a bot.

ACTION

Edit: I noticed the character didn’t print outside of the edit box…
Unicode character
\x{1} - soh start of heading

this regex would match an emote text from ‘/me’

\(x{1}ACTION)(.*)(\x{1})