# Commands

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## All Bot Commands&#x20;

| Command                                   | Examples                                                                                                    | Explanation                                                                                                                                                          |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `/help [command]`                         | <p></p><ul><li>/help setbday</li><li>/help</li></ul>                                                        | Gets a link to these docs or help on a specific command.                                                                                                             |
| `/support`                                | <ul><li>/support</li></ul>                                                                                  | Sends a link to join the support server.                                                                                                                             |
| `/vote`                                   | <ul><li>/vote</li></ul>                                                                                     | <p>Sends a link to vote for Birthday Bot.</p><p></p>                                                                                                                 |
| `/setbday <birthday>`                     | <ul><li>/setbday 03/05</li></ul>                                                                            | Sets your birthday. Use MM/DD format.                                                                                                                                |
| `/getbday [user]`                         | <ul><li>/getbday @Niloc</li><li>/getbday 626916199783071750</li></ul>                                       | Checks what another users birthday is set to. Use mention or ID.                                                                                                     |
| `/settings`                               | <ul><li>/settings</li></ul>                                                                                 | Checks what the settings are for your server.                                                                                                                        |
| `/message <add\|remove\|clear> <message>` | <ul><li>/message remove HBD {user}</li><li>/message add Happy Bday {user}!</li><li>/message clear</li></ul> | Adds or removes birthday messages. Use `{user}` to mention the user. Use no arguments to check what your birthday messages are. More then one message is **premium** |
| `/channel <#channel>`                     | <ul><li>/channel #birthdays</li></ul>                                                                       | Sets the birthday channel that birthdays will be announced to.                                                                                                       |
| `/premium`                                | <ul><li>/premium</li></ul>                                                                                  | Checks if your server is premium for the month. <https://patreon.com/bdaybot>                                                                                        |
| `/embed`                                  | <ul><li>/embed</li></ul>                                                                                    | Toggles birthday messages being in an embed or not. **Premium**                                                                                                      |
| `/premiumperks`                           | <ul><li>/premiumperks</li></ul>                                                                             | Shows you the perks you get for being cool, <https://patreon.com/bdaybot>                                                                                            |
| `/addpremium`                             | <ul><li>/addpremium</li></ul>                                                                               | Marks a server as premium if you have it                                                                                                                             |
| `/removepremium`                          | <ul><li>/removepremium</li></ul>                                                                            | Unmarks a server as premium, giving you another server to mark.                                                                                                      |