how to send cron message to send to specific channel

Question

im still fairly new to javascript but im currently trying to make a cron message , it does work but now im trying to figure out how to send it to a specific channel

this is what i have so far

var CronJob = require('cron').CronJob;
var job = new CronJob('1 * * * * *', function () {
    message.channel.send('You will see this message every second');
}, null, true, 'America/Los_Angeles');
job.start();

i have tried a few things but it either doesnt work or causes the code to crash

Does this answer your question? [Discord.js sending a message to a specific channel](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52258064/discord-js-sending-a-message-to-a-specific-channel) — PLASMA chicken, Jul 27 '20 at 13:38
`client.channels.cache.get('CHANNEL ID').send('Hello here!')` is the answer most likely. Please click the first link I sent to read more — PLASMA chicken, Jul 27 '20 at 14:00

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 27 '20 at 15:04

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You can define a channel by finding one by name or id.

Find one by ID:

client.channels.cache.find(c => c.id === "id");

Find one by name:

client.channels.cache.find(c => c.name === "name")

answered Jul 27 '20 at 15:04

Marino

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 27 '20 at 16:39

Marino's answer is technically correct but it's not what is recommended. You should do:

<client>.channels.cache.get("ID HERE")

or

<client>.channels.cache.find(c => c.name === "name")

it's best to use .get for IDs.

Furthermore, your bot could get ratelimited if you send a message every second.

how to send cron message to send to specific channel

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