# Author-Only Interactions

This article answers the frequently asked question "How do I make it so only the author can use button(s)/select menu(s)".

{% hint style="info" %}
Adding \`$authorID\` to the \`customID\` (for buttons) or \`value\` (for select menus) fields makes it so you can check if the author is using the interaction or not with if statements.
{% endhint %}

#### Buttons Example

Using `$addButton[]`:

```js
bot.commands.add({
  type: "basicCommand",
  name: "button",
  code: `$addActionRow
  Button!
  $addButton[button1_$authorID;Click Me OwO;primary]`
})
```

Replying to the Interaction:

```js
bot.commands.add({
  type: "buttonCommand",
  code: `$if[$interactionID==button1_$authorID;$updateInteraction
Hello World!
;$if[$includes[$interactionID;button1]==true;:x: You're not the author of this button! $ephemeral;]]`
})
```

{% hint style="danger" %}
The 'name' property for the \`buttonCommand\` type shall not be used for author-only buttons.
{% endhint %}

#### Select Menu Example

Using `$addSelectMenu[]`/`$addSelectMenuOption[]`:

```js
bot.commands.add({
  type: "basicCommand",
  name: "select",
  code: `Make a selection
$addActionRow
$addSelectMenu[menu1;select;1;0;no]
$addSelectMenuOption[Option 1;Hello World!;option1_$authorID]
$addSelectMenuOption[Option 2;Hello Planet!;option2_$authorID]`
})
```

Replying to the Interaction:

```js
bot.commands.add({
  type: "selectMenuCommand",
  name: "menu1",
  code: `$if[$interactionValues==option1_$authorID;$updateInteraction
Hello World!
;$if[$includes[$interactionValues;option1]==true;:x: You're not the author of this select menu! $ephemeral;]]

$if[$interactionValues==option2_$authorID;$updateInteraction
Hello Planet!
;$if[$includes[$interactionValues;option2]==true;:x: You're not the author of this select menu! $ephemeral;]]`
})
```


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://dbd-ts.gitbook.io/dbdts/guides/author-only-interactions.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.