automation/afk/page.mdx

---
title: "Command: `afk`"
short_name: afk
---

import Modes from "@/components/MDX/Modes";

# `afk`

Sets your AFK status, and tells others that you're away.
When you come back, it will tell you if anyone pinged you, and if someone did, it will link you to the message.

### Syntax

```
-afk [reason]
/afk reason: [reason] global: [True/False]
```

### Required Permissions

`NONE`

### Modes

<Modes modes={["legacy", "interaction"]} />

### Examples

```
-afk Sleeping
/afk reason: Sleeping global:True
/afk reason: Sleeping global:False
```
1	---
2	title: "Command: `afk`"
3	short_name: afk
4	---
5
6	import Modes from "@/components/MDX/Modes";
7
8	# `afk`
9
10	Sets your AFK status, and tells others that you're away.
11	When you come back, it will tell you if anyone pinged you, and if someone did, it will link you to the message.
12
13	### Syntax
14
15	```
16	-afk [reason]
17	/afk reason: [reason] global: [True/False]
18	```
19
20	### Required Permissions
21
22	`NONE`
23
24	### Modes
25
26	<Modes modes={["legacy", "interaction"]} />
27
28	### Examples
29
30	```
31	-afk Sleeping
32	/afk reason: Sleeping global:True
33	/afk reason: Sleeping global:False
34	```