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# React to a Message

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This action block will react with an emoji to any message in the builder or a specific message.

## Target Message

From this dropdown you can select what type of message the block should target in order to react to.

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{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Message sent by another action" %}
If this type is chosen then you may select a block from the builder to be targeted for the reaction.

## Response Action

Pick the message action you want reactions to be added to from this menu.

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{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Specific message ID" %}
When this type is selected, it will allow you to choose a specific message to add a reaction to in your discord server by specifying the IDs.

### Channel ID

In this field is where you input the channel ID of where the message is located to target it. This field also only accepts a plain channel ID with no extra symbols or spaces / [variables](/custom-commands-and-events/variables.md).

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### Message ID

In this field is where you input the message ID of the message you want to react to. This field also only accepts a plain message ID or a [variable](/custom-commands-and-events/variables.md) that contains one.

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{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Reactions

In this section is where you can choose and apply which reactions will be added to the targeted message. Click the "+" icon to add the reactions. This field only allows you to add default emojis.

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## Additional Reactions

Since you can't pick custom emojis from the [#reactions](#reactions "mention") field, this input allows you to add custom reactions to the message. Separate the reactions with commas and you can learn more about how to input a custom emoji [here](/getting-started/standard-practices/advanced-practices.md#how-can-i-get-a-custom-emojis-id).

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