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# snowflake

This command displays information about a [snowflake](https://discord.com/developers/docs/reference#snowflakes), a Discord-generated ID. It is useful to know when a certain entity such as a message, channel or role was created to millisecond precision.

## Required permissions

MoonlightBot requires the following permissions to successfully execute this command:

*No specific permissions required.*

By default, a user is required to have the following permissions to use this command:

*No specific permissions required.*

For more information on editing permission requirements for specific users/roles, refer to the [permissions tutorial](/docs/get-started/permission-tutorial.md).

## Syntax

```
/snowflake <snowflake>
```

### Options

* `snowflake`: The snowflake to show information of. An example could be `314110696071888896`, MoonlightBot's user ID

## Logs

*This command does not trigger any log events.*

For more information on setting up those logs, refer to the [log setup tutorial](/docs/readme.md#logging).