DISCORD BOT - Online but not sending back message to discord

[angelface]

I’ve done everything correct to the best of my knowledge as far as coding it. But when I type my “if” phrase which is ($trade) it doesn’t send any response at all in the discord. However when I press ‘Run’ it does say that my bot is online. Any suggestions?

[angelface]

import discord
import os
client = discord.Client()

@client.event
async def on_ready():
  print('We have logged in as {0.user}'
  .format(client))

@client.event
async def on_message(message):
  if message.author == client.user:
    return

    if message.content.startswith('$trade'):
      await message.channel.send ('trade')

client.run(os.getenv('TOKEN'))

[hrithik]

your code works for me… just make sure ur indentations are correct

client = discord.Client()

@client.event
async def on_ready():
    print("Bot is ready")


@client.event
async def on_message(message):
    if message.author == client.user:
        return

    if message.content.startswith('$trade'):
        await message.channel.send ('trade')

[jwilkins.oboe]

I’ve edited your post for readability. When you enter a code block into a forum post, please precede it with a separate line of three backticks and follow it with a separate line of three backticks to make it easier to read.

You can also use the “preformatted text” tool in the editor (</>) to add backticks around text.

See this post to find the backtick on your keyboard.
Note: Backticks (`) are not single quotes (’).