Retrieve Discord ID with escaping

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Retrieving a Discord ID this way does not require "Developer Mode". For an alternative way that requires "Developer Mode", please see this article.

Retrieving a Discord User

1. Inside any chat window that the other user also has access to, mention them in a message, but do not send the message yet.
   
2. Next, add a \ right before the @ (ensure there are no spaces in between).
   
3. When posting the message, it will have the following form:
   <@[Discord User ID]>
   
   The @ will have an exclamation mark ! next to it if the Discord user is using a nickname. Ignore <, @, ! and >, and only copy the numbers within. This is the Discord ID of the user.

Retrieving a Discord Channel

1. Inside any channel in the same Discord guild (though preferably the channel itself), mention the channel in a message, but do not send the message yet.
   
2. Next, add a \ right before the # (ensure there are no spaces in between).
   
3. When posting the message, it will have the following form:
   <#[Discord Channel ID]>
   
   Ignore <, # and >, and only copy the numbers within. This is the Discord ID of the channel.