---
title: "{args}"
description: Everything the viewer typed after the command, word for word.
---

```text
{args}
```

**Platforms:** Twitch and Kick.

The whole rest of the viewer's message after the command itself. Empty if
they typed nothing.

## Examples

```text
!announce  →  📢 {user} says: {args}
!ai        →  {ai:{args}}
!google    →  https://www.google.com/search?q={queryescape:{args}}
!quote     →  {if:{args}|{user} wants it on record: "{args}"|Type something after !quote, {user}}
```

## Notes

- It's echoed exactly as typed and is never treated as more variables - a
  viewer typing `{pick:...}` at your bot just gets their curly braces back.
  That holds even inside an [`{if:}`](/chat-bot/variables/if) condition or
  an [`{ai:}`](/chat-bot/variables/ai) prompt.
- For single words use [`{arg:N}`](/chat-bot/variables/arg); for the
  target of the command use [`{touser}`](/chat-bot/variables/touser).
- Long inputs can push a reply past Twitch's 500-character limit; the bot
  trims the end.