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# beginner i: using simple placeholders

## ✎ what are placeholders?

* placeholders are variables that you can put in your response in order for mimu to replace with context. 
* an example would be mentioning the user who sent the message using `{user}`. this allows you to personalize the response.

![creating our autoresponder to mention the user who ran the command](/files/d0AlJlWZbUWJnh56Z5hL)

![what mimu replies with!](/files/tXGNM3yzLafUIqumDygX)

## ✎ using multiple placeholders

* using multiple placeholders work exactly the same way as how you'd expect.
* let's make an autoresponder called .userinfo that responds with users' information!
* this is the command i typed:

`/autoresponder add trigger:.userinfo reply:hi {user}! this is your info!` \
`user tag: {user_tag}` \
`username: {user_name}` \
`discrim: {user_discrim}` \
`id: {user_id}` \
`nick: {user_nick}` \
`joined server on: {user_joindate}` \
`joined discord on: {user_createdate}` \
`your color in this server is {user_displaycolor}` \
`you've boosted since: {user_boostsince}` \
`you have {user_balance} {server_currency}!`

![and voila! we've got it!](/files/-MWSSSVSWJARTO_lwyY_)

{% hint style="info" %}
there are a lot of variables! check out the [variable placeholder list](/autoresponder/resources/variables-placeholders-and-functions.md#placeholder-list) for a full list of placeholders and functions!
{% endhint %}