# 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](https://1355643618-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LjUSz3NQrpyR-tHhUV-%2Fuploads%2FV47zYig9x9NIc9XhufnJ%2Fuser%20var.PNG?alt=media\&token=0628b16a-6dbc-43aa-b0fc-c5e994a67428)

![what mimu replies with!](https://1355643618-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LjUSz3NQrpyR-tHhUV-%2Fuploads%2FCfLP0HfhgTjj3ovSW0Tg%2Fuser%20ex.PNG?alt=media\&token=b6626899-eee1-4557-8ab6-69b9ff39c472)

## ✎ 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!](https://1355643618-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LjUSz3NQrpyR-tHhUV-%2F-MWSPocpQAQ76frp2PQE%2F-MWSSSVSWJARTO_lwyY_%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=33123fe1-5af0-4bbd-b0f4-b2a6162f5639)

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