Updated Requirements to How Apps Access Data in Servers
Discord is updating requirements to how apps access certain data within servers, changing the review threshold and requiring annual review. Here's what's changing and why.
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Game On: Discord Is Backing the Next Generation of Dutch Gaming Founders
Together with Techleap, we’re launching the Gaming Founders Circle: a hands-on program for the most ambitious gaming companies in the Netherlands to provide participants with a direct line to the people, investors, and networks that help great games scale.
How We Moved Discord Voice to the Edge
Moving Discord’s voice and video onto Cloudflare's edge network. Closer servers, lower ping in most regions, and a few real bugs getting there.
Introducing: You Bar
Introducing the You Bar: an update to the Discord mobile app that celebrates your identity, simpler navigation, and a peek at what’s next.
Discord Patch Notes: June 4, 2026
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
Official Discord Integrations for Steal a Brainrot, Grow a Garden, Brookhaven RP, and more
How some of the most popular Roblox games have integrated Discord account linking to enhance social features and safety capabilities for official community servers.
Making It Easier Than Ever to Connect with Friends in League & VAL!
Starting soon, you’ll be able to link your Discord and Riot accounts to sync your friends lists, show your in-game activity as your Discord status, and invite your Discord friends directly to your League or VAL lobby.
Every Voice and Video Call on Discord Is Now End-to-End Encrypted
As of March 2026, E2EE is now enforced for every voice and video call on Discord. This represents a multi-year commitment, and Discord’s VP of Engineering is here to talk about why it matters.
Celebrate Discord’s 11th Birthday with an Exclusive Set of Emoji and Wallpapers
Discord is turning 11 this year! To celebrate, we made over twenty Discord-themed emojis, along with over twenty wallpapers, and even a digital poster for everyone to download, for free!
How to Use Nitro: A Beginner’s Guide to Discord’s Premium Subscription
What’s Discord Nitro all about? What perks does it give, and how can you get it? If you’re looking to expand your Nitro knowledge, you’re in the right place.
Nitro Now Comes with Xbox Game Pass and New Benefits. Welcome to Nitro Rewards.
As we hit Nitro’s 10-year anniversary, we're launching Nitro Rewards: a brand-new benefits program built with some of the biggest names in gaming. See what’s coming for Nitro members, for no added cost.
How Discord Automates ScyllaDB Clusters at Scale
You've been asked to stand up a brand-new database cluster, meaning a whole day of configuring dozens of nodes, validating replication, wiring up dual-write pipelines… what if this whole ordeal took less than two hours? This is how we got ourselves into this exact mess, and how we made our way out o...
Stock Up in the New Rust Shop! Enjoy a Discord-Only 20% Sale on Most Items until 5/21
Starting today, you can now browse, purchase, and even gift and wishlist in-game items for Rust directly in Discord! See how it all works, and learn about a hefty two-week Discord-exclusive launch discount on a wide selection of officially-made Rust items.
Discord Patch Notes: May 4, 2026
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
You’ve Got (Too Much) Mail: Behind the Scenes of the 3/25/26 Voice Outage
On March 25th, voice and video on Discord suffered major degradation beginning at 12:13 PDT, lasting a little over three hours. Learn how the issue originated, how it affected systems across Discord, how we recovered, and how we’re preventing the same problem from reoccurring.
Measure Less to Learn More: Using Fewer, Higher-quality Metrics to Capture What Matters
Too many experiment metrics can make meaningful changes harder to detect. Learn how Discord used simulations and Principal Component Analysis to maximize signal and reduce noise.
Making Discord on Desktop Look Just Right: Display Settings to Ease the Eyes
Learn all sorts of toggles, options, and features on Discord’s desktop app to help you view media at your pace, lower the strength of colors across the app, and make app content easier to see.
Discord Patch Notes: April 6, 2026
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
MULTIPLAYER SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED AAAA GAME “THE LAST MEADOW” ANNOUNCED: PLAYABLE NOW
Band together with Discordians from across the world in Last Meadow Online, the world’s first DBMMIRPG. Available to play until April 7, 2026.
How Multi-Factor Authentication Helps Keep Your Discord Account Safe
A Discord account is more than just your username and avatar. That’s why it’s important to help keep your account safe and secure by using Multi-Factor Authentication, SMS Backup Authentication & QR Code Login. Learn how to keep your account more secure in the following blog post!
Discord Update: March 24, 2026 Changelog
Here's the Discord Changelog from March 24, 2026, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!
How ROOST is Advancing Online Safety
The threat landscape online has shifted dramatically. Many online platforms are left to reinvent safety tools from scratch. That’s the gap ROOST was built to close — and it’s why open-sourcing battle-tested tools like Osprey matters so much.
You’re Now Discord Official: Developers, Claim Your Game and Verify Your Server
Developers can now claim and customize their game’s profiles on Discord. Curate your game’s presence on the platform to help people discover more about your game, and get your server verified in the process! Read on to see how it works.
Building on the Social Layer of Games: What’s New from GDC 2026
At GDC 2026, Discord gives developers more ways to close the gap between connection and play.
Discord Patch Notes: March 6, 2026
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
Tracing Discord's Elixir Systems (Without Melting Everything)
Join Senior Software Engineer Nick Krichevsky as he explains how Discord added distributed tracing to Elixir's message passing and optimized it to handle millions of concurrent users.
Getting Global Age Assurance Right: What We Got Wrong and What's Changing
Discord's CTO addresses community concerns about age assurance: no mass ID collection, new vendor transparency commitments, and a delayed global launch until second half of 2026.
How to Change Your Theme to Bring Your Vibe to Discord
Add a splash of personality and make Discord pop by changing Discord’s color scheme! Learn how to adjust the look of Discord on both desktop and mobile.
Osprey: Open Sourcing our Rule Engine
Discord uses Osprey to quickly detect and remove new types of harm from putting our customers at risk. Now we’re open-sourcing this tool so others can do the same.
Discord Patch Notes: February 4, 2026
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
How to Customize Your Discord Profile
Make your first impression count with a profile that represents you how YOU want to be seen. Learn how to edit and customize your profile to have it rep you the right way.
How to Make and Use Custom Emoji on Discord
Emojis on Discord are special — you can make a little picture out of almost any symbol, in-joke, or bizarre late-night inspiration.
Gift Ideas for the Dedicated Discord User in Your Life
We’ve got plenty of gift ideas, from those who game through the night, to those who decorate their profile just right — let’s dig in!
Discord Patch Notes: December 8, 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.