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blog.discordapp.com (opens on the source site)LinkedIn XA cold wind whistles, a chill sets in. It’s Discord Halloween: Cauldron Chaos edition! We’ve got frights, we’ve got delights, and we’ve even got some spooky surprises up our sleeve…
Read at the sourceWe’re launching a revamped, privacy-focused age assurance solution including methods that won’t require an ID or selfie. Here’s how it works.
Read at the sourceFor Discord’s birthday, we wanted to celebrate YOU, so we asked you what you wanted to see… and we cooked up new things that you all asked for!
Read at the sourceOn the order from Brazil's ANPD to suspend screensharing and video features in the country, how we're complying, and our commitment to our community in Brazil.
Read at the sourceGather your guildmates! Link your Discord and Battle.net accounts to unlock synced guild chat across Discord and World of Warcraft.
Read at the sourceMobile support is now generally available in the Discord Social SDK, allowing developers to extend Discord's social experiences to iOS and Android.
Read at the sourceWe're working to more closely match your mobile and desktop experiences, including changes to server icons and the chat bar. (Did we mention Ash, the OG dark theme, is back?)
Read at the sourceDiscord's API spans 1700+ endpoints across hundreds of Kubernetes deployments. The challenge: tracking per-feature hosting costs without restructuring. Jim Benton helps explain how Discord tackled the situation.
Read at the sourceStarting today, Discord is now available to download directly from Meta’s Horizon App Store. No more sideloading. No more using the web app. Grab it using the link in this blog, or at discord.com/download.
Read at the sourceNot getting pinged for the conversations you wanna know about? This guide walks through server and channel notifications settings, Do Not Disturb, turning off specific notification sounds, and what to check when your pings mysteriously go quiet.
Read at the sourceTogether 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.
Read at the sourceDiscord 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.
Read at the sourceMoving Discord’s voice and video onto Cloudflare's edge network. Closer servers, lower ping in most regions, and a few real bugs getting there.
Read at the sourceHow some of the most popular Roblox games have integrated Discord account linking to enhance social features and safety capabilities for official community servers.
Read at the sourceLink 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.
Read at the sourceAs 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.
Read at the sourceDiscord 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!
Read at the sourceWhat’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.
Read at the sourceAs 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.
Read at the sourceYou'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 of it.
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