{"article":{"id":4413460214807,"url":"https://hammerandchisel.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/4413460214807.json","html_url":"https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413460214807-How-to-Remove-a-Phone-Number-From-a-Discord-Account","author_id":2921470028,"comments_disabled":true,"draft":false,"promoted":false,"position":0,"vote_sum":-19317,"vote_count":47161,"section_id":360009072571,"created_at":"2021-11-17T22:03:01Z","updated_at":"2026-08-12T08:20:17Z","name":"How to Remove a Phone Number From a Discord Account","title":"How to Remove a Phone Number From a Discord Account","source_locale":"en-us","locale":"en-us","outdated":false,"outdated_locales":[],"edited_at":"2025-07-18T21:17:44Z","user_segment_id":null,"permission_group_id":1720972,"content_tag_ids":[],"label_names":["answer-bot","phone","phone verification","remove number","remove a phone number","accidental account","unknown number"],"body":"<p>On Discord, phone numbers are used to help with login and verification for anti-abuse purposes. However, there may be situations in which you have to remove and change the phone number under your account. This article will help you remove the phone number under your account.</p><div class=\"toc-box\">\n<p><span class=\"wysiwyg-font-size-x-large\"><strong>What this article covers:</strong></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"#h_01K0FNXFQWW5P51QD4EVMGDQE0\">How to Remove a Phone Number</a><ul>\n<li><a href=\"#h_01K0FNXFR0CM2P8X0YTBGC8JQ0\">Desktop/Browser</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"#h_01K0FNXFRC60N1E3DGZ8SERAF8\">Mobile</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"#h_01K0FNXFRVTTZHYSXN0BT5J7ZH\">How to Remove a Phone Number from an Accidental Account</a></li>\n</ul>\n</div><div class=\"warn-box\">\n<strong>Important: </strong>Only one number can be connected to an account at a time. Once a number has been removed, there is a waiting period before the number can be used on an account again.</div><h1 id=\"h_01K0FNXFQWW5P51QD4EVMGDQE0\">How to Remove a Phone Number</h1><div class=\"form-box\">\n<strong>Contact Us:</strong> If you’re unable to remove the number from the account yourself, you can reach out to the Discord Support team under the email address associated with the account to have the number removed: <a href=\"http://dis.gd/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dis.gd/contact</a>\n</div><div class=\"warn-box\">\n<strong>Important:</strong> If you do not remember the email address associated with the account your phone number is tied to, the Discord Support team will not be able to provide this information, or remove the number.</div><h2 id=\"h_01K0FNXFR0CM2P8X0YTBGC8JQ0\">Desktop/Browser</h2><p>1. Select the <strong>cogwheel </strong>[<img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571368085399\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\">] next to your Discord username to access your <strong>User Settings</strong>.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571382838039\" width=\"356\" height=\"55\"></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FPC6184M3RAV447ZY8432F\"><span style=\"color: #434343;\">Cogwheel icon on desktop/browser</span></h4><p>2. Under the <strong>My Account</strong> tab, press <strong>Remove</strong> to remove your number.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571382838679\" width=\"624\" height=\"465\"></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFR73N5RYD0PPT6C28NS\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><strong>Remove</strong> under <strong>My Account</strong></span></h4><p>3. You’ll then be prompted to enter your password. Enter your password and then press <strong>Remove</strong>. </p><p>4. You should no longer see a phone number listed.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571368091671\" width=\"617\" height=\"460\"></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFRCHBXJ6EDSEEH18ZBW\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Example of no phone number attached to an account</span></h4><h1 id=\"h_01K0FNXFRC60N1E3DGZ8SERAF8\">Mobile</h1><p>1. Tap on your <strong>avatar</strong> in the bottom-right corner.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571382841111\" width=\"580\" height=\"83\"></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFRECTH16H2AJQVA6AYS\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Avatar icon on mobile</span></h4><p>2. Press the <strong>cogwheel </strong>[<img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571368085399\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\">] in the top-right corner to access <strong>Settings</strong>.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571382842647\" width=\"345\" height=\"747\"></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFRHRYBVK9FWBDTQ9307\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Cogwheel icon on mobile</span></h4><p>3. Tap <strong>Account</strong>.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571368098071\" width=\"345\" height=\"749\"></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFRK0XBP36734F3GJHQ0\">\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><strong>Account </strong>tab under <strong>User Settings</strong></span> </h4><p>4. Tap the <strong>Phone </strong>field.</p><h1 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFRN53K8YAS1NCSV9X3Z\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571382844055\" width=\"337\" height=\"732\"></h1><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFRPCMSJBVV6BAXAKZNJ\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><strong>Phone</strong> field in Account settings</span></h4><p>5. Press <strong>Remove Phone Number</strong> to remove the number.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><strong><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571382846231\" width=\"320\" height=\"695\"></strong></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFRT7XSHFW6E6YHHJSAC\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><strong>Remove Phone Number </strong>button</span></h4><h1 id=\"h_01K0FNXFRVTTZHYSXN0BT5J7ZH\">How to Remove a Phone Number on an Accidental Account</h1><p>A rare instance can happen in which you accidentally create a Discord account using your phone number instead of attaching it to your account. If you want to remove your phone number from the accidental account, the best way to do so is to log into that account:</p><p>1. Open an <strong>incognito browser window</strong> and head to <a href=\"http://discord.gg/login\"><span class=\"wysiwyg-underline\">http://discord.gg/login</span></a></p><p>2. Enter your <strong>phone number</strong> instead of an email address at the login screen.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #2e3338;\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571382850071\" width=\"624\" height=\"360\"></span></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FP8W8QSPZDK9VWS1FK507F\"><span style=\"color: #2e3338;\">Entering the phone number at login</span></h4><p>3. Press “<strong>Forgot your password?”</strong></p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><strong><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571368102551\" width=\"618\" height=\"352\"></strong></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFRZBPZZA10QQQJF6DG4\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><strong>Forgot your password? </strong>option</span></h4><p>4. A <strong>SMS code</strong> will be sent to your phone number to enter for a password reset.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571368103703\" width=\"560\" height=\"369\"></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFS0XAM4Z2JB61X86YQQ\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Enter SMS code window </span></h4><p>5. Enter your new password and then press on <strong>Change Password</strong>.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571368108951\" width=\"548\" height=\"469\"></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFS2VSKYWTD6M6P16AB9\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><strong>Change Password</strong> button</span></h4><p>6. After changing the password, log in through your <strong>phone number</strong> at <a href=\"http://discord.com/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"wysiwyg-underline\">discord.com/login</span></a>. </p><p>7. Select the <strong>cogwheel </strong>[<img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571368085399\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\">] next to your Discord username to access your <strong>User Settings</strong>.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571382838039\" width=\"356\" height=\"55\"></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FP5XEVJBBXX7S9KE226S8H\"><span style=\"color: #434343;\">Cogwheel icon on desktop/browser</span></h4><p>7. Tap <strong>Add</strong> to add an email address that is not associated with any Discord account, then follow the steps in the <strong>verification email</strong> you’ll receive. </p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571368112279\" width=\"570\" height=\"420\"></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFSBAZYBEEG2GGP0EA8B\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><strong>Add</strong> email option</span></h4><p>8.  After confirming the email address, tap on <strong>Remove</strong> to remove your number.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/33571382860567\" width=\"624\" height=\"452\">  </p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01K0FNXFSCBNSW13CHMW0R8PVR\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><strong>Remove</strong> under <strong>My Account</strong></span></h4><p>9. The number will be removed and you can add it to the correct account. </p><div class=\"book-box\">\n    <strong>Want to learn more?</strong><br>\n    You can also delete this new account by following the steps\n    <a href=\"https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/212500837-How-to-Delete-your-Discord-Account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Delete your Discord Account Help Center article</a>.\n  </div>","user_segment_ids":[]}}