Partnered and Verified are statuses a server can earn, similar to Boosting. They're a form of recognition, not a change to your server's fundamentals: who can find or join it is still determined by whether it's a Friend, Community, or Discoverable Server. Learn more in Clarifying Server Types.

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Important: The Discord Partner Program is closed to new applications. The Verified Server Program is open for eligible games. Learn how to apply in Discord Verified Server Program FAQ.

How to Recognize Partnered and Verified Servers

If you've taken a stroll through Server Discovery, you've probably noticed two distinct badges next to some servers' names: a green checkmark you may have seen on other platforms, which marks a Verified server, and a blurple infinity-style logo, which marks a Partnered server.

Example of Partnered and Verified Badges in Server Discovery

What is a Verified Server?

The Verified Server Program lets official game servers get recognized on Discord. A Verified badge means the server has gone through Discord's verification process, confirming its connection to a game through Steam.

Note: Verification previously extended to large companies, films, and musicians. That broader program has been discontinued, and verification now applies to games only. Learn more in Discord Verified Server Program FAQ.

What's a Discord Partner?

The Partner Program is closed to new applications. Existing Partnered servers keep their status and perks.

The Discord Partner Program is designed to reward quality, engaged servers with recognition and extra tools to help them invest in their community.

Partnered servers receive a Vanity URL and an invite splash, along with a Server Banner, an animated Server Icon, a Discord Partner badge for both the server and the server owner, and Discord Nitro for the owner.

What are the differences? Can I be both?

Verification and the Partner Program recognize different things. Verification confirms a server is the official home for a game, through Discord's Steam-based verification process. The Partner Program recognizes quality, engaged communities more broadly, regardless of subject matter.

Because the Partner Program is closed to new applications, new servers can't apply for Partnered status, including Verified servers. Existing servers that hold both statuses will still keep them.

If a server holds both and loses one, it keeps the other. For example, a server that's both Partnered and Verified, and loses Partnered status, stays Verified and retains any perks tied to Verification.

As for the perks that come with each program, here's the lowdown on what each one gets:

Perk	Verified Servers	Partner Program
Vanity URL	Yes	Yes
Invite Splash	Yes	Yes
384kbps Voice	No	Yes
Lottie Files for Custom Stickers	Yes	Yes
Animated Server Icon	No	Yes
Server Banner	No	Yes
Discord Nitro for Owner	No	Yes
Verified badge on Server	Yes	No
Partner badge on Server	No	Yes

Tip: If you're part of both programs, your Verification badge will override the Discord Partner badge visually. However, you still receive all server perks that come with Partnership, and a Partner badge for yourself.

Partnered, Verified, and Discoverable Servers

Partnered and Verified status don't change your server type. However, Verified servers automatically qualify as Discoverable Servers.

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