With the Profile Privacy setting, you can control who has access to your profile details on Discord. When enabled, most profile details will be hidden from users who are not your friends or don't share a mutual server with you — ensuring your profile is only visible to the people you already have a connection with.
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What is Profile Privacy Setting?
Profile Privacy setting lets you control who sees your profile information. When enabled, certain details are hidden from anyone who isn't a friend or doesn't share a server with you. This setting can be accessed from desktop, browser, and mobile devices.
Profile Privacy setting will hide the following information:
When Profile Privacy setting is enabled, the following is still visible on your profile:
- Avatar
- Banner
- Display name
- Username
- Server tag (when you share the same server)
- Account age
- Mutual friends and servers
How to Update Your Profile Privacy Setting
Desktop/Browser
1. Tap on the cogwheel [] in the bottom-left corner to access your User Settings.
2. Navigate to the Data & Privacy tab and scroll down to the Profile Privacy setting section.
Profile Privacy setting
3. Here you can choose between the following options:
- Friends & All Servers: Your full profile will be visible to your friends and any servers you join.
- Friends & Small Server Only: Your profile will be visible to all friends and to anyone in your servers with 200 or fewer members
- Friends Only: Your profile will be visible to your friends only.
4. After selecting your preferred setting from the list above, your preference will be automatically saved.
Mobile
1. Tap on your avatar in the bottom-right corner.
2. Press on the cogwheel [] in the top-right corner.
3. Navigate to the Data & Privacy and then scroll down until you see Profile Privacy setting.
4. Here you can choose between the following options:
- Friends & All Servers: Your full profile will be visible to your friends and any servers you join.
- Friends & Small Server Only: Your profile will be visible to all friends and any servers you’re in that have 200 or less members.
- Friends Only: Your profile will be visible to your friends only.
5. Tap on the setting you’d like to choose and then navigate out of your User Settings to save.
Profile Privacy setting on mobile
How Does This Affect Activity Sharing Setting
Profile Privacy setting and Activity Sharing are separate settings, but they work together to give you consistent control over your visibility on Discord.
When you change your Profile Privacy setting, you'll be prompted to update your Activity Sharing setting to match. For example, if you set your Profile Privacy setting to Friends Only, Discord will ask if you'd like to restrict your Activity Sharing to friends only as well. You can choose to update both settings at once, or decline and manage them independently.
Stop sharing activity too? window prompt
You can review and adjust your Activity Sharing setting at any time in User Settings > Activity Privacy. To learn more, see Activity Sharing on Discord.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Am I required to age assure in order to change this setting?
A: No. You can change this setting at any time in your Data & Privacy settings > Profile Privacy.
Q: If my profile is private, can people still send me friend requests?
A: Yes. Making your profile private does not affect your ability to receive friend requests. Others can still send you a friend request even if they can't see your full profile details.
Q: If my profile is private, can people still send me DMs?
A: Yes. You may control who can DM you through your Content & Social settings. Your profile privacy does not affect this setting.
Q: How does the Profile Privacy setting work for server moderators?
A: Giving users control over their profile information matters for safety, and that applies to everyone equally, moderators included. Moderators don't get different access to private profile details and will see the same info as any other member in your shared server.
That said, moderators keep all their existing community management tools that they need to keep their communities safe. Username, display name, account age, and mutual server info stay visible no matter what.