For extensive guidelines on how Discord works with law enforcement, please refer to our guidelines in our Safety Center.

Usernames are changing on Discord. New usernames are lowercase, alphanumeric, limited to certain special characters, and do not have discriminators. During the transition from old usernames to new usernames, some users will still have old usernames with discriminators (#0000) while other users will have new usernames. For more information see our Help Center article here. You can also read the blog post about this change from our co-founder here.

To ensure Discord’s prompt compliance with the legal process, the user information provided needs to uniquely identify a Discord account. We can locate users in our system by user identification number, username, and email. The user identification number is the most preferred.

Failure to include requisite information will result in Discord’s inability to comply with the legal process. IP addresses, usernames (without the discriminator), and server nicknames can be helpful to support any of the above, however, they are insufficient to uniquely identify an account as they can be shared by multiple Discord accounts.

HOW TO FIND USER ID:

Each Discord user is assigned a 17 or 18 digit user identification number (UID). UID’s are unique to each user and cannot be changed.

OBTAINING THE USER ID: DESKTOP APP

1. You must enable Developer Mode first. You'll find Developer Mode by pressing on the cogwheel in the bottom left corner to get to User Settings, then go to Advanced.

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2. Navigate to the server or the direct message with the user with the User ID you want to obtain. Right-click on the user’s avatar (profile icon) and select Copy ID

This will copy the 17 or 18 digit UID to your device’s clipboard.

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OBTAINING THE USER ID: MOBILE APP

1. You must enable Developer Mode first. Tap on your profile icon in the bottom right corner, then tap on the cogwheel in the upper right corner to open User Settings. Select Advanced.

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2. Navigate to the server or the direct message with the user with the User ID you want to obtain. Long-press on the user’s avatar (profile icon) to reveal the user’s profile, then press on the three dots icon at the upper right corner of the profile. Select Copy ID.

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HOW TO FIND USERNAMES AND DISCRIMINATORS:

Each Discord user has a unique username which are lowercase, alphanumeric, and limited to certain special characters. You can learn more about our usernames here. Usernames can be changed by users and display names for users may differ from their usernames. Discord also changes usernames once an account is deleted. Provide the username if the UID is unavailable.

OBTAINING THE USERNAME: DESKTOP APP

1. Navigate to the server or direct message with the user in question. You can press on the user’s avatar (profile icon) to reveal their Profile or right-click and select ‘Profile.

The profile will show the user’s username underneath their display name.

2. Hover over the username to reveal the Click to copy username option to copy to your device’s clipboard.

OBTAINING THE USERNAME: MOBILE APP

1. Navigate to the server or direct message with the user in question. You can long-press the user’s avatar (profile icon) to reveal their Profile. Tap on the three dots icon in the upper right corner of the profile.

2. Press Copy Username to put on your device’s clipboard.

Server, channel, and message ID numbers should only be provided when prompted or if no user identification can be found. Instructions on how to find such ID numbers can be found here.