Discord to Make Public Server Messages Searchable on the Web
Summary
Discord plans to make eligible messages from public Discoverable Servers accessible on Server Web Pages and searchable online from mid-December 2026. Admins and users can limit future sharing, but previously exposed messages cannot be retracted.
Key points
- Starting November 16, Discord will create public Server Web Pages for Discoverable Servers, initially showing automatically generated summaries of active conversations.
- From mid-December, eligible new messages may appear on those pages and be indexed by search engines; messages posted before the rollout are excluded.
- Discoverable Servers are public communities with at least 1,000 members; Discord says there are approximately 63,000.
- Admins can exclude channels or disable content sharing, while members can control whether future messages appear on Server Web Pages.
- Changing a user privacy setting does not retract messages that have already become public.
- Sharing will be off by default in the EU, UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, and South Korea; underage users are excluded.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Discord feature rollout enabling web pages for Discoverable Servers and potential search-engine indexing of eligible messages.
- Impact
- Eligible public-server messages may become accessible on the web to people without a Discord account or invitation. Administrators can exclude channels or disable sharing, and users can control future messages; past messages that have become public cannot be retracted. Sharing is off by default in the EU, UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, and South Korea, and underage users are excluded.
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AustraliaHowever, message sharing will stay off by default in all EU countries, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, and South Korea.BrazilHowever, message sharing will stay off by default in all EU countries, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, and South Korea.CanadaHowever, message sharing will stay off by default in all EU countries, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, and South Korea.South KoreaHowever, message sharing will stay off by default in all EU countries, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, and South Korea.