What is Discord launching and why?
Age assurance laws are expanding around the world, and we’ve had to launch age assurance in more places. Rather than waiting to be told how to do it, we built a privacy-preserving approach based on user feedback.
Starting today, accounts are automatically placed into an age group using account signals, like account age and the servers you're part of, never your messages or content. Because of this, more than 90% of users won't be asked to confirm their age group at all.
If you're in the adult age group (18+), nothing changes. If you're in the teen age group (13-17), you can keep messaging friends, joining voice calls, and taking part in non-age-restricted servers, with added safety protections that block access to age-restricted content, spaces, and settings.
We’ve also added new ways to confirm your age group for anyone who needs to, including options that don't require an ID or selfie, like a credit card, Apple App Store or Google Play age range sharing, Google Wallet, or AgeKey.
Will I need to confirm my age group to keep using Discord?
No. You don’t need to confirm your age group just to access Discord. The vast majority of users are placed into an age group automatically by Discord’s age estimation model and don’t need to do a thing. You will only need to confirm you’re an adult if you have not been placed into the adult age group yet and want to access age-restricted content, spaces, or settings. This doesn't affect core Discord features like messaging friends, joining voice calls, or servers that are not age-restricted.
What is my age group?
You can check your age group status at User Settings > Account Status. It may take a few days to reach your account after launch.
What are the age group statuses?
- Adult Age Group (18+): Nothing changes.
- Teen Age Group (13-17): Some additional protections apply. Otherwise, Discord works the same. Learn more here.
- Unconfirmed: Discord doesn't have enough signal yet to place you in an age group. You can keep using Discord, but some content and settings meant for adults won't be available until you confirm you’re an adult.
How does Discord figure out my age group?
The model looks at patterns of account behavior, such as the communities, servers, and games you're connected to, your general activity levels, and how old your account is. It does not read your messages, and no single server decides your age group. Learn more about how this works here.
What if my age group is wrong, or I'm an adult who wasn't placed in the adult age group?
We believe our model performs as accurately as other available age assurance methods, and will keep learning and improving it over time.
However, no model is perfect, so if your age group isn't correct, go to User Settings > Account Status and confirm your age group there. We’ve added several new ways to do this, including some that don't require an ID or selfie.
What are my options for confirming my age?
Depending on factors like your region and device, you may see:
- Credit card: k-ID routes your card info to Stripe to confirm it's owned by an adult. Neither k-ID nor Discord ever sees the card details. A small temporary charge may be placed and refunded within 14 business days.
- Apple App Store: Apple shares your age range (not your exact birthdate) with Discord.
- Google Play Store: Google Play shares your age range (not your exact birthdate) with Discord.
- Google Wallet: Confirms your age using the ID pass already set up in Google Wallet, based on your passport. Your ID details stay with Google. Currently limited to passports from Brazil, Singapore, Taiwan, the UK, and the United States.
- Video Selfie: Your video selfie stays on your device. Discord only receives your estimated age. No biometric data is shared or stored.
- ID Scan: Scan your government ID and take a selfie to confirm it's yours. Both are deleted right after and Discord only receives your age.
- AgeKey: A reusable age credential you set up once and can use across other services, so you don't have to reconfirm everywhere.
Learn more about how to confirm your age group here.
I'm worried about my information. What happens to the data I use to confirm my age group? This is one of the biggest concerns we’ve heard from you. We’ve taken significant steps to address your concerns and questions:
- We’ve fully retired the previous manual review process with a customer service vendor that led to the September 2025 data breach. That process no longer exists and any manual reviews now run through our vetted age assurance vendor, k-ID.
- We’ve significantly evolved our data-handling practices to ensure we will only ever receive information about your age group, and no personal data beyond that. No matter which vendor you use to confirm your age, we won’t receive your name, your credit card, your ID, or a scan of your face. Instead, the information is processed by vendors like k-ID, who then pass us a signal containing your age group. The vendors are then required to delete your uploaded data immediately after confirming your age group.
- If you choose to use facial age estimation, know that we’ve set a hard requirement for vendors: any partner offering facial age estimation must run it entirely on your device, so your biometric data never leaves your phone.
- Your age group isn't shown on your profile or visible to other members in a server, and your identity is never associated with your Discord account.
What happens if I'm in the teen age group on Discord?
You can still hang out, game, and chat with friends in DMs and non-age-restricted servers just like before. Users in the teen age group have a different experience across three areas:
- Who can reach you: Messages from non-friends go to your message requests inbox for review first. You'll also get an alert before accepting friend requests from people you don't share mutual friends or a small server with.
- What you can and can't see: Sensitive images are blurred or blocked depending on where they appear, and age-restricted servers, channels, and bot commands aren't accessible.
- What others can see about you: Your full profile details and activity are visible only to friends and people in smaller servers you're part of.
Learn more here.
My account hasn't been placed into an age group yet. What does that mean?
We're launching this over the course of this week, so it may take a few days to reach your account. If your status remains unconfirmed after this week, it means our age estimation model doesn't have enough signals yet to determine your age group. You get the same protections as teens, except your full profile and activity are visible to friends and everyone in your shared servers. Learn more here.
Otherwise, the core Discord experience, messaging friends, joining voice calls, or servers that are not age-restricted, works the same.
If you're an adult and want to access age restricted content, spaces, or settings, you can confirm your age group at User Settings > Account Status. See more info here.
Can other people see my age group?
Your age group isn't shown on your profile or visible to other members in a server.
Does this experience vary by region?
Teen safety protections may vary slightly depending on where you live, as some regions have specific requirements under local regulation. For region-specific information, see our directory here.
What if I already confirmed my age group?
If you've already confirmed your age group with Discord, you don't need to do it again. Your age group carries over, and you won't be reset to unconfirmed or asked to go through the process a second time.
Why am I not seeing my age group status yet?
We're launching this over the week, so it may take a few days to reach your account. If you don't see anything yet, check back later.