Discord Server Playbook
Step-by-step guides, tutorials, and reference docs to help you build, grow, and manage your Discord server.
The Complete Wiki to the Discord Orbs Badge
Learn what the Discord Orbs badge represents, how claiming it affects your profile, and why the badge is currently permanent once claimed. Understand the removal limitation before claiming it on your account.
The Complete Wiki to Discord Avatar Decorations
Learn how Discord Avatar Decorations work, how to earn them through Quests, and why regular users keep Quest-earned decorations for 30 days while Nitro subscribers retain them for 90 days.
The Complete Wiki to the Discord Quest Home
Learn how to navigate Discord Quest Home on desktop and mobile, browse recent promotions, accept active Quests, check reward requirements, and troubleshoot missing Quest offers.
The Complete Wiki to Discord Play Quests
Learn how Discord Play Quests track gameplay through the desktop app, how to complete a 15-minute playtime requirement, and what to do when your progress or rewards fail to update.
The Complete Wiki to Discord Request to Stream Embeds
A quick guide to Discord's desktop fix for Request to Stream embeds that could fail to detect when a game was being played.
The Complete Wiki to Discord API Target Users
Learn how Discord API Target Users work and how developers can bulk-add or remove invite users with a user_ids array.
The Complete Wiki to Discord iOS Picture-in-Picture Colors
Discord has fixed an iOS bug that caused the Picture-in-Picture tile color to differ from the active call screen. Learn what changed, how PiP works, and what to check if the visual mismatch persists.
The Complete Wiki to Discord Command Memory
Learn how Discord's command picker remembers frequently used commands, how command input may behave when switching channels, and how to troubleshoot lost slash-command selections.
The Complete Wiki to Discord Slash Command Fuzzy Search
Learn how Discord slash-command autocomplete helps users find bot commands faster, how fuzzy search could make command discovery easier by skipping letters, and what is currently confirmed about Discord's command picker.
The Complete Wiki to Discord Lobby Additional Names
Learn how Discord Social SDK lobby messages can display an additional name, such as a character name, alongside the message. Understand why the game backend must set this field server side and how developers can read it using MessageHandle::AdditionalName().
The Complete Wiki to Discord Video Device Detection
Learn how to troubleshoot Discord startup hangs on Windows when the desktop client scans for webcams, capture cards, and other video devices. Follow practical steps to isolate faulty drivers, check camera permissions, test USB connections, and restore normal startup.
The Complete Wiki to Discord’s Social SDK Release Schedule
Learn how Discord’s Social SDK release schedule works, including planned releases in April, July, and November, the five version support policy, approximately 18 months of patch coverage, and practical upgrade planning for game developers.
The Complete Wiki to Discord Game Stats Widgets
Learn how to configure Discord Game Stats Widgets in the Developer Portal, select layouts and data fields, and populate primary stats such as rank_name, total_wins, and playtime_hours using your application's bot token.
The Complete Wiki to Discord's Electron 42 Trade Off
Discord's Electron 42 upgrade reduced median desktop CPU usage by approximately 17% while increasing median memory usage by around 4%. Discover what these numbers mean, why the trade off matters for gamers, and how the upgrade changes desktop performance.
The Complete Wiki to Discord Request to Stream Embeds
Explore how Discord detects running games, how Request to Stream embeds use game activity, and what the October 2026 desktop fix changes for users trying to recognize active games.
