Discord has announced two additions to its advertising business: Ads Manager, a campaign platform for marketers, and a mobile-first version of Video Quests, where users who choose to participate can watch a short promotional video for Orbs. The change expands Discord’s ad products, but the new campaign tool is aimed at advertisers—not a new setting users need to turn on.
What Discord announced
Ads Manager brings campaign setup, bidding, forecasting, and reporting into a self-serve platform. Discord says it is initially available to a select group of advertisers through managed access, with fully self-serve access planned for early 2027.
Video Quests are a rewarded video format designed for mobile. Discord says users can tap to watch and receive Orbs after about 15 seconds. The earlier reservation-based Video Quests product is being renamed Video Quests Reserve; Discord describes that version as a premium format tied to full video completion.
What it means for users
The most direct user-facing part of the announcement is the new rewarded-video format. It is described as something a player can choose to tap and watch—not a requirement to keep using Discord. Discord has not said that every user will see Video Quests, or provided a universal rollout schedule for viewers.
Ads Manager itself is for advertisers to build and measure campaigns. The announcement is about advertising products; it does not announce a change to how users’ messages, servers, or direct messages work. Details about which users will see each Quest may depend on the rollout and the offer shown in the app.
What to do if a Video Quest appears
If you’re offered a Quest, check its description and reward before choosing whether to watch. If it doesn’t interest you, you can simply leave it alone. For changes to availability or how a specific offer works, rely on the details displayed in Discord rather than assuming every Quest has the same terms.
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