Discord’s Profile Privacy setting controls who can see your full profile details. It does not make your account anonymous, hide every part of your profile, or control who can send you a friend request or direct message.

What Profile Privacy hides—and what stays visible

Discord’s Profile Privacy setting lets you choose who can see your full profile. It can hide details such as your bio, pronouns, badges, connected accounts, widgets, wishlists, and custom status from people outside your chosen audience. See Discord’s official Profile Privacy guide for current details.

Your avatar, banner, display name, username, server tag, account age, and mutual friends or servers can still be visible. Profile privacy limits selected details; it does not make you disappear from shared spaces.

Choose the audience that fits

Discord lists three audiences: Friends & All Servers, Friends & Small Servers Only, and Friends Only. The middle option limits full-profile visibility to friends and members of servers with 200 or fewer members. Options or wording may vary by account, region, or age group, so use the choices shown in your settings.

Desktop or browser

Open User Settings, choose Data & Privacy, then find Profile Privacy. Select your preferred audience; Discord says the choice saves automatically.

Mobile

Open your profile, tap the settings gear, go to Data & Privacy, and scroll to Profile Privacy. Choose an audience, then leave settings to save.

Profile privacy is separate from DMs and activity

Profile Privacy does not stop people from sending friend requests or DMs. Manage those separately in Content & Social settings. Discord also treats Activity Sharing as a separate control and may prompt you to adjust it when you change profile visibility. Review both if your goal is to limit what others can learn about you.

Teen accounts and regional differences

Discord says teen accounts start with Friends & Small Servers Only, while adult and unconfirmed accounts start with Friends & All Servers. Teens can change this setting, though regional rules may vary. Check current in-app options rather than assuming every account has identical defaults.

Frequently asked questions

Does a private profile stop friend requests?

No. Discord says users may still send friend requests when your profile is private.

Does it hide my username and avatar?

No. Your username, display name, avatar, banner, and some shared-space information remain visible.

Can I make my profile private without age verification?

Discord’s guide says age assurance is not required to change Profile Privacy. Available choices can still depend on your account and region.

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