How To Invite Someone to a Server in Discord

Discord is a great platform for communication with your friends via voice and text chat, though its interface can take some getting used to.

How to Invite Someone to a Discord Server

That being said, we’ll show you how to do it on PC, Mac, and mobile devices.Instant invites are a great way to give your friends access to your Discord server so long as they have the link available.  Not only do instant invites make it easy to invite your friends, but they also allow you to set different parameters to control who can access your server and when and for how long they can access it.  In this guide, we’ll go over how to create and customize an instant invite on Discord.

Desktop Instructions (PC/Mac)

Disclaimer: Some pages on this site may include an affiliate link. This does not effect our editorial in any way.No matter what device you’re using, inviting someone to your Discord server is more or less the same process.

1. Launch Discord either from your browser or the desktop app.


2. On the left-hand side panel, select the server that you want to invite someone to.
   


3. Right-click on the channel and a pop-up menu will appear. Select Invite People from this menu and a window will pop up with an invitation link. You can also click on the Invite People icon to the right of the channel name.
   


4. At the bottom-right corner of the window, click Link Settings (the gear). Here, you’ll be able to choose from the following options:
   
   
   
   • Expire After: Choose when you want the invite link to expire.
   
   
   • Max Number of Uses: Limit the number of people you want to be able to use the link.
   
   
   • Grant Temporary Membership: Give temporary membership to users. Once they leave the server, they cannot rejoin without another invite.
     
   
   
   
   


5. Once you’re done with the settings, click Generate a New Link.
   


6. Click Copy to save the invitation link to your clipboard.
   

With the proper permissions:

Mobile Instructions

Inviting someone to a Discord server on a mobile device is nearly the same as doing so on a desktop. Just follow these steps to get started:

1. Launch the Discord app on your iOS or Android device and login to your account.
   


2. At the top-left of the screen, tap the three vertically stacked, horizontal lines. This will open up your server list on the left-hand side of the screen.
   


3. Tap on the server icon and a list of all the text and voice channels of that server will appear
   


4. Tap the Invite Members icon just below the server name.
   


5. Tapthe name of the person you want to invite.
   


6. Or copy the link to be dispensed as you see fit.
   

To get the most out of your Discord experience, check out some of our other great pieces, such as How To Delete All Messages in Discord.

Final Thoughts

To invite someone to a Discord channel (and server), you’ll need to have instant invite permissions. If you own the server, then you have them by default. For others, you’ll need the server owner to provide them to your role within the server.By following the steps listed above, you can quickly and easily invite anyone to your server on Discord.Once you copy the link to your clipboard, you can send it to anyone that you want to invite to your Discord server.