Owning anewly created Discord servercomes with many responsibilities. Sometimes communities grow exponentially at the speed of light, which can become too much to handle. Plus, servers often require a lot ofhands-on moderationand Discord bot maintenance, and you might not be equipped to handle those tasks. Instead of nuking an established community, it’s better to hand over the keys (so to speak) to another trusted Discord user. We created this guide to show you how to transfer ownership on Discord servers using yourtrusty Android tablet, phone, and desktop application.
How to transfer server ownership over Discord
Transferring ownership means you no longer have the highest administrative status on Discord. You should select the most trusted moderator or user with this privilege. They can delete the server and decide on server permissions going forward. If you’re ready to surrender your server ownership, read the steps below.
How to transfer Discord server ownership on a PC
You can access Discord through a web browser or download the Discord software. We performed the steps using the official Discord application. See below for details on transferring ownership on Discord using a PC.
How to transfer Discord server ownership on mobile
To transfer server ownership on mobile, you need to download and install the Discord mobile app, so we included the download widget below in case you haven’t already. We performed these steps on Android, but you can follow the same procedure on iOS.
Involuntarily transferring the ownership
Sometimes, you might have to send in a request to get ownership transferred over. However, it’s difficult to submit a request to Discord support on behalf of the owner, but in some cases, it is possible. The server must meet the following criteria:
You may considerfiling the requestif the owner has abandoned their account indefinitely or the account has been hacked. Or in the odd case of a server becoming ownerless if the original owner left without transferring the ownership. Otherwise, you may need to recreate a Discord server which will automatically add the creator as the new owner of that Discord server.
Organize your next Discord server with built-in tools
No one is given a direct handbook on how to manage a Discord server. We often don’t know how to moderate our Discord staff or confront users that abuse the rules and regulations. So to help a growing community, we recommendadding a few Discord bots, that way, you can get extra assistance with dealing with those bad apples on your server. Even if you don’t get it right the first time, you can always return when you’reready to explore Discordand its available tools.
