Yes, you can report a Discord server. Report the specific messages that break the rules from inside Discord (open the message menu and choose Report), then send a report about the server as a whole to Discord's Trust & Safety team with the server ID and message links. Discord acts on evidence it can verify, so links and IDs matter more than screenshots. Collect them before you leave the server.
This guide covers reporting a server to Discord itself. If you run a server and want to handle bad behaviour inside it, skip to the section on your own server near the end.
Who actually handles a server report
There are two different places a report can go, and people mix them up:
- The server's own moderators. Fine for spam or a rude member in a well-run server. Useless if the server itself is the problem.
- Discord's Trust & Safety team. This is who you want when a server is built around harassment, scams, hate, illegal content, content sexualising minors, raids on other servers, or anything else against Discord's Community Guidelines. Only Discord can remove a server or ban accounts across the platform.
If someone is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services first. A Discord report is not an emergency line.
How to report a Discord server: step by step
1. Turn on Developer Mode
Developer Mode lets you copy IDs, which Discord uses to find the exact server, user and message.
- Open User Settings (the gear next to your name).
- Go to Advanced.
- Switch on Developer Mode.
On mobile, the same toggle is under your profile settings, in Advanced.
2. Copy the server ID
Right-click the server icon in your server list (long-press on mobile) and choose Copy Server ID. Paste it somewhere safe, like a note on your phone. This is the single most useful piece of information in a server report.
3. Copy links to the worst messages
For each message that breaks the rules, open its menu (hover and click the three dots on desktop, long-press on mobile) and choose Copy Message Link. Also copy the user ID of whoever posted it: right-click their name and choose Copy User ID.
Why links and not screenshots: a message link points Discord straight to the original message on its own systems. Screenshots can be edited, so they carry less weight on their own. Add screenshots as support if you like, but lead with links.
If the problem is the server's purpose rather than one message, copy links to the channel names, rules or pinned posts that show it. Right-click a channel and use Copy Link.
4. Report individual messages in the app
For each harmful message:
- Open the message menu (three dots on desktop, long-press on mobile).
- Choose Report Message.
- Pick the category that fits best and follow the prompts.
This sends the report directly to Trust & Safety with the message attached. Do it for several messages if the server has a pattern, because one bad message reads as one bad user, while many reads as a bad server.
Depending on your app version, the server menu (click the server name at the top of the channel list) may also offer a direct report option. If you see it, use it. If you do not, the web form below covers the same ground.
5. Send a full server report through Discord's web form
For a report about the whole server, use the Trust & Safety request form on Discord's support site (search for "Discord Trust and Safety report" if you cannot find it). In the form:
- Choose the report type that matches the problem.
- Paste the server ID from step 2.
- Paste the message links and user IDs from step 3.
- Write a short, factual description: what the server is doing, when you saw it, and which rule it breaks. Plain sentences, no exaggeration.
One clear report with good evidence beats ten vague ones.
6. Then leave and block
Once you have your links and IDs, leave the server and block anyone who targeted you. Leave last, not first: once you are out, you can no longer open the channels to copy evidence.
If you run a server: catching problems before they become reports
If you own a server, the more useful question is often how to deal with rule-breaking inside your community, and how to keep evidence when a member deletes their messages. We make PeakBot, a Discord bot with a web dashboard, and this is the part it can help with. It does not send reports to Discord for you. That still happens through the steps above.
What PeakBot does for a server owner:
- Logging records message edits and deletes, joins and leaves, and every manual mod action. You set it on the Auto Moderation page of the dashboard. When someone posts something and deletes it before you see it, the log still has it. Voice activity logs need a Paid plan.
- Auto Moderation covers anti-spam, an invite filter, a link filter with an allow list, a word filter, a caps filter and mention spam. Each filter has its own action, threshold and time window, with exempt roles and channels. The caps filter needs a Paid plan.
- AI Moderation reads what a message means rather than matching a word list, so it can catch coded slurs and arguments that are escalating, and it covers images too. It is on Pro ($8.25/month, or $69/year, per server).
- Security handles anti-nuke and anti-raid: thresholds on mass bans, kicks, channel deletes and role deletes, join-rate and account-age limits, a quarantine role, auto-unlock, a whitelist and a threat log.
- Verification makes new members verify before they see the server, with a button panel, optional questions and an auto-kick for anyone who never verifies. This slows down raid accounts.
PeakBot also has moderation and warnings commands for handling members by hand. The current list, with the permission each one needs, is in the PeakBot wiki. Everything above runs on the free plan except where marked, and the free plan has no time limit. Plans are on peakbot.pro.
A practical setup: turn on Logging first, then the filters you need, then Security. If a member of your server breaks Discord's rules (not just yours), you can still report them to Discord using the message links from your log channel.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you report a Discord server you are not in?
You can send a report through the web form, but you need evidence Discord can check. Without being in the server you usually cannot copy message links, so include the server ID or invite link if you have it and describe what you saw. Reports with message links are easier for Discord to act on.
Will the server owner know I reported them?
Discord does not tell the reported user or server owner who filed a report. Be aware that the people involved may guess if you were the only one arguing with them, so leave and block once you have your evidence.
What happens after I report a Discord server?
Trust & Safety reviews the evidence. Depending on what they find, they can remove content, warn or ban accounts, or remove the server. Discord does not always tell you the outcome, so silence does not mean nothing happened.
Is reporting messages enough, or do I need to report the server too?
If the problem is a few members, reporting their messages is enough. If the server exists for something against the rules, report the messages and also send a server report with the server ID, so Discord sees the pattern rather than isolated posts.
Do screenshots work as evidence?
They help as support, but message links are better because Discord can check the original message. If the messages were already deleted, describe what happened and include whatever you have.
Can a bot report a server to Discord for me?
No. Reports to Trust & Safety come from you, through the app or Discord's web form. A moderation bot can keep logs and filter content inside your own server, which gives you the evidence to file a report.
