How to Remove Your Phone Number on Discord

And at one point, as a Discord user, you may have added your phone number for the mentioned purposes. So what do you do if you decide to remove it? Well, there’s nothing to worry about, as Discord provides you with different methods to do so.

This post will cover removing your phone number from Discord and other options for Discord users.

Fortunately, removing a phone number from a discord account is not difficult. You even have the options to delete or edit phone numbers and even as far as deleting your account and the servers you own.

Below are detailed step-by-step process on how to do it, regardless of the device you are using or the expected circumstance that may arise from the process.

Change Phone Number

Discord Desktop app or web version:

1. STEP 1

   Open Discord on your laptop from any location it was put. You can also download Discord if you still haven’t or access the app’s website on any web browser.

2. STEP 2

   Click the user settings with a gear icon below. It is lined horizontally beside your profile icon and username.

3. STEP 3

   You will then be redirected to a series of Discord settings. Under the “User settings” category, click “My Account.”

4. STEP 4

   Lined horizontally with your phone number, click the “Edit” button on the right.

5. STEP 5

   Chose from the drop-down menu your country code. Then, enter your new number on the designated field and click “Send.”

6. STEP 6

   Confirm you are a human by clicking the box. Wait for it to load until a check icon comes up. It sometimes will give you a test through an image-based captcha.

7. STEP 7

   Discord will then send a phone number verification code through a text message. You will need to input that 6-digit code on the designated boxes.

8. STEP 8

   Provide your discord password when the prompt comes up to confirm the change.

9. STEP 9

   Success!

Discord mobile app (Android and iOS devices):

1. STEP 1

   Swipe from left to right to reveal the Discord home, where you can see your DMs and servers joined.

2. STEP 2

   At the bottom right corner, there’s your Discord account profile icon. Click it to reveal the user settings.

3. STEP 3

   From there, choose “My Account.”

4. STEP 4

   You can see your personal information in this window, most importantly, your existing phone number. Then select the “Phone” option.

5. STEP 5

   It will open up to a new window where the top says, “Update Phone Number”. Select from the drop-down menu your country code and input your new valid phone number on the field. Then click “Next.”

6. STEP 6

   Verify identity by providing the phone verification code sent by Discord to the same number you’ve entered prior.

7. STEP 7

   When prompted, provide your discord password to confirm the change.

8. STEP 8

   Success! Your old phone number should then be changed.

Delete Phone Number From Discord

Discord Desktop version or web:

1. STEP 1

   Open the Discord app or software on your laptop from any location it was put. You can also download Discord if you still haven’t or access its website on any web browser.

2. STEP 2

   Click the account option or user settings icon below. It is the gear icon lined beside your profile icon and username.

3. STEP 3

   You will then be redirected to a series of Discord settings. Under the “User settings” category, click “My Account.”

4. STEP 4

   Inside the “My Account” settings, you should see your username tag, email, and phone number. You can remove the latter by clicking the word “Remove.”

5. STEP 5

   Enter your account password to verify. And success.

Discord mobile app (Android and iOS devices):

1. STEP 1

   Swipe from left to right to reveal the Discord home, where you can see your DMs and servers joined.

2. STEP 2

   At the bottom right corner, there’s your Discord account profile icon. Click it to reveal the user settings.

3. STEP 3

   Under the user settings category, choose “My Account.”

4. STEP 4

   You can see your personal information, most importantly your current phone number, in this window. Then select the phone option.

5. STEP 5

   It will open up to a new window where the top says, “Update Phone Number.” But you just need to click “Remove phone number” below.

6. STEP 6

   Provide your password.

7. STEP 7

   Click the save icon at the bottom right corner of your screen.

8. STEP 8

   Success.

Delete Your Discord Account Permanently

This is the last resort if you either can’t change or delete your phone number, which may cause a privacy threat, or you just want to start over again by deleting your account.

Warning: Proceed with caution. Deleting your account will completely delete all your data, and you won’t be able to use the same login credentials again when you want to enter Discord.

Discord Desktop app or Web Discord:

1. STEP 1

   Open the Discord app on your desktop. You can also access it by searching it up on the Internet.

2. STEP 2

   Click the user settings with the gear icon below, lined horizontally with your profile icon and username.

3. STEP 3

   At the top left corner, under the “User settings” category, click “My Account.”

4. STEP 4

   Scroll down to the bottom and click Delete account.

5. STEP 5

   You will be prompted to provide your password and undergo a verification process. Comply with all of that to permanently delete your Discord account.

Discord mobile (Android and iOS devices)

1. STEP 1

   Swipe from left to right or click the three horizontal lines to reveal the Discord home, where you can see your DMs and servers joined.

2. STEP 2

   At the bottom right corner, there’s your Discord account profile icon. Click it to reveal the user settings.

3. STEP 3

   Under the User Settings category, choose “My Account.”

4. STEP 4

   Delete your Discord account by clicking “Delete account” seen at the bottom of the screen.

5. STEP 5

   Enter your account password and go through the verification. This action will then be successful, and your account will be permanently deleted.

Transfer Ownership of Discord Server

As a Discord user, you only not have full control of your account but also the servers you own. So before you delete your account permanently, you might want to transfer ownership of the server or servers you created.

Note: Only transfer ownership to someone you trust. It would probably be better to tell them ahead through direct messages.

Discord Desktop version or Discord web:

1. STEP 1

   Right-click a server and select server settings.

2. STEP 2

   Click “Members.”

3. STEP 3

   Find the discord user you whom you want to transfer ownership.

4. STEP 4

   Click the three vertical dots beside that discord user.

5. STEP 5

   Click Transfer Ownership.

6. STEP 6

   Click the toggle and make it green to acknowledge the process and official transfer. Then click the “Transfer Ownership” button.

Discord mobile app (Android and iOS devices):

1. STEP 1

   Select a server and proceed to click the three horizontal dots at the side of the server name.

2. STEP 2

   Click “Settings.”

3. STEP 3

   Under “User Management,” click “Members.”

4. STEP 4

   Find the server member with whom you want to transfer the ownership, and then click the three dots.

5. STEP 5

   Select “Transfer Ownership.”

6. STEP 6

   Click the check box beside the acknowledgment note and proceed to click the “Transfer” button.

7. STEP 7

   Success.

DELETE THE DISCORD SERVER

If you have no plans to transfer ownership of any of your discord servers, you can opt to delete the server.

Warning: Discord officially says that you cannot reverse this process. Consider creating a backup of the server through a bot called Xenon. That way, you don’t need to start again in creating the server if you change your mind.

Discord Desktop version or Discord web:

1. STEP 1

   Select a server and click the down arrow beside the server name.

2. STEP 2

   Select “Server Settings.”

3. STEP 3

   At the bottom of the settings list, select “Delete server.”

4. STEP 4

   Enter the correct server name on the field and click “Delete server.”

Discord mobile app (Android and iOS devices):

1. STEP 1

   Select a server and proceed to click the three horizontal dots beside the server name.

2. STEP 2

   Click “Settings.”

3. STEP 3

   Inside the settings, click the three dots at the top right corner.

4. STEP 4

   Click “Delete” and done.

Given the fact that it’s so easy to make an account on the app, accidental accounts are often happening to users, in most cases, when they log in on a different browser. There could be instances phone number was added to these accidental accounts.

The only way to remove numbers from these accounts is to delete them. Even though a number is added, these types of accounts need to be “claimed” by providing an email, and you don’t need to do that. Discord advises that you just simply need to log out and clear your browsing history around the time the account was created. The next time you open the browser, it won’t auto sign you in, and that account will be lost.

Prompted by this error message just means that your intended new phone number is already associated with another Discord account. The app notices this because you can’t have multiple discord accounts with the same phone number. One number for one discord account only.

If you happen to have access and don’t want to disable or delete it, proceed to unlink the phone number from these accounts so that you can change yours.

Why Can’t Remove Phone Number From Discord?

There can be various factors of this happening:

• Error “You are being rated limited.” This means you have tried accessing the particular settings or action multiple times in under 15 minutes. Slow down a bit and wait a little later to try again. If you force this, Discord might flag you with unusual activity and let you go through a tiresome verification of your identity.
• Incorrect discord password. When entering a password, make sure you got the characters right.
• Internet connectivity issues. Discord app likely has a connection timeout due to poor Internet, making your request unsuccessful.

What Are the Benefits of Having Phone Numbers on Discord?

Discord is a chat app that lets you communicate with your friends. There will come a time that you will be prevented from doing so, and you will need to verify your identity. Thus, letting the app have your phone number will be used for Two-Factor authentication, which will serve as a security measure.

Should I Add My Phone Number to My Discord Account?

Though not compulsory, you are still strongly advised to add a phone number to your Discord account. There are a lot of cyber threats that go around the platform, and users should be responsible for their Discord accounts. As mentioned, adding a phone number is one security measure that should be taken with utmost priority.

However, if you are still concerned about sharing your personal information on the app, there is another way to still provide a phone number but with a fake one. Websites out there will provide you with a fake phone number to bypass discord phone verification.

Warning: Using a fake phone number is a risky move. At best, it can only cater to a one-time verification process. Think about the 2FA-Authentication in the future if you lose access to these numbers. You might not be able to login into your Discord account ever again.