How to leave a Discord server

Discord servers are communities where all kinds of different users can congregate. But there may come a time when you want to leave a particular server that you’d joined previously. Perhaps you’re getting tired of all the notifications, or you simply want to cut down on all those servers that appear on your list. Whatever the case, here’s how you can leave any Discord server.

How to leave a Discord server on desktop

Whenever you join someone else’s Discord server, you’re only a few clicks away from being able to leave. You’re never locked to stay in any server unless you are the owner.

1. Open Discord on your computer.
2. Locate the server you want to leave in the left sidebar.
3. Right-click that server. A list of options will appear.
4. From that list, select Leave Server. A pop-up warning box will appear.
5. Click the red Leave Server button once more to leave that Discord server.

How to leave a Discord server on the mobile app

1. Open the Discord app on your device.
2. Go into the Servers tab.
3. Find the server you want to leave on the left. Tap and hold onto it.
4. Tap on More Options.
5. Select Leave Server.
6. Tap the red Yes button to confirm your decision.

Can you leave your own Discord server?

If you own a Discord server, you cannot leave it. As such, you’ll need to be a bit crafty in how you go about leaving your own server. Of course, you could delete your server, but that would probably ruffle some feathers, and you don’t want to be the one who shuts down a community just because you’re leaving.

Transferring Discord server ownership

Say you have a lot of people in a Discord server, and you want to leave without deleting the entire thing. This can be a bit troublesome because you can’t leave if you’re the owner. Someone must own the server. However, you can transfer ownership of the server to another Discord user. When you are no longer the owner of the server, then you can leave it just like any other server.

1. Launch Discord.
2. Find your server in the left-hand column. Right-click on it.
3. From the dropdown menu, highlight Server Settings.
4. Select Members.
5. Under Server Members, you will see a list of everyone occupying your server.
6. Find the user you want to transfer ownership of the server to, then click the three vertical dots ( ⠇) button at the right of their name.
7. Choose Transfer Ownership.
8. On the final warning pop-up, toggle on the acknowledgment slider.
9. When it turns green, click Transfer Ownership.

Once you’ve chosen a new owner for the server, follow the instructions from the first section to leave the Discord server like any other.

Deleting your Discord server

If you don’t care about what happens to your server and all of the users who have joined it, you can delete your Discord server altogether.

1. Launch Discord.
2. Right-click on your server, in the left-hand column.
3. From the dropdown menu, click Server Settings.
4. Scroll down the menu on the left-hand side until you see Delete Server; click it.
5. You’ll get one last final warning before your server is deleted. Type the server’s name in the prompted box and click Delete Server.

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