How to Find Your Discord ID
A Discord ID is the unique number behind every server, user, role, channel, and message. You will reach for one when you set up role restricted knowledge base articles, point a setting at a specific channel, or share details in a support request.
This guide shows you how to switch on Developer Mode and copy each kind of ID, on both desktop and mobile.
Turn on Developer Mode first
The "Copy ID" options stay hidden until Developer Mode is enabled. If you do not see them, jump to Enable Developer Mode below.
What a Discord ID is
Every object in Discord carries a permanent ID, sometimes called a snowflake. It looks like a long string of digits, for example 207101146513276928.
Always unique
No two servers, users, roles, or channels share an ID.
Never changes
Names and nicknames change. The ID stays the same forever.
Unambiguous
Two roles can share a name, but their IDs tell them apart.
That is why the bot and the dashboard track things by ID rather than by name.
You usually pick from menus, not paste IDs
Most of the Ticket Tool dashboard lets you choose roles and channels from
dropdowns, so you rarely paste a raw ID. IDs are most useful for the /debug
command and for support requests, where an exact reference saves time.
Enable Developer Mode (desktop and web)
Developer Mode is a single toggle in your Discord user settings. It is per account, so once you turn it on it applies everywhere you log in.
Open User Settings
Click the gear icon next to your name in the bottom-left corner of Discord.
Open Advanced
In the left sidebar, scroll to the App Settings group and select Advanced.
Turn on Developer Mode
Toggle Developer Mode on. Close settings, and a Copy ID option now appears in right-click menus.
Enable Developer Mode (mobile)
The toggle lives in the same place on iOS and Android, just under a different menu.
Open your account settings
Tap your profile picture in the bottom-right corner to open User Settings.
Open Advanced
Scroll to the App Settings group and tap Advanced.
Turn on Developer Mode
Toggle Developer Mode on. You can now copy IDs by long-pressing servers, channels, and users.
Copy a server ID
Your server ID, also called the guild ID, identifies the whole server. Ticket Tool uses it in your knowledge base portal address (/kb/{serverId}) and it is handy to include in any support request.
- Desktop and web: right-click the server icon in the left server list, then select Copy Server ID at the bottom of the menu.
- Mobile: long-press the server icon, then tap Copy Server ID.
Copy a user ID
A user ID points at one specific person. You might share your own when asking for support, or grab another member's to look them up.
- Desktop and web: right-click a member's name or avatar, anywhere you see them, then select Copy User ID.
- Mobile: tap a member to open their profile, tap the three-dot menu, then tap Copy User ID.
Copy a role ID
Role IDs come up when you restrict a knowledge base article to certain roles or set which roles your staff use.
- Desktop and web: open Server Settings, go to Roles, hover a role and click the three-dot menu, then select Copy Role ID. You can also right-click a role mention in any message and choose Copy Role ID.
- Mobile: open Server Settings, tap Roles, open the role, then use the menu to tap Copy Role ID.
Copy a channel or category ID
Channel and category IDs let you point a setting at one exact place, such as a log or transcript channel.
- Desktop and web: right-click a channel or a category header in the channel list, then select Copy Channel ID (a category shows Copy Category ID).
- Mobile: long-press a channel or category, then tap Copy Channel ID.
Copy a message ID
Message IDs are useful when reporting a specific message to support.
- Desktop and web: hover a message, open the three-dot menu, then select Copy Message ID.
- Mobile: long-press a message, then tap Copy Message ID in the menu.
Where you use these in Ticket Tool
| ID type | Common uses in Ticket Tool |
|---|---|
| Server ID | Your knowledge base portal link, and support requests. |
| Role ID | Role restricted articles, mandatory ticket roles, support roles. |
| Channel ID | Transcript and log channels, and channels a flow posts to. |
| Category ID | The Discord category that new ticket channels are created under. |
| User ID | The /debug command, adding or removing a member from a ticket (/add, /remove), and support requests. |
| Message ID | Pointing support at one specific message. |
Troubleshooting
No Copy ID option in the menu
Developer Mode is off. Follow the steps above to turn it on, then reopen the right-click or long-press menu.
- You copied a name instead of a number. A real ID is only digits, like
207101146513276928. If you pasted text, you grabbed the wrong thing. - The option is in a different spot on mobile. Discord moves menu items between app versions. Look for an App Settings group under your account settings, and a Copy ID entry behind the long-press or three-dot menu.
- You still cannot find an ID. Run the
/debugcommand in your server. It reports key IDs and setup details the support team can use.