Learning how to ban or kick someone out of your Discord server is especially useful for those who manage public Discord servers that anyone can join. Find out how to ban or unban a user on Discord and create a more efficient community for yourself and other users.
Should You Kick or Ban a User on Discord?
If someone’s disruptive on your Discord server, you have two options to deal with them: you can kick them or ban them. Kicking is a less terminal measure, as it only removes a user from your server without banning them. If you kick someone out of your Discord server, they can rejoin at a later date (for example, if you invite them again later). If the user in question made the mistake of not following the rules for the first time, kicking them off your server is a good way to deal with them. Meanwhile, banning a user means that you’re getting rid of them for good. This is a permanent measure that ensures that the user won’t rejoin your server later. When you ban someone, they don’t see your server in their servers’ list anymore and can’t use an invite link again. Since Discord bans both the user’s account and their IP address, the only way they’ll be able to join your server again is by using a new account with a new IP address.
How to Kick a User on Discord
If you’ve decided to kick a disruptive user from your Discord server, you can easily do that both from your computer or mobile.
How to Kick a User on Discord Using Your Computer
To kick someone using your PC or Mac, follow the steps below.
How to Kick a User From Your Discord Server on Mobile
If you prefer using Discord on your smartphone, here’s how to kick someone from your server on mobile. Any user that you kicked from your server can rejoin it using an active invitation link.
How to Ban a User on Discord on Computer & Mobile
If you’ve already tried kicking a user from your server, but they come back and keep disturbing the peace, you can ban them from ever joining your Discord server again. The process of banning someone is similar to kicking them from your server. To ban a user on your computer, follow steps 1 through 6 described in the previous section. Then from the drop-down menu, select Ban username. In the pop-up box, you can also select to Delete Message History of that user from the Previous 24 Hours or Previous 7 Days. If you like, you can also type in the reason for banning the user. After you’re finished, select Ban to confirm. To ban a user on mobile, open the Discord app and follow steps 1 through 6 described above. After that, under Administrative, select Ban username. Here you’ll also see an option to Delete Message History of the user and describe the reason for banning them. After you select Confirm, the user will be banned from your server.
How to Unban a User on Discord
Think you’ve banned someone by mistake? No worries, it’s an easy fix and you can revoke a ban on Discord in just a few clicks both from your computer or mobile. To unban a user on Discord using your computer, follow the steps below. To unban a user on Discord using your smartphone, follow steps 1 through 4 from the above, then select Unban. If the user you just unbanned keeps breaking the rules, you can ban them again an unlimited amount of times.
What to Do If You Got Banned on Discord
Nobody likes getting banned. If you think you’ve been banned on Discord for no good reason, the best course of action is to try contacting the server’s admin and get that ban revoked. Alternatively, you can try using a VPN to bypass the ban. However, it’s not a proven method, and there’s a big chance a VPN won’t help you get around the ban on Discord. Have you ever banned someone or been banned yourself on Discord? Did you manage to get that ban lifted? Share your experience with Discord bans with us in the comments section below.
