Core Features

Overview of the Discord Social SDK’s core features including user identity and relationships.

The Discord Social SDK offers a range of features to enhance social interactions within games. Developers can leverage these features to create a more engaging and connected experience for players in their game.

Account Linking

Account linking allows a game to authenticate users with their Discord credentials, gaining access to social features like friends, chat, and presence. This process uses OAuth2 authentication.

Check out our Account Linking platform overview for a detailed explanation of how account linking works, why it matters, and how to implement it in your game.

Development Guides
Account Linking from Your Game
Account Linking on Mobile
Account Linking on Consoles
Account Linking from Discord Entry Points

Design Guidelines
Signing in with Discord
Consoles

Provisional Accounts

Provisional accounts let players use social features in your game without linking a Discord account so all players can have a consistent gameplay experience.

Development Guides
Using Provisional Accounts

Design Guidelines
Provisional Accounts

Friend System & Relationships

The SDK models friendships and relationships in two ways:

• Discord Friends: Persistent across all games.
• Game-Specific Friends: Limited to the current game.

Development Guides
Creating a Unified Friends List

Design Guidelines
Unified Friends List
Game Friends

Presence & Rich Presence

Presence refers to a user’s online status, while Rich Presence provides game-specific activity data:

• Displays if a user is online, idle, or offline.
• Shows detailed game stats (e.g., what level they’re playing and time played).
• Allows users to send game invites through Discord and in-game.

Development Guides
Setting Rich Presence

Design Guidelines
Status & Rich Presence

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Next Steps

Learn the implementation steps, configure authentication, and explore development guides:

Communication Features

Learn about messaging, voice chat, and in-game lobbies.

Integration Overview

Learn about the integration overview and implementation steps.

Development Guides

Step-by-step guides for implementing each social feature.

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Change Log

Date	Changes
July 21, 2025	initial release