How to Link Your Twitch Account to Discord

Linking your Twitch account to your Discord account has a lot of benefits for both streamers and viewers.

Steamers are able to create special subscriber roles in their Discord servers and allow viewers with linked Twitch accounts to use their custom Twitch emotes in Discord. Subscribers can also be labeled with special colors, and other cool things.

Viewers are able to see a list of who they’re subscribed to and the sub-enabled Discord servers they’re a part of. They’re also be able to display their Twitch account on their user profile in Discord.

In this article, we’ll show you how to link your Twitch and Discord Accounts on both your PC and in the Android / iOS mobile app.

How to Link your Twitch and Discord Accounts’

You can link your Twitch and Discord accounts by authorizing the connection in the Connections settings of Discord. Below, we’ll show you how on both your PC and in the Discord Android / iOS mobile app:

Desktop / PC

1. In Discord, click the Gear icon next to your name at the lower left corner.
   
2. Click Connections under User Settings in the leftmost menu.
   
3. Click the Twitch icon under Connections.
   
4. Discord will open the Twitch authorization page in your web browser. Sign into your Twitch account if prompted, then click the Authorize button to finish linking your Twitch account to Discord.
   

Android / iOS Mobile App

1. In the Discord mobile app, tap the Hamburger menu icon () in the upper left corner and then tap your Avatar at the bottom right.
   
2. Tap Connections and then tap Add in the upper right corner on the following screen.
   
3. Select Twitch in the menu that appears.
   
4. Discord will open the Twitch authorization page in your web browser. Sign into your Twitch account if prompted, then tap Authorize to finish linking your Twitch account to Discord.
   

Unlinking a Twitch Account from Discord

You can unlink your Twitch and Discord accounts at any time by removing the connection in the Connections settings of Discord. Below, we’ll show you how on both your PC and in the Discord Android / iOS mobile app:

Desktop / PC

1. In Discord, click the Gear icon next to your name at the lower left corner.
   
2. Click Connections under User Settings in the leftmost menu.
   
3. Click the X in the upper right corner of your linked Twitch account.
   
4. In the confirmation window that appears, click Disconnect.

Android / iOS Mobile App

1. In the Discord mobile app, tap the Hamburger menu icon () in the upper left corner and then tap your Avatar at the bottom right.
   
2. Tap Connections and then tap the X in the upper right corner of your linked Twitch account.
   
3. In the confirmation window that appears, tap Disconnect.

Deauthorizing Discord

To completely disconnect your Twitch and Discord accounts you’ll also need to deauthorize Discord in Twitch.

• Open Twitch in your browser, sign in, and navigate to the Settings page.
• Click the Connections tab and scroll down to the Other Connections section
• Click the Disconnect button to the right of Discord

Before you go!

If you’re a streamer setting up a Discord server for you viewers, why not also learn how to create an AFK channel.