PSA: Your Discord messages could soon show up on Google, but here’s how to opt out

Discord will begin making messages from eligible public servers available through Google and other search engines in mid-December.

The change excludes private servers and DMs, but in many regions, eligible messages will be publicly searchable by default.

Users and server admins can opt out before the rollout, but the controls currently require desktop or web access.

Discord has become a treasure trove of useful information, but finding it through Google has often felt like a treasure hunt with no map. That could finally change, though some users aren’t thrilled about the possibility of their conversations appearing in Google search results.

In a blog post, Discord confirmed plans to make messages from eligible public servers searchable on Google and other search engines starting in mid-December 2026. The company is introducing privacy controls ahead of the rollout, giving both server administrators and individual users a chance to keep their conversations off the wider web.