Discord will make public server messages searchable on Google soon

Discord is about to make its public conversations easier to find, even for people who never use the platform. The company plans to bring messages from eligible public servers to Google Search. However, the propsed change is already raising questions about privacy.

Discord messages are coming to Google Search

Discord announced the change yesterday, and says it will help to make useful conversations easier to discover outside its platform. Starting November 16, eligible servers will receive dedicated web pages featuring information about their communities and automated summaries of public channel discussions.

That said, the notable change will be applicable in mid-December 2026, when Discord will make selected messages from eligible public channels available on these pages and through search engines, including Google. The rollout will happen gradually, so the first messages may take several weeks to appear.

The change applies to Discoverable Servers, which are public communities listed in Discord’s discovery directory. Private servers, direct messages, group DMs, and private channels are excluded. Discord also says published messages will not display usernames or avatars.

How to stop your Discord messages appearing on Google

You can disable the feature by opening Discord on desktop or the web, then navigating to User Settings > Data & Privacy. Turn off Show my message content from Discoverable channels on web pages to prevent eligible future messages from appearing online.

However, this setting does not automatically remove messages already published on Discord’s web pages. Users must delete individual messages to remove them from those pages, and Google may retain cached copies temporarily. Server administrators can also manage publishing through Server Settings > Web Presence.

The feature is enabled by default in many regions, including the United States. Users in the EU, UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, and South Korea are excluded by default, while teen accounts can’t participate. Discord says the move will make useful community knowledge easier to find. However, some users may prefer keeping public conversations inside Discord rather than making them searchable across the wider internet.