Discord is back online after a major outage left tens of thousands unable to connect. Nearly 94,000 reports were logged before services were fully restored.
Messaging platform Discord confirmed on Monday evening that all its systems are now operational after a widespread outage left tens of thousands of users unable to access the app.
According to outage tracking site Downdetector.com, reports of disruptions began pouring in earlier in the day, peaking at over 93,800 complaints by 6:19 pm ET.
Engineers worked through the evening to restore service, with the company confirming all systems were back online by late Monday night. While Discord has not provided a detailed explanation of the root cause, the platform indicated that the matter was being closely monitored to prevent further disruptions.
On Discord, a "guild" refers to a server -- a virtual community space where users can engage in conversations, share media, and collaborate in real time. When the "Guilds Unavailable" message appears, it generally indicates that certain servers, or in some cases all servers, are temporarily inaccessible. This may occur due to server outages, surges in traffic, or technical malfunctions on Discord's network.
Typically, such problems are addressed directly by Discord's engineering team without requiring user intervention. During these disruptions, Discord recommends checking its official status page or social media channels for updates. In the meantime, affected users may attempt basic troubleshooting steps, such as restarting the application or switching devices, while awaiting full service restoration.
Another commented, "Discord said guilds are unavailable for some people... now lemme just make all your access unavailable... wat da heelllll, let me back in bro."
Another user complained, "I thought my Discord was hacked or something when it wasn't loading but then it said "Investigating an issue where some guilds (which I'm assuming are servers) are unavailable for some members" so it just seems like a glitch on their end for the time being."