How to Add a Developer to Your Discord App Without Your Password

Is this your situation?

The short answer

Before you start

• Confirm you are logged in You must log in with your Discord account to access the Developer Portal.Verify: Check that the Developer Portal loads your account's applications.
• Get the developer's Discord username or user ID Inviting a team member requires entering the Discord username or user ID of the person to invite.Verify: Check that you have the correct username or ID before sending the invite.
• Decide the permission role Inviting a team member requires setting their permission role.Verify: Check which role fits the developer's work.

How Discord handles this

• A developer team is the foundation for building and managing apps on Discord.
• Developer teams let users invite collaborators to their project.
• The Owner team role has full control over the team and all applications.
• The Developer team role can access and modify applications.

Step by step

1. Open the Developer Portal Log in with your Discord account to access the Developer Portal.Confirm: Check that your applications list appears.
2. Go to Teams Navigate to the Teams section of the Discord Developer Portal.Confirm: Check for a New Team option on the Teams page.
3. Create a new team Select New Team to create a developer team.Confirm: Check for a form asking for team information.
4. Enter team information Creating a new developer team requires entering team information.Confirm: Check that all required fields are filled in.
5. Confirm team creation Click Confirm to create your developer team.Confirm: Check that the team now appears in the Teams list.
6. Open Team Members Go to the team's settings page and navigate to the Team Members section.Confirm: Check for a list of current team members.
7. Enter the developer's details Enter the Discord username or user ID of the person to invite.Confirm: Check the Team Members list for the name you entered.
8. Set the permission role Set the developer's permission role before sending the invite.Confirm: Check that a role is selected for the invitee.
9. Send the invitation After setting the permission role, send the invitation.Confirm: Check that the invite shows as sent to the developer.If this fails: The invited user must accept the invite to join the team.

Common mistakes

• Granting Admin instead of Developer The Admin team role can manage team settings and applications.Why it happens: The Admin role looks like a safe middle option between Owner and Developer.
• Expecting Admin to take destructive actions The Admin team role cannot take destructive actions on the team or team-owned apps.Why it happens: The name Admin suggests broader control than the role actually has.
• Sharing account credentials instead of inviting Team owner credentials should be kept secure as a security best practice.Why it happens: Sharing a password hands over the owner account instead of setting up a team.Already happened: If you already shared credentials, you want to know what control the other person now has.

Roles at a glance

Keeping track of who has access