How to Transfer Discord Bot Ownership to a Team

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The short answer

Before you start

• Confirm individual ownership The app must be individually owned by your account in the Applications section.Verify: Check the Applications section of the Developer Portal.
• Confirm you own the receiving team You must be the team owner of the receiving developer team.Verify: Check the Teams section of the Developer Portal.
• Check account standing The account must be in good standing according to Discord's Warning System.Verify: Review any warnings on the account.
• Enable multi-factor authentication MFA must be enabled on the account before beginning the transfer.Verify: Check security settings for MFA status.

How Discord handles this

• Being an administrator, developer, or read-only member of the receiving team is not sufficient to transfer the app.
• Monetized apps, or apps Discord identifies as requiring additional review, must use Developer Support instead of this flow.
• If the receiving team already has a verified identity, the app stays verified after transfer.
• An individual app can complete no more than 3 transfers in a rolling 365-day period.

Step by step

1. Confirm individual ownership Select the individually owned bot you want to transfer in the Developer Portal.Confirm: Check the Applications section for the app under your account.
2. Open General Information Go to the application's General Information section.Confirm: Check for the Transfer App to Team button.
3. Start the transfer Click the Transfer App to Team button to begin the transfer.Confirm: Check that the transfer modal opens.
4. Select the receiving team Within the transfer modal, select the developer team that should receive the app.Confirm: Check the modal shows your chosen team.
5. Review before confirming Review the destination team, verification outcome, and transfer limits.Confirm: Check the review details shown in the modal.
6. Confirm the transfer Select the team as the new owner and confirm the transfer.Confirm: Check that the Transfer to Team button disappears.
7. Check the receiving team Once complete, the app appears under the receiving team on the Applications page.Confirm: Check the Applications page for the app under the team.

Before you change who is in control

• Treating team membership as ownership Being an administrator, developer, or read-only member of the receiving team is not enough to transfer the app.Why it happens: Owner-only decisions, including transferring ownership, remain restricted to the team owner.Already happened: If control has already changed hands — Recover Admin Access to a Discord Server After the Owner Disappears
• Expecting verification to carry over If the receiving team lacks a verified identity, the app becomes unverified and must complete verification again.Why it happens: If the receiving team already has a verified identity, the transferred app remains verified.Already happened: If this happened, see personal account or team ownership.
• Trying to reverse a transfer right after A completed transfer cannot be reversed through the self-service flow right away.Why it happens: A completed transfer begins a 30-day cooldown and counts toward the limit of 3 transfers in a rolling 365-day period.

Roles at a glance

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