Discord Launches Linked Roles, You Can Connect with Twitter and PayPal

Discord can now connect with 22 other applications (photo: Discord)

JAKARTA - Discord launched an update to the Connections feature, which allows its users to be able to connect Discord to more platforms, called Linked Roles.

Discord says on its blog, Linked Roles is a tool meant to authenticate your profile with accounts outside of Discord.

With Linked Roles, Discord has launched more than twenty official connections with new functionality in the coming weeks, spanning gaming, social, financial and arts services.

When you connect external accounts & identities to your Discord account, you can qualify for Linked Roles in participating servers--creating all-new opportunities for trust, safety, and function.

More info: https://t.co/t5iCMTlbyL pic.twitter.com/bX8ciPL7jM

— Discord (@discord) December 12, 2022

"You can connect many of your passions and passions to your Discord profile including eBay, PayPal, Crunchyroll, Epic Games Store, Twitter, Reddit, Steam, Jefit, DeviantArt, Bloxlink, and many more," says Discord.

With the ability of all official Connections right on your profile, you can view certain details of connected accounts, such as number of followers and site activity.

In addition, Connections can also be used by moderators and community admins to create or grant new Linked Roles which can provide access to special channels and additional security within their servers.

Along with the Linked Roles announcement, Discord also announced a new green official mark to the right of the account name.

That green tick icon will help tell you whether they created Linked Roles based on official apps, verified apps, or unverified apps.

"We are introducing a new "Official" designation for apps! This "Official" icon indicates that this app is from a vetted developer," explained Discord.

For starters, Discord is rolling out 22 "Official" apps today and will open up the process for more apps to become "Official" starting next year.