How to Ban Someone from a Discord Chat on a PC or Mac

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: September 24, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to remove someone from a Discord chat channel or group message when you’re on a computer.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Banning Someone from a Server from the UI

1
Navigate to https://www.discordapp.com. You can use any browser, such as Firefox or Safari, to access Discord.
- If you haven’t signed in, click the Login button at the top-right corner of the screen, type your account information, then click Login.
2
Select the server that hosts the channel. Servers are listed along the left side of the screen.

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3
Select a channel. Channels appear in the main panel. Now you should see the chat channel and a list of its members along the right side of the screen.
4
Click the user you want to ban. A pop-up menu will appear.
5
Click Ban (username). A pop-up message will appear.
6
Click Ban to confirm. The user can no longer join the guild.

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Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Banning Someone from a Server Using a Bot

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Consult the bot's documentation. Depending on the bot, the ban command can differ. You may also be able to configure whether the banned user gets a notification in DMs upon such a ban. You may also be able to set up a "mute" role that is assigned when a user is muted from chat.
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Try /ban <@User> <reason>. If the bot uses slash commands, then doing this will cause the bot to ban the user, provided that the bot was given permissions to do so. If the bot does not use slash commands, then you should try something similar like !ban <@User> <reason>.
3
Provide confirmation. Some bots ask for confirmation when doing so. To provide confirmation, you may need to react with an emoji, reply with "yes", or reply with the banned user's username again. Other bots do not, so this step may be optional.

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Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Removing Someone from a Group Message

1
Navigate to https://www.discordapp.com. You can use any browser, such as Firefox or Safari, to access Discord.
- Though there’s no real way to “ban” someone from a direct message, you can remove them from the group. Once removed, they’ll no longer be a part of the conversation.
- If you haven’t signed in, click the Login button at the top-right corner of the screen, type your account information, then click Login.
2
Select the group message. All of your direct messages, including those with multiple people (group chats), appear under the “Direct Messages” heading. You’ll find in the second column, near the left side of the screen.
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Click the members icon. It’s near the top-right corner of the screen and looks like two overlapping people. It’s to the right of the pushpin icon. A list of people in the group will appear.
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Click the person you want to remove. A pop-up menu will appear.
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Click Remove from Group. This person will no longer be a part of this group conversation.

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Community Q&A

Question

I don't have the "Remove from group" option, are there some permissions that you need to have to do this?

Andreaslag

Community Answer

If you are the person that created the group, you can remove people. If not, you cannot remove anyone.
Question

Is this a moderator only option?

Community Answer

No, it depends on the settings of the server owner. You can set any rank to ban people, but you obviously can't just join and ban the owner, as that would be stupid.
Question

How do I ban a person for a certain amount of time?

Community Answer

You can't, you can only ban them permanently. A kick would allow them to rejoin later with a provided invite, however.

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About This Article

Written by:

Nicole Levine, MFA

wikiHow Technology Writer

This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 107,652 times.

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Updated: September 24, 2021

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Categories: Discord

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