Discord Won't Let You Join a Server: How to Fix It
You click an invite link and Discord says the invite is invalid or expired instead of taking you into the server.
Try these in order
- Ask for a fresh invite link. "Unknown" or "expired" invites simply need to be re-issued by someone in the server (Discord Support).
- Re-type the invite code carefully. Codes are case-sensitive, so a single wrong capital letter breaks the link (Discord Support).
- Check how many servers you're in. Regular accounts can join 100 servers, and Nitro accounts 200 — leave one before joining another (Discord Support).
- Leave extra servers if your Nitro expired. If you joined more than 100 while Nitro was active, you must drop below 100 before joining anything new (Discord Support).
- Consider that you might be banned. Server bans block invites; contact the server admins and ask them to revoke the ban in Server Settings (Discord Support).
- Check your connection and Discord's status. Run a speed test, try another network, and look at Discord's status page for outages (Discord Support).
- Restart or update the app. Fully close Discord, wait 30 seconds, reopen it, and check for updates in Settings > App Settings (Discord Support).
Still stuck? Bans are IP-based, so only the server's admins can lift them — if they can't, contact Discord Support at dis.gd/contact (Discord Support).
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