Discord and Twitch are lifesavers in the world of gaming and streaming. Whether you need to live stream your game to your followers and viewers or simply enjoy a war of witty words and memes with your gaming friends, Twitch and Discord are there for you.
If you’ve been a regular user of Discord, you may already know that it can easily integrate with different tools and platforms. This helps you stream better and elevates your gaming experience. Here, we will look at how to link Twitch to Discord.
These quick and easy solutions will help you quickly connect your Twitch and Discord accounts on different devices including your Windows PC, Mac, and smartphone.
Let’s dive in!
Why Link Twitch To Discord?
Discord’s Twitch integration feature has been around since 2015 for subscribers. Even Twitch Affiliates and streamers are allowed to use this cool feature.
They can manage their subscriber-only channels by allowing Discord to apply for permissions automatically to their subscribers.
Linking your Twitch account to your Discord account helps you easily access subscriber-only servers of these streamers. You can get a complete list of all your channel subscribers and also see if a user has subscribed to your channel.
If you’re a streamer, you can also set up specific servers for your channel’s subscribers. This will allow them to watch your gaming content on both streamers together.
Linking your Twitch and Discord accounts also helps you unlock other abilities and perks, such as posting emotes from Twitch in Discord chats.
Such features and abilities make linking Twitch and Discord accounts an attractive option to gamers.
Step-By-Step Guide
If you want to learn how to link Twitch to Discord, here are detailed steps to help you do it on different devices. Check them out below:
Windows PC
To connect your Twitch account to an existing Discord account on a Windows PC, follow the steps listed below for streamers and non-streamers:
For Streamers
If you’re a Twitch streamer, you’ll have to follow the two-step process below to integrate your Twitch and Discord accounts:
- Step 1: Open Discord and log in to your account. Select the gear icon located near the bottom right of the screen to open “User Settings”. Click on the “Connections” options under the “User Settings” heading near the top of the left menu pane. Select the Twitch icon from the available app integrations in the main pane. Usually, it’s the first option.
- Step 2: Now to select and sync your streaming server, go to “Server Settings” in Discord. Under “Integrations”, select “Twitch” to sync it. Change the settings for your permission roles under “Server Settings”.
For Non-Streamers
If you’re not a Twitch streamer, here are the simple steps you need to follow on your Windows PC to link Twitch to Discord:
- Step 1: Go to the Discord application and sign in. Select the “Connections” option under the User Settings icon at the bottom right of the screen. The main pane will show you a row of available applications that you can integrate into your Discord account. Click on the Twitch icon.
- Step 2: Follow the series of prompts and log in to your Twitch account. From the list of streaming subscriptions, select the relevant server that you wish to participate in. The process is done.
Mac
The steps for linking a Twitch account to Discord are the same irrespective of whether you’re using a Mac device or a Windows PC. Here they are:
For Streamers
If you’re a streamer with a Mac computer, here are the two steps you need to follow to get started:
- Step 1: Open the Discord app on your Mac computer. Click on the Settings gear icon that you will find at the bottom of the Discord window. From the menu pane on the left, click on “Connections” under the “User Settings” heading. Choose the Twitch icon in the “Connect Your Accounts” box in the central pane.
- Step 2: Next, you need to sync the streaming servers. In the Discord window, go to “Server Settings”. Under “Integrations”, click on “Twitch”. Choose a server for your Twitch account and sync it. Under “Server Settings”, click on the “Roles” option and change the new permissions role for your Twitch subscribers.
For Non-Streamers
If you’re not a streamer, you’ll have to follow slightly different instructions to link your Twitch and Discord accounts on a Mac. Check them out below:
- Step 1: Launch the Discord app. Click on the “Connections” option under the “User Settings” icon. Select the Twitch icon located near the top of the central pane.
- Step 2: Follow the instructions on the screen and log in to your Twitch account. Now choose your streamer from the list of streaming subscriptions and join its relevant servers to participate.
Smartphone
Whether you need to link Twitch to Discord on an Android or iOS device, the steps you need to follow are quite similar to the steps for Windows PC or Mac devices.
But to participate in a Twitch-integrated server on your smartphone, you need to first sync the accounts on your desktop or laptop computer.
Here are the steps you must follow:
- Step 1: Launch your Discord app and log in to your account. Swipe right on your smartphone or tap on the three lines at the top to go to the Discord menu. Click on the profile picture displayed at the bottom right. Go to the “User Settings” page.
- Step 2: Under the “User Settings” heading, click on “Connections.” It will show your integrated connections. Select “Add” and then click on the “Twitch” icon.
- Step 3: Sign in to your Twitch account. Select the streamer and server you want and complete the authorization process. There — it’s done!
Solutions for Issues You Might Encounter
Sometimes despite your best efforts, you may run into issues with your Twitch and Discord integration. Here are a few handy solutions to help you resolve them:
Checking Your Network Connectivity
Often the easiest solutions are the most overlooked ones. If your Twitch and Discord integration is not working, ensure there you don’t have any problems with network connectivity.
Consider switching to the wireless connection from wired or vice versa. Also, sharing your mobile device’s carrier network through Hotspot might work.
If these fixes don’t help you out, restart the router and then try refreshing the network connection.
Many streamers who have reported issues with their Twitch and Discord integration usually just had a syncing issue that went away automatically after a few hours.
Authorizing Twitch on Discord
Is your Twitch account not showing on your Discord profile? Firstly, ensure that you have linked your Twitch and Discord accounts properly by going through the steps above.
If you followed the steps and it still doesn’t work, check if you have authorized Twitch on Discord by enabling the “Display on Profile” option.
For this, launch the Discord app and log in to your account. Select the gear icon on the bottom left of the screen to open Settings.
In the left pane, click on “Connections” and in the main pane, select the Twitch icon. If the “Display on Profile” option is toggled off, toggle it on. Your Twitch account should now appear on the “Connections” list in Discord.
Disconnecting Twitch from Discord and Readding It
To disconnect the app integration and link Twitch and Discord again, open Discord, log in to your account and go to Settings on the bottom left of the screen.
Click on “Connections” and then the “X” button next to the Twitch icon. Select the “Disconnect” button to confirm.
Now log in to Twitch and under the Profile icon, click on Settings. Go to “Connections” and scroll down to “Other Connections”. Select the “Disconnect” button next to the Discord icon.
Finally, follow the steps above to link the two apps.
Other Quick Fixes
- If the above solutions don’t work for you, try using another Internet browser like Opera GX.
- If the integration issue still persists after a few days, contact Twitch support.
Conclusion
So, now you know how to link Twitch to Discord. Linking these two accounts helps you enhance your gaming and streaming experience. You can post Twitch emotes in Discord chats and a whole lot more.
Also, when you can link both these streaming services together, you no longer need to choose only one of them while live streaming games and enjoying a gaming session with your buddies.
The world is at your fingertips, literally!
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