Quick answer (desktop): open Server Settings → Members, right-click the person who should own the server, choose Transfer Ownership, tick the confirmation toggle and press Transfer Ownership. Enter your 2FA code if you use one. The new owner must already be a member, and Discord Support can't reverse a transfer.
Transfer ownership on desktop or browser
- Open the server, select its name and go to Server Settings → Members.
- Right-click the member who'll become the owner and choose Transfer Ownership.
- Switch on the toggle to confirm you understand, then press Transfer Ownership.
- If your account has 2FA, enter the code.
Transfer ownership on mobile
- Open the server, then Server Settings → Members.
- Tap the member, then Transfer Ownership.
- Confirm, press Transfer and enter your 2FA code if asked.
Before you press it
- It's effectively permanent. Only the new owner can transfer it back. Discord Support won't undo it.
- Decide what you keep. You stay in the server as a normal member with whatever roles you have. If you'll still help run it, give yourself the right role first; if you're leaving, expect to lose access when they remove it.
- Check the new owner's account. They should have 2FA on and an account they won't lose. A server with an owner who can't log in is stuck.
- Move paid things separately. Boosts belong to the people who bought them, and premium bot plans belong to whoever pays for them. Changing the server owner doesn't move either.
- Write down your bot setup. Bots don't care who owns the server, but the new owner should know which bots do what and who can configure them.
Why I transfer every server at handover
When I build a server, it's either created on the client's own account or I create it and transfer ownership at the end. The client owns the server and the bot. I keep admin only for as long as we agree, usually for the week of free fixes. If you're paying someone to set up a server, ask how ownership will work before they start.
The owner disappeared. Can Discord transfer it?
Sometimes. Discord's Support team will consider a transfer request only when all of these are true:
- The server has at least 100 members (active count).
- The current owner hasn't used their account for at least a month.
- You've been active on your account in the last 30 days.
- You have administrator or moderator permissions in the server.
- The server isn't monetized.
The person who'd become the new owner has to submit the request, with the server ID and both user IDs (turn on Developer Mode to copy them). Discord contacts the current owner, who has 7 days to respond.
Common questions
Why don't I see Transfer Ownership?
Only the current owner sees it, and only for people who are already members of the server. Invite them first.
Does transferring delete anything?
No. Channels, messages, roles and members stay as they are. Only the owner changes.
Sources
Checked on 12 November 2026. Discord changes menus from time to time, so if a step looks different, the linked article is the reference.