Are you familiar with Discord’s evolved “Connections” feature? By linking your accounts from external services, your Discord community will become safer, more reliable, and more attractive.
Connections Feature: Let’s Understand the Basics
The Connections feature is an innovative system that allows you to link your accounts from various external services such as Steam, YouTube, and GitHub to your Discord profile.
Three Benefits of the Connections Feature
- Reliable Identity Verification: A special icon is displayed on your profile for linked accounts. This allows other users to confirm at a glance that your account is genuine. It can also be expected to prevent impersonation and spam and improve the overall reliability of the community.
- Flexible Access Restrictions: By using the “Linked Roles” feature, administrators can grant roles only to users who meet specific conditions and restrict access to content. For example, you can set conditions such as “Users who own a specific game on Steam” or “YouTube channel subscribers” and allow access to special channels or grant eligibility to participate in exclusive events.
- Lively Communities: By making it easier for users who share common interests to connect, communities will become even more vibrant. For example, on a server where game lovers gather, linking a Steam account will make it easier to find friends who play the same games.
Essential for Developers! Unleash Infinite Possibilities with the Role Connections API
Developers can use the Role Connections API to create their own unique connections and add unique features to the community.
What You Can Do with the API
- Automatically assign roles to users who meet specific conditions
- Granular access control based on account information from external services
- Construction of original connection systems tailored to the needs of the community
For Example, You Can Do This!
- Assign a developer role to users who have skills in a specific programming language
- In a fan community for a particular artist, provide special benefits based on purchase history in that artist’s official store
- On a server of an educational institution, allow access to a student-only area by linking with student ID information
Resources for Mastering the Connections Feature
To make the most of Discord’s Connections feature, please take advantage of the following resources.
- Developer Portal: Full of information necessary for development, such as API documentation and sample code.
- Code Lab: You can learn how to use the Connections feature while actually doing it yourself.
- Help Center: Contains FAQs and troubleshooting information about the Connections feature.
Discord’s Connections feature is a powerful tool for making communities safer and more vibrant. By all means, try introducing it to your community!