To look up a Discord ID, paste it into VaultCord’s free Discord ID lookup and press Lookup. You get the profile picture and banner, both downloadable, plus the username, display name, account creation date, banner color, accent color, clan tag, and primary guild. Badges, avatar decorations, Nitro nameplates, and profile effects show up too when the account has them. No login, no bot to install.
Don’t have the Discord user ID yet? Turn on Developer Mode in Discord, right-click the person, and choose Copy User ID. Both steps are below. One limit to know: Discord only lets you copy the ID of someone you can see, in a server, group chat, or DM you share.
Look up a Discord ID
Open the Discord ID lookup, paste the Discord user ID into the Discord User ID box, and press Lookup. A short automatic check runs, then the profile loads, usually in a second or two.
- Copy the Discord ID (steps further down if you need them).
- Paste it into the box.
- Press Lookup.
- Hover the avatar or banner to download it, or press Share to send the result.
The tool says it plainly on the page: “This is all publicly-accessible information.” It shows what Discord shows anyone who opens that profile, laid out so you can save it.
Download a Discord PFP or banner
To download a Discord PFP, look up the Discord ID, hover the profile picture, and click Download. Same for the banner: hover it, click Download. That makes the lookup a Discord PFP downloader and a Discord banner downloader in one page.
Inside Discord there is no save button on someone else’s avatar or banner. People end up screenshotting a cropped, compressed circle. Downloading from the lookup gives you the image file itself.
Useful for:
- Keeping your own old PFP or banner before you change it
- Matching a server icon or role color to a member’s banner color (the lookup gives you the hex code)
- Saving evidence for a report: the exact avatar an impersonator used
Respect the person in the picture. Using someone’s avatar to pretend to be them is impersonation, and Discord removes accounts for it.
What the lookup shows
The lookup shows every public part of a Discord profile in one card:
| Field | What you see |
|---|---|
| Profile picture | Full image, downloadable, with any avatar decoration |
| Banner | Full image, downloadable |
| Display name and username | The name shown in chat, and the unique @username |
| Created | The account creation date, and how many years ago |
| Banner color and accent color | Hex codes, such as #5d59b6 |
| Clan and primary guild | The server tag the person wears, with that server’s ID |
| Badges | Shown when the account has them |
| Nameplate and profile effects | Nitro cosmetics, shown when the account has them |
| User ID | The Discord ID you looked up |
What it never shows: email, IP address, phone number, or the servers someone is in. Discord does not hand those out for a Discord user ID, and the tool does not collect them. Why that matters is in Discord user lookup: see a profile, PFP, and banner.
Turn on Developer Mode
Developer Mode adds Copy ID to Discord’s menus. Without it, the option is missing. Discord’s help article Where can I find my User/Server/Message ID? puts it plainly:
In order to be able to copy an ID number, you need to have Developer Mode enabled.
- Open User Settings (the cogwheel, bottom left on desktop).
- Go to Advanced.
- Toggle Developer Mode on.
On mobile: Settings, then App Settings, then Advanced.
Copy a Discord user ID
Right-click the person and pick Copy User ID.
- Go to a server, group chat, or DM where you can see them.
- Right-click their name or avatar.
- Click Copy User ID.
On mobile: tap the person, tap the ellipsis in the top-right corner, then Copy User ID. For your own Discord ID, right-click your own name in any member list.
A Discord user ID is a long number. Discord’s API reference calls these IDs snowflakes and says they are “guaranteed to be unique across all of Discord.” Servers, channels, and messages get the same kind of number, so make sure you right-clicked the person.
Read the creation date from a Discord ID
The lookup prints the creation date for you. If you want the math: Discord’s reference says to shift the ID right by 22 bits and add 1420070400000, the first second of 2015 in milliseconds.
Worked example with Discord’s sample ID, 175928847299117063:
- shifted right 22 bits = 41944705796
- plus 1420070400000 = 1462015105796
- = April 30, 2016, 11:18:25 UTC
A raid or a scam usually comes from fresh accounts. A Discord ID made yesterday deserves a second look. To turn account age into a server rule, see Discord verification level.
How it works
- 1Copy the Discord ID
Developer Mode on, right-click the person, Copy User ID.
- 2Paste and look up
Paste it into vaultcord.com/tools/discord-id-lookup and press Lookup.
- 3Download or share
Hover the PFP or banner and click Download, or press Share.
What to do with a Discord user ID
Use the Discord user ID anywhere an account has to be named exactly. Usernames change. The ID does not.
- Reports to Discord. Support may ask for it, per the Discord help article above.
- Bot commands. Most moderation bots accept a Discord ID for ban or timeout, even after the person left.
- Search your verified members. In VaultCord, the Lookup Member card on the dashboard searches members who verified in your own servers by Discord ID, username, IP, or email.
- Block the account. VaultCord’s firewall blocklist takes a Discord ID and stops that account at verification. It is on Premium and Plus; the upgrade page lists “Blacklist user, IP, location” as unavailable on Free (read November 10, 2026).
- Opt yourself out. VaultCord’s opt-out page takes your Discord ID and redacts the IP and email stored for it.
If the account you looked up is a scammer, VaultCord Scammer Alert blocks known scammer IDs at verification.
Where people get stuck
- No Copy User ID in the menu. Developer Mode is off.
- The lookup finds nothing. You copied a message or server ID. Right-click the person, not the message or the server icon.
- No banner to download. The account has no banner set. The lookup still shows the banner color.
- The person is not in any shared space. Discord only shows you people you can see. Ask them for their Discord ID.
- A site wants your password to “find” an ID or “grab” a PFP. Close it. The lookup needs only the Discord ID.
Frequently asked questions
How do I download someone’s Discord PFP?
Copy their Discord user ID, paste it into the Discord ID lookup, hover the profile picture, and click Download.
Can I download a Discord banner?
Yes. Look up the Discord ID, hover the banner, and click Download. If the person has no banner image, you get their banner color as a hex code instead.
Is the Discord ID lookup free?
Yes. It needs no login and no bot.
Can I look up a Discord ID from a username?
Not across Discord. Find the person in a server or DM you share and copy their Discord ID there.
Is it safe to share my Discord ID?
Your Discord ID only points at your public profile. It is not a password. Never share your password or account token.
Does a Discord ID ever change?
No. The username can change. The Discord user ID stays with the account.
Sources and verification
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