Discord’s latest age verification system uses either a face scan or a government ID scan tied to your account/ID, not just your numeric “Discord ID,” but it does create an internal verified age group for your account once you pass the check.

What “Discord ID age verification” Really Means

When people say “Discord ID age verification,” they’re usually mixing two things:

  • Your Discord account (with a unique user ID).
  • The new age verification flow (face scan or ID scan) that attaches an age group to that account.

Discord does not publicly show your exact birthday, and there’s no public “age badge” yet, but after verification your account is marked internally as belonging to a certain age group (like “teen” or “adult”).

How the New Age Verification Works

Discord is rolling this out to meet safety and regulation pressure, especially in places like the UK and Australia.

You’ll typically see it when:

  • You try to view sensitive / explicit media.
  • You try to change sensitive content visibility settings.

Then a popup appears asking you to verify your age with two options:

  1. Face Scan
    • Use your device camera.
    • Follow on‑screen prompts (move your face, frame correctly, good lighting).
    • The vendor’s system estimates your age from the video/scan and returns only an age band to Discord.
  1. Scan ID
    • Scan a QR code on your phone.
    • Take a clear photo of a government ID (passport, driver’s license, etc.).
 * The system checks date of birth and returns a verified age group.

After that:

  • You get system messages plus a DM from Discord confirming which age group your account is in.
  • That status then controls what content/options you can access across devices (PC, mobile, console).

What Data Is Stored (and Privacy Concerns)

Discord’s public line on this system is very privacy‑focused:

  • The info is used for a one‑time verification only and is not stored long‑term by Discord or its vendor, according to their statement.
  • Face scan is described as on‑device for the vendor’s solution, meaning no persistent biometric template is collected when you scan your face.
  • For ID scans, the image of your ID is deleted upon verification.
  • Discord says it only receives an age group flag , not your actual photo or full ID image as something it keeps.

Despite that, many users and commentators are still wary:

  • People don’t like the idea of an AI or third‑party vendor analyzing their face/ID to decide whether they’re old enough.
  • Forum and Reddit threads show a lot of nervousness, especially in NSFW communities, about being forced into ID/face checks.

Where This Is Live and Who Gets Hit

Right now, this full, strict age‑verification isn’t absolutely everywhere for everyone:

  • Testing and early rollout is region‑based , with UK and Australia among the first regions mentioned.
  • It mainly appears when:
    • Accessing sensitive / NSFW media.
    • Tweaking sensitive content settings.
  • Once your account gets categorized into an age group, that classification follows you on all platforms , including Xbox and PlayStation.

If the system decides you’re below the minimum age for Discord in your country (typically 13):

  • Your account can be automatically banned or disabled.
  • Recovery then goes through Discord’s underage appeals or Trust & Safety manual review.

Can You See or Change Your Verified Age?

Discord is gradually exposing more “age group” info in the UI:

  • In User Settings → My Account , you can see your verified age group once you’ve completed verification.
  • If you haven’t verified yet, that field shows as “Unverified” with a button to start verification.
  • If you think you were wrongly put into the teen group, you can re‑verify from that same page.

Some guides mention seeing or editing “age” via profile or connected accounts (Steam, Xbox, etc.), because Discord may cross‑reference these to sanity‑check age signals, but the real authoritative marker for the new system is the age verification flow itself.

Risks, Edge Cases, and Forum Talk

Users and forum posters bring up a few recurring themes and horror stories:

  • False flags / misclassification
    • Some adults report being flagged as underage and suddenly locked out or pushed to verify.
* If automated checks fail, they end up waiting on Trust & Safety, sometimes for days.
  • NSFW and adult servers
    • There have been long‑running requests for an official “18+ badge” or flag so adult servers can trust that a user is actually an adult.
* Discord hasn’t rolled out this exact badge system yet, but the new age verification system is clearly aimed at solving similar problems: gate adult content to adults and keep minors away.
  • Third‑party verifier idea
    • Older community suggestions even floated a third‑party verification service with a small fee to prove 18+ and pass a token back to Discord.
* This concept mirrors what’s happening now: an external vendor (like k‑ID, discussed in commentary videos) returns only an age classification.

Quick FAQ Style Wrap‑Up

Does Discord verify age by just my Discord ID number?
No. The numeric Discord ID is just an identifier for your account; age verification uses a face scan or an ID scan and then ties the result to your account as an age group.

Is my face or ID stored?
Discord says the data is used one time , the ID image is deleted after verification , and the face scan solution runs on‑device without storing biometric data, with Discord only keeping an age‑group result.

Can this get me banned?
Yes. If the system determines you’re below the legal minimum age for Discord in your country, your account can be auto‑banned , after which you need to appeal as an underage account.

Where can I see my verified age status?
Go to User Settings → My Account and look for the Age Group field. It shows Unverified until you complete verification, and later shows your assigned group; from there you can choose to re‑verify if needed.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.