The restriction is usually controlled by Discord’s DM spam filter or message request settings, not by a “ban” you can manually lift from the DM itself. In most cases, you can reduce or remove it through User Settings > Content & Social and set the DM spam filter to Do not filter ; Discord also notes that the spam folder itself cannot be disabled entirely.

What to change

  • Open Discord settings.
  • Go to Content & Social.
  • Find Direct message spam or DM spam filter.
  • Select Do not filter if you want the least restriction.

If it’s only one server

  • Open that server’s Privacy Settings.
  • Turn off Message Requests or the server’s direct message option.
  • This affects messages from that server without changing your global setting.

If messages still land in spam

  • Discord may still route unknown DMs into Message Requests or Spam.
  • That behavior is part of Discord’s safety system, so it may not be fully removable for all accounts or situations.

Practical fix

If your goal is to let people DM you more freely, the fastest path is:

  1. Set the global DM spam filter to Do not filter.
  2. Make sure server-specific message requests are enabled where needed.
  3. Block or report specific spam accounts instead of relying only on the filter.

Note

Discord’s help page says the spam folder cannot be disabled at this time , so the best you can usually do is loosen filtering rather than remove every safeguard.

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