There’s no straightforward way of knowing if someone has read your messages on Discord. That’s because there are no read receipts on Discord.
However, what you can do is:
- Ask the other person if they’ve seen your message
- Send a follow-up message to get their attention
- Check their online status
To be honest, there isn’t much you can do to ensure that the other person has read your message. Without ‘read receipts’, it’s just a guessing game at best. I’m sorry.
There might still be some things you may want to try. They aren’t much, but perhaps could be of help.
Check them out below:
Send a follow-up message to your friend
The first way of knowing if someone read your message on Discord is to send them a follow-up message after your initial one.
Since there are no read receipts on Discord, you’ll never know if the other person has read your first message.
So, just ask them. Send a follow-up message on the chat asking them if they’ve seen your message. If you’re in luck, they’ll reply.
But what if they don’t? You’ll still be uncertain if they’ve seen your first message. Perhaps they’ve seen your second one, too, and they refuse to reply.
Check out my guide on what happens when you delete a Discord message. Maybe your friend has deleted your message without reading it.
In that case, use the second solution on this list!
Check Their Online Status
The second method of ensuring someone has read your message on Discord is to check their online status.
You can find the other person’s online status next to their name, either under “Direct Messages” or in the Chat window.
If the status marker is greyed out, as shown in the picture above, it means they’re offline and likely haven’t seen your message yet.
However, this could also mean the person is intentionally hiding their online status to appear offline. Sneaky, right?
If the marker is green, they might be online and could have seen your message, but there’s no guarantee—they might be away from their keyboard or busy in a game.
Ultimately, there’s no surefire way to know if someone has read your message on Discord, as the platform doesn’t have read receipts.
I know this might be disappointing, but that’s just how it works.
If you have any other tips or tricks to ensure someone has read your message on Discord, feel free to share them in the comments below!
