Creators are now required to combine profiles
As part of Patreon's Network Discovery updates, creators and members will gradually see a more unified experience across Patreon. That means some steps in this article may look different depending on whether your accounts are already combined.
If you created your Patreon account recently, you may already have a single profile. If you don't see a prompt to combine, this doesn't apply to you.
Who does this apply to
- Creators (including creators who are also members and support other creators): Combining accounts creates a single identity for both creating and membership activities. You can combine your accounts now through July 6, 2026 (previously June 30, 2026). Starting on July 6, 2026, combining will be required
- Members-only (no creator page): You may notice navigation updates as these changes roll out. Once the creators you support join the network, you'll also get access to a new feed. No action is needed from your side
What may look different for creators after combining profiles
- One identity: Your name and profile image are the same everywhere, whether you're creating or interacting as a member
- One inbox: Notifications and messages are unified in a single place
- Updated navigation on desktop and mobile: You may see updated labels and entry points that reflect a single, combined experience, including fewer profile-switching steps
Learn what's changing and how to get started in our article about combining your creator and member profiles into a single identity.
If you're not yet familiar with Discord, it's an all-in-one voice and text chat app where you can get access to your creator's Patreon-exclusive community. Check out our What is Discord? article to learn more.
How do I link my Discord account to Patreon?
If you need to create a Discord account, we will guide you through that during this process:
- Log in to your Patreon account
- Click on Settings from the left side menu
- Click on More and then Connected Apps from the menu bar
- Click on Discord and then click the Connect button
- Enter the email address or phone number you use to log in with Discord and your password and click the Login button
- Click the Authorize button
- You've successfully linked Discord to Patreon! You may need to refresh the page
I’m not getting the pop-up window to log in to Discord
This typically happens if you have an ad blocker or browser extension that is blocking pop-up windows. Please disable these extensions while connecting Discord to Patreon.
Joining and Leaving a creator's Discord server
Once you've connected your Discord and Patreon accounts, any servers you're eligible to join will appear on the Discord Apps settings page. Click the Join server button to get your role.
If at any point you'd like to leave the creator's server, you can click the Leave server button to be removed. You can always re-join the server from your Discord app settings latter on.
FAQ
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If you’ve connected Patreon and Discord, we recommend disconnecting and reconnecting Discord to Patreon. Before doing so, log out of Discord and clear your cache and cookies to start fresh. Reconnecting will reestablish communication between the two apps. Here's an article to guide you through this: Discord isn’t working for me
If you’re still not finding your creator's server, check that you’re in the correct tier to unlock Discord access. This section of our help center guide will help you confirm your tier: How to check your tier level
- Check the creator's Patreon for the Discord logo on your tier description.
- If you think you were assigned the wrong role, there are a couple of things you can do to double-check:
- Click the active membership associated with this benefit located on the left side menu on your Recent feed. On the Creator’s Patreon, click the Membership tab to check if your creator added the Discord role name to the tier description
- Message your creator directly on Patreon — they’ll know which roles they've assigned to which tiers. Learn how to message your creator with this guide: How do I message a creator?