Discord Developer News - April 2026

Hey devs! Welcome to the April edition of Discord Developer News.

This month, we’ve got a new game industry case study, fresh updates in the change log, new game dev guides in the docs, and an upcoming event you can join live in DDevs.

⚙️ SDK Releases & Docs Updates

Two new Social SDK releases are now available

• Release 1.8.14856: Adds iOS support for Unity and Unreal Debug plugins with Info and Verbose logging, and fixes Party Privacy propagation via Client::UpdateRichPresence so join buttons update correctly when switching from private to public.
• Release 1.8.14985: Adds Xbox GDK 251002 support

Search Guild Messages API Endpoint

We’ve added docs for the Search Guild Messages endpoint, which lets bots search messages in a guild using filters like content, author, channel, mentions, attachments, and embeds. Requires the READ_MESSAGE_HISTORY permission and MESSAGE_CONTENT privileged intent.
- Read the Change Log

🕹️ New Game Dev Guides in the Docs

We’ve launched new game dev guides to help you use Discord APIs and SDKs to grow your game and engage your community of players.
- How to Create a Community For Your Game: How to create a community for your game and capture players
- How to Get Your Game Seen: Drive discovery to your game across Discord
- How To Keep Your Players Engaged: Re-engagement using bots to create leaderboards, events, and giveaways to keep your players engaged

🪖 Case Study: How Battlefield 6 Leveraged Discord for a Record-Breaking Launch

EA built a unified social layer for Battlefield 6 by integrating Rich Presence and cross-platform invites through EA Connect, making it easier for console and PC players to jump in together.

The results: 4M Discord Quest completions with 80%+ of participants still active 30 days later.
- Read the case study

📺 GDC 2026 Recap Video

Catch the full GDC 2026 recap with the Discord DevRel team as they break down our "Mission Control" booth highlights and the "Festival of Gaming."
- Watch on YouTube

🗓️ Upcoming Event: Social SDK Server-Side Moderation

We’ll walk through integrating server-side moderation with the Social SDK’s chat feature in a live coding session.
- RSVP for April 15th 2pm PT

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Happy building!

Your Discord Developer team

GDC 2026 Recap | Discord Developers

Welcome to our GDC 2026 recap! Join the Discord DevRel team: Colin, Anthony, Mika, and Mark—as we break down everything we released and saw at the "Festival of Gaming" this year. 👾 From our Mission Control-themed booth to the latest Social SDK updates, we’re diving into how developers can bridge the gap between their game and their commun...