Discord Dev News: Buildathon Winners & SDK Updates

February 12, 2026

:ddevs: Discord Developer News - February 2026

Hey devs! Welcome to the February edition of Discord Developer News. This month we're excited to share updates about our Buildathon champions, new community management tools, and a new guide for implementing Social SDK account linking on mobile. Let's dive in!

🏆 DDevs 2025 Buildathon Champions

Congrats to our 2025 Buildathon champions! Also thank you to everyone who participated in our 2025 Buildathon! We were blown away by the creativity and innovation from our developer community. From bots to immersive activities and games, you all brought some incredible projects to life.

🎉 [Check out our favorite projects in the #channel channel.

🎓 New Unity Content from Unite 2025

Missed Unite 2025? We've got you covered with two comprehensive sessions on building Discord-integrated games with Unity:
- Grow Your Game with Discord's Developer Tools & Resources: Learn how to leverage Discord's developer tools to drive user acquisition, engagement, and long-term retention. From Rich Presence to Discord Quests, discover how to turn your players into ambassadors. Watch the session
- Building Games with the Discord Social SDK: Follow along as we walk through setting up OAuth2 authentication, implementing Rich Presence, and building an in-game direct messaging system using Unity. Watch the talk

🔧 New Community Management Tools: Invite Endpoints

We've added powerful new endpoints and functionality for managing server invites, perfect for communities that want more granular control over access:
- Target Specific Users: Create invites that can only be accepted by specified users using the target_users_file parameter
- Automatic Role Assignment: Grant roles to members when they accept an invite using the role_ids parameter
- New Management Endpoints: Get, update, and check the status of target users for your invites

These features are ideal for communities running exclusive events, reward programs, or managing access at scale.

📖 Read the full changelog
📚 View the Invite API reference

📱 New Guide: Account Linking on Mobile

Building a mobile game? We've published a comprehensive guide on implementing account linking for mobile devices using deep linking and OAuth2. This guide walks you through the entire flow of authenticating Discord users from your mobile application.

Learn how to:
- Set up deep linking to handle OAuth2 redirects in your mobile app
- Implement the OAuth2 authorization flow for mobile
- Create a seamless account linking experience for your users

📖 Read the Account Linking on Mobile guide