Discord is a popular voice and text chat app that allows users to communicate with each other in dedicated chat channels. Many gaming communities use Discord servers to organize games, find other players, and socialize.
Facebook also has a massive gaming presence, with tons of casual games, synchronous multiplayer games, and gaming groups supported on the platform. For many Facebook gamers, it would be useful to bridge these two platforms and find a way to connect their Discord and Facebook gaming accounts.
Connecting your Discord account to Facebook games allows you to do things like:
- Chat with your Facebook friends on Discord while playing games
- Organize Facebook gaming groups and events on a Discord server
- Stream Facebook gameplay to an audience on Discord
- Display your Facebook gaming status on Discord
So how do you go about linking these two popular platforms? There are a few different approaches, depending on the specific game and your goals. Below, we’ll explore some of the main ways to connect your Discord account and Facebook gaming presence.
Add Facebook Friends to Your Discord Server
One of the most straightforward ways to connect Discord and Facebook gaming is by adding your Facebook friends to your Discord server. Here are the steps:
- Create a Discord server (if you don’t already have one) and make sure you have the Administrator role
- Configure your Discord server with the appropriate text and voice channels for your gaming group
- On Facebook, look up the profiles of the friends you want to add and copy their Facebook profile URLs
- Back in the Discord server, click the + icon to open the Add Members menu
- Paste your friend’s Facebook profile URL into the invitation box and click Send. This will send them a Discord invite via Facebook Messenger
- Once your friend accepts the invite, they’ll be added to your Discord server automatically
The advantage of this method is that it leverages your existing Facebook friend network to quickly populate your gaming Discord server. Your friends don’t even need to download or create a Discord account first.
Some key tips when adding Facebook friends to Discord:
- Make sure your friends have allowed Facebook message requests from non-friends
- Let them know to expect a Discord invite over Messenger before sending it
- Rename your friends with a nickname in Discord to avoid confusion
- Organize friends into separate Discord roles and channels as needed
Once on your server, your Facebook friends can voice chat, send messages, coordinate games, and more, all from within Discord.
Connect a Facebook Gaming Group to its Own Discord Server
Facebook Groups are a great place for game communities to organize, discuss new updates and releases, share gaming content, and plan multiplayer matches. As a group admin, you can enhance your Facebook Gaming Group by linking it to a dedicated Discord server. Here’s how:
- If you don’t already have one, create a Discord server for your gaming group, add chat channels, roles, etc.
- In the Facebook Gaming Group, click the Settings tab and select Add Social Links
- Choose Discord and paste the invite link for your new Discord server
- Click Save – the Discord invite will now be posted in the Facebook Group
- Share the Discord link and let Group members know to join it for voice chat, gameplay streams, and more
The Discord server will become the “official” voice and chat home for your Facebook Gaming Group. Configure it with roles and channels to match how your group is organized on Facebook.
To further integrate the two:
- Cross-post announcements and updates between platforms
- Organize events on Facebook and remind members to join voice chat on Discord
- Stream Facebook gameplay directly to your audience in Discord voice channels
Linking a dedicated Discord server allows your Facebook Gaming Group take on a whole new dimension of communication. Members worldwide can voice chat in real-time as they game together.
Display Facebook Gaming Status on Discord
If you want your Discord friends to know what you’re playing on Facebook, you can connect your accounts to display your Facebook gaming status on Discord. This currently only works with Facebook Instant Games.
Here’s how to set it up:
- Make sure you’ve connected your Facebook account on Discord under User Settings > Connections
- Go to your Facebook Gaming profile and click the Settings icon
- Scroll down and toggle “Show what you’re playing in Discord” to the On position
- Load up an Instant Game on Facebook like Pac-Man or Words With Friends
Now when you’re playing Instant Games on Facebook, your activity will automatically show as your status on Discord. Friends on Discord servers will be able to see that you’re engaged in a certain Facebook game.
This is a neat way to advertise Facebook Instant Games to your Discord contacts. They might become interested in the game you’re playing and decide to check it out on Facebook as well.
Some things to keep in mind:
- The Discord connection only works for Facebook Instant Games, not games loaded in the browser or app
- Statuses may take a few minutes to update between platforms
- You can disable the connection at any time in your Facebook Gaming settings
Stream Facebook Gameplay with Discord
Discord offers seamless streaming integration that allows you to broadcast your gameplay directly to other users in voice channels. This opens up the ability to stream games from Facebook while interacting with your audience on Discord.
Here are two approaches:
Stream Browser Games
For browser-based Facebook games:
- Install Discord on your computer and log in
- Join a voice channel in a Discord server
- Load up the Facebook game in your browser tab
- In Discord, click the Go Live button (a camera icon)
- Select Entire Screen to capture all of your gameplay
- Discord will begin streaming a live video of the game to your voice channel
- Friends in the channel can watch and comment as you play the Facebook game
This allows you to stream games like Facebook Chess, Words with Friends, or any other browser title while chatting with viewers.
Stream Mobile Games
For mobile Facebook gaming:
- Install Discord mobile and Facebook Gaming on your phone
- Join a voice channel in the Discord mobile app
- Open the game on Facebook Gaming you want to stream
- Tab back to Discord and tap the camera button to Go Live
- Select your phone’s camera and change audio to the game
- A live video will begin streaming your mobile gameplay to Discord
- Chat with viewers on headset or speakerphone while playing
This lets you live stream mobile titles like PUBG Mobile, Asphalt 9, or any other Facebook game with ease. Your followers on Discord get a direct window into your mobile gaming exploits.
Streaming Facebook gameplay is a fantastic way to interact with Discord friends while gaming. They may even join you in browser or mobile titles as you build an audience.
Integrate Facebook Chat into Discord
Rather than jumping between apps, you can embed Facebook Messenger directly into a Discord channel to unify conversations. Here’s how:
- Install the Messenger Bridge bot on your Discord server
- Log in to the bot with your Facebook details when prompted
- Use the !link command in Discord to generate a link code
- Send that code to a Messenger chat to connect it to Discord
- Facebook messages will now relay into your linked Discord channel
Once connected, all of your Facebook conversations with that Messenger room or friend will be visible in the Discord channel. You can reply directly from Discord, and those messages will be sent back to Facebook.
This gives you a way to chat cross-platform without constantly switching between apps. It combines your Facebook gaming social circle and Discord server into one place.
Some tips for integrating Messenger:
- Try it first in a dedicated channel before linking to a crowded server
- Use roles to limit who can generate link codes
- Customize Discord nicknames for Messenger friends
- Unlink channels when done to avoid clutter
With Messenger seamlessly embedded directly into your Discord chat, coordinating with Facebook gaming friends becomes much faster and easier.
Conclusion
Discord and Facebook offer complementary experiences that can be quite powerful when bridged together. Whether you want to chat cross-platform with gaming friends, organize multiplayer matches, stream casual browser titles, or broadcast mobile gameplay, integrating Discord and Facebook opens up more ways to combine your social circles and gaming audiences.
The platforms continue to enhance their connectivity features, so look for even more robust integrations between these two gaming and communication hubs soon. With the techniques above, you can already fuse Discord and Facebook to create a unified hub for gaming with friends across multiple platforms.