Stop spam and scammers on Discord
- Turn on anti-spam. Set a message rate limit and an automatic action (timeout or kick) so accounts that flood chat are stopped instantly.
- Block links and invites. Block external links and Discord invites (including hidden ones) except from an allow-list of domains you trust.
- Add a blocked-word filter. Enable the bypass-proof blocked-word filter and add common scam/phishing phrases; a shared default list gives you a head start.
- Enable AI moderation. Turn on AI content moderation to catch scams and toxicity that keyword lists miss, in context.
- Guard against copy-paste spam. Enable the copy-paste guard so the same message pasted across many channels is detected and actioned automatically.
Why keyword filters aren’t enough
Scammers rephrase, obfuscate and spread messages across channels. A fixed blocked-word list catches the obvious cases, but you also want rate limits, link/invite blocking, a copy-paste guard and AI moderation working together so evasive spam still gets caught.
Layer your defences
The most effective setups don’t rely on one filter — they stack several so a message that slips past one is caught by another.
Anti-spam rate limits stop message floods Link and invite blocking kills the most common scam vectors Blocked words catch known phrases; AI catches the rest Copy-paste detection flags cross-channel spam runs
Frequently asked questions
Enable anti-spam rate limits with an automatic timeout or kick, block links and invites, and turn on the blocked-word filter and copy-paste guard. Together they stop message floods and repeated spam automatically.
Block external links and invites, add common scam phrases to the blocked-word filter, and enable AI moderation to catch rephrased scams in context. Anti-spam and the copy-paste guard handle mass scam runs.
Use a moderation bot with a bypass-proof blocked-word filter like Azra: add your own words on top of the shared default list, and the filter catches obfuscated variations automatically.