Midjourney Account Switching & Discord Linking Guide: Avoid Losing Permissions

When using Midjourney, the easiest pitfall isn’t prompts—it’s switching to the wrong account: you can see your plan on the website, yet Discord says you don’t have sufficient permissions. This Midjourney tutorial focuses specifically on the correct way to “link, switch, and keep multiple accounts from mixing up.” Follow the steps and you can basically avoid losing permissions.

Before you start, first confirm: which Discord account is Midjourney actually linked to?

Midjourney’s account system is centered on Discord login. If you’ve logged into multiple Discord accounts on the same device, it’s easy to link the wrong one by mistake. First, open the Midjourney website and go to the Account page to confirm whether the displayed Discord username is the one you intend to use. Then go back to Discord and enter /info to verify that the displayed subscription and account information match.

Switching Midjourney accounts on the web: the key is to log out of Discord first, then log back in

Logging out of the Midjourney site alone is sometimes not enough, because the browser may still keep the Discord session. A more reliable approach is: log out on the Midjourney website first, then log out of the current account on Discord Web (or use an incognito window), and then log in again with the target Discord account. Finally, return to the Midjourney website and click “Sign in with Discord” to complete the new Midjourney linking.

Switching in the Discord client: don’t just switch servers—switch the logged-in identity

Many people think switching to another Discord server means switching Midjourney accounts, but that’s not correct—Midjourney identifies you by your Discord login identity. You need to use the “Switch Accounts/Add Account” feature in the Discord desktop app (if it’s not available, log out first and then log back in) to ensure the avatar in the bottom-right corresponds to the target account. After switching, enter the channel where the Midjourney Bot is and use /info to verify once more.

Permissions still abnormal after switching: use these three steps to self-check the Midjourney link

Step one: check whether you added the Midjourney Bot to the correct server and channel, and that you have permission to speak in that channel. Step two: go back to the Midjourney website and confirm the Discord name on the account page matches the one currently logged in on the client, to avoid the situation where “the website is Account A, but Discord is Account B.” Step three: if it still says insufficient permissions, it’s usually because you logged into the wrong account or there’s leftover authorization; the simplest solution is to use an incognito window and redo Midjourney’s Discord authorization from scratch.