When using Midjourney to generate images, the most common sticking points aren’t prompts, but login, permissions, queues, and image loading. Below, I break down Midjourney’s most frequent issues by scenario and provide steps you can immediately use to self-check. When you encounter similar errors, troubleshoot in order first—usually there’s no need to reinstall or switch accounts.
What to do if you can’t log in or keep getting sent back to the login page
If login fails on the Midjourney web app, first test in an incognito/private window to rule out browser cache and extension interference. If you log in to Midjourney via Discord authorization, confirm that Discord itself opens normally and that you haven’t been logged out due to risk control.
If it still doesn’t work, clear site data (cookies/cache) and re-authorize once, and disable ad blockers and script-manager extensions. Finally, check Midjourney’s official status page for maintenance or incidents—server-side fluctuations can show up as repeated redirects or a blank page.
How to handle “insufficient permissions / cannot use command”
When using Midjourney in Discord, permission issues are usually because “the channel doesn’t allow the bot to speak” or you’re not in an eligible channel. First confirm you’re in the designated channels on the official Midjourney server, or that in your own server you’ve invited the Midjourney Bot and granted it permissions to send messages and read message history.
If you’re using Midjourney via DMs, remember to interact with the bot in any server channel at least once first to avoid DM restrictions. If you see “read-only channel” or “missing permissions,” asking an admin to grant permissions is faster than retrying repeatedly.
