Midjourney Discord Unlinking & Re-linking Tutorial: Account Migration and Permission Troubleshooting

Midjourney’s login and image-generation permissions are fundamentally tied to a Discord account. When you run into issues like being logged into an “old account,” incorrect subscription status, or insufficient channel permissions, the most effective approach is to unlink and then re-link. Below are the step-by-step instructions to sort out and fix Midjourney’s account linkage.

First, confirm which Discord account Midjourney is currently linked to

Open a browser and go to midjourney.com, then click Sign in with Discord to log in. If the page goes directly to your profile, your browser may have a cached Discord session. In that case, first find Log out on the page, then continue to the next step to verify the account.

In Discord (web or desktop), open User Settings and confirm the currently logged-in Discord username and email. Midjourney subscriptions and generation history are generally associated with this Discord account. First make sure exactly “which account you’re currently on” to avoid making things messier later.

Unlink Midjourney authorization: remove the old Discord association

In Discord under User Settings → Authorized Apps, find the authorization entry related to Midjourney and choose to deauthorize/remove it. This will prevent Midjourney from continuing to use that Discord account’s authorization state. After doing this, close all Midjourney web tabs to prevent the old session from remaining in effect.

Next, log out of Discord in your browser (not just closing the page). If necessary, clear the site’s cookies/cache or use a fresh browser window. Then reopen midjourney.com and complete the login authorization again using the Discord account you actually want to link. Most “why does it keep switching back to the old account” issues are resolved at this step.

The right way to switch between multiple accounts: don’t log in back and forth in the same environment

If you really need to switch between two Discord identities, it’s recommended to use different browser user profiles (Chrome/Edge Profiles) to log in separately. This keeps Midjourney authorization, cookies, and Discord sessions isolated so they don’t override each other. On the Discord desktop app you can also switch accounts by logging out, but make sure the Discord web session is switched to the same account as well.

Also, Midjourney subscriptions are usually tied to a specific Discord account, and “migrating a subscription to another Discord” often can’t be done self-serve. A more reliable approach is: handle renewal/cancellation in the old account first, then subscribe again with the new account; if it involves mistaken linkage or payment disputes, contact official support and submit billing information for handling.

Insufficient permissions or missing subscription: use these steps to quickly troubleshoot

When Midjourney in Discord indicates insufficient permissions, first confirm you’re in the correct server: at minimum, join the official Midjourney server, or invite the Midjourney Bot into a private server channel where you have admin permissions. Then check whether the channel allows you to send slash commands (/imagine) and whether bot messaging permissions have been disabled.

If midjourney.com shows no subscription or the wrong plan, first check whether you’re logged into the wrong Discord account; next, check whether you used a different payment account on the billing page, causing you to think the “subscription is gone.” Align Midjourney and Discord login states to the same account, and you can generally pinpoint the root cause.