Midjourney Beginner Login Guide: Sign Up, Log In, Link Accounts, and Switch Devices

This Midjourney tutorial focuses on the most basic—but most commonly blocked—steps: signing up, logging in, linking your account, and switching across multiple devices. Once you follow the process, you should be able to enter the Midjourney web app consistently to start generating images, instead of getting sent back to the login page repeatedly.

1. Before You Start: Choose the Right Login Method

Midjourney is most commonly accessed on the web via Discord login, so you’ll need a working Discord account. If you see other login options on the sign-in page, follow what the page actually shows; whichever method you use, the key is keeping the same Midjourney account identity consistent.

Before logging in, it’s recommended to temporarily disable ad blockers and script-blocking extensions in your browser. Many “nothing happens when I click” issues aren’t Midjourney outages—your browser is blocking required scripts.

2. Sign Up and First Login: Starting from the Official Site Is Easiest

Open the official Midjourney website, click the login button, and complete the authorization steps as prompted. On your first visit, Midjourney typically asks you to confirm permissions or complete a basic onboarding flow—don’t rush through it; make sure you finish every on-page prompt.

If you get redirected back to the login page after authorizing, refresh once, then check whether you authorized the wrong Discord account. Midjourney binds to the identity you authorize, and switching later can be affected.

3. Linking and Verification: Confirm the Account Is Linked Correctly

After you’ve logged in successfully, go to Midjourney’s profile settings or account-related page and verify the account details match what you expect. Focus on two things: the currently signed-in identity and whether the Discord connection status looks normal.

If you realize you linked the wrong account, don’t spam the authorize button. Log out of Midjourney first, then log out of Discord in the browser as well (or switch to the correct Discord account). After that, return to Midjourney and go through the login authorization again—this usually fixes it.

4. Switching Accounts and Using Multiple Devices: Avoid Session Conflicts

On the same computer, the most reliable way to switch Midjourney accounts is: log out of Midjourney first, then switch accounts on Discord or use an incognito/private window to log in again. Rapidly clicking login back and forth in a single browser tab can scramble cached sessions and lead to “looks logged in, but permissions are wrong” situations.

Using Midjourney on both phone and desktop is fine, as long as both are signed into the same account setup. If you frequently switch between different Discord accounts, consider isolating sessions by using different browsers or separate browser profiles.

5. Quick Post-Login Checks: Make Sure You Can Generate and Save

After logging into Midjourney, run a minimal test: go to the generation page and start a simple task to confirm the queue actually runs. Then check your gallery/history to see whether results appear, ensuring the data is being saved under your current Midjourney account.

If the generate button is greyed out or the page shows unusual permission messages, go back to your account page first and confirm your subscription status and login identity match. In most cases, Midjourney isn’t “broken”—you’re just signed into a different account.