How to start a voice or video call on Discord

Updated: 06/06/2021 by Computer Hope
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Discord is an excellent chat service with many uses. One use is the ability to start a voice or video call with other users. To learn how to start a call in Discord, follow the steps below.

How to start a voice or video call on Discord

  1. Open the Discord program or navigate to the Discord website.
  2. If you access Discord through the website, click the Open Discord in your browser button.
  3. In the top-left corner of the screen, click the Discord Home button, and then click Friends.

Discord friends selector.

  1. Locate the user that you want to call. Click the kebab menu to the far-right of their name.

Discord friends menu kebab.

  1. Select an option from the drop-down menu.

Start call in Discord.

Tip

In steps 4 and 5 above, you can also right-click their username and select Call in the drop-down menu to start a voice call. Any time during the voice call, you can enable your webcam in Discord to switch to a video call.