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The Discord Social SDK lets you integrate Discord-powered social features directly into your game. Unlike a traditional SDK with built-in UI components, the Discord Social SDK provides access to raw data, letting you build a fully customized social experience that fits your game’s aesthetic.

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Integrate social features in your game

Core Concepts

Learn how the SDK works and explore its key features including account linking, friends, rich presence, and communication.

Getting Started Guides

Follow step-by-step guides to add the SDK to your game engine — C++, Unity, or Unreal Engine.

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Dive deeper into the Discord Social SDK

Development Guides

Dive into feature guides for account linking, friends lists, game invites, and voice chat.

How-to Guides

Common solutions for debugging, using Discord APIs, moderation, and more.

SDK Reference Docs

Explore the full API reference documentation for the Discord Social SDK.

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Communication features

Discord Social SDK features for text and voice communication are available but capped with rate limits until you apply for production access.
Communication features including lobbies, direct messages, voice chat, and linked channels have per-application rate limits during development and testing. You must apply for increased rate limits before using these features at production scale.
Current rate limits for communication features:
OperationRate Limit
Lobby Create/Join20 requests every 2 hours
Lobby Update100 requests every 2 hours
Lobby Linking (linked channels)20 requests every 2 hours
Sending messages to a lobby100 requests every 2 hours
Sending direct messages100 requests every 2 hours
For more information, see Communication Features and the section on applying for increased rate limits.

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