Removing Your HypeSquad Badge in Discord: What to Know

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Find out if you can remove the HypeSquad badge from your profile

Co-authored by Hannah Dillon Reviewed by Stan Kats

Last Updated: February 12, 2026 Fact Checked

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Can it be removed?

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HypeSquad was a Discord feature that let you join a "house," granting access to a house-only secret newsletter, special squad challenges, and a HypeSquad badge on your profile. However, since Discord quietly removed HypeSquad in late 2025, users now want to know if they can remove their HypeSquad badge. In this article, we'll go over why HypeSquad badges can't be removed from your profile, as well as an unofficial method on how to get rid of the badge. Read on to learn more.

Removing HypeSquad Badges in Discord

There's no official way to remove a HypeSquad badge since Discord removed the HypeSquad page in Settings. The only way to get an account without a HypeSquad badge is to create a new one. There is a way to remove the badge using the Discord developer console, but this method is risky and may not work.

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Can HypeSquad badges be removed?

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No, HypeSquad badges can no longer be removed. In late 2025, Discord quietly removed the HypeSquad option from the app's settings menu. Previously, you could remove your HypeSquad badge by leaving the HypeSquad, but that is no longer possible. As such, there is currently no official way to remove your HypeSquad badge.^{[1]
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- Discord may give users a way to remove this badge in the future, but for now, there is no official way to remove your HypeSquad badge.
  - There is an unofficial way to remove your HypeSquad badge using Discord's developer tools. Jump to the next section to learn more about it.
- If you really want the HypeSquad badge gone, you can create a new Discord account. However, you'll have to re-add all of your friends and re-join all of your servers with the new account. Any cosmetics you've purchased on your original account would also be gone, and you'd have to re-subscribe to Nitro (make sure to cancel your original Nitro subscription).

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Using Developer Tools (Unofficial)

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This method is not an official Discord-approved method. As such, this method may not work for you, and it may lead to other issues with your account. It's best to use this method only if you already know how to use Discord's developer tools.
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Get your authorization token. To do this, follow these steps:
- Open Discord on the web and log in.
- Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+I (Windows)/⌘ Cmd+⌥ Opt+C (Mac) to open the developer console.
- Open the Network tab at the top of the console.
- Send a message in any Discord channel.
- Click on messages in the left-hand sidebar under the "Name" header.
- Scroll down until you see the "Authorization" label. It's under the "Request Headers" section.
- Copy the value next to the "Authorization" label and save it for later.
Open your app settings and click Advanced in the left-hand sidebar. Then, toggle on "Developer Mode."
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Open your Discord config file. The location of this file varies depending on what operating system you're using:^{[2]
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- Windows: %appdata%\roaming\discord
- Mac: /Library/Application Support/discord
- Linux: /.config/discord
You'll need to open this with a text editor like Notepad or TextEdit, or an IDE like VSCode or Notepad++.
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Add the setting to enable the developer console. To do this, you'll need to add a line to the bottom of the list of settings in the .json file. Here's how to do it:
- Make a new line after the last setting but before the closing bracket.
- Paste "DANGEROUS_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS_ONLY_ENABLE_IF_YOU_KNOW_WHAT_YOURE_DOING": true. Make sure to include the leading spaces.
- Add a comma after the setting directly above the line you just pasted. It should look like "IS_MINIMIZED": false,.
- Save the file by pressing Ctrl+S or Cmd.
Closing the window isn't sufficient. You'll need to end the task in Task Manager, or force quit the app.
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Open Discord and immediately open the developer console. To do this, press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+I (Windows)/⌘ Cmd+⌥ Opt+C (Mac). You must do this right when Discord is starting up, or the developer console won't open. If you've done it correctly, you'll see a developer panel pull up on the right side of the window.
- If you can't get the console to show up in the Discord desktop app, you can also do the rest of the steps while being signed in to Discord in your web browser.
At the top of the developer panel, you'll see a tab that says Console.
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Send the code to delete the HypeSquad badge. Copy and paste the code below into the console, then replace the text that says [token] with the authorization token you copied earlier. Once you've added your authorization token, send the command to the console.
```
  fetch("https://discord.com/api/v9/hypesquad/online", {
   Method: "DELETE",
   headers: {
     "Authorization": "[token]"
   }
 });
```
If the badge is still there, try the steps above again. If the badge still doesn't go away after trying again, you likely won't be able to remove it this way, and you'll have to wait to see if Discord offers a way to remove it without using the API or developer console.^{[3]
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