- By default, sharing embedded Tweets on Discord shows you a preview of the contents within it saving you a trip to the X (formerly Twitter) website.
- If you're facing issues viewing embedded Tweets on Discord, it's possibly because of bugs or API changes made by X.
- You can add "fx" or "vx" as a prefix to Twitter.com or "fixup" before X.com to fix the issue.
Discord lets you embed links from third-party websites such as YouTube, Reddit, and X (formerly Twitter). But, lately, you may have noticed that X posts aka tweets shared on Discord don’t appear as embeds. Instead, they sometimes only show up as links without any preview. So, if you’re facing this issue and are looking for a solution, keep reading as we go over methods that can fix the tweets not embedding issue on Discord.
Method 1: Use Modified Link Format
The first method requires you to make minor adjustments to the copied Tweet URL before sharing it on Discord. This solution comes from the FixTweet project on GitHub. It makes embedding Tweets, images, videos, polls, quotes, and other media from Twitter possible. Here is how you can use it.
To embed a Twitter post, add “fx” or “vx” as a prefix to twitter.com after you paste the link. Here is an example:
Replace https://twitter.com/username/status with https://fxtwitter.com/username/status
Similarly, for x.com links, use “fixup” as a prefix after you paste the link. Here is an example:
Replace https://x.com/username/status with https://fixupx.com/username/status
Both of these methods work on the Discord desktop as well as mobile app, so you don’t have to worry about using different solutions for each.
Method 2: Enable Embeds and Link Preview
Another reason you might be having trouble viewing tweet (X post) previews is that you have the embed and link preview options disabled on your Discord account. When they’re disabled, you will only be able to view shared links. Enabling these options lets you view all embedded content on the app.
Enable Embed and Previews on Mobile
- Open the Discord app and tap on the You tab at the bottom right corner.
- Tap on the settings icon at the top right corner.
- Within Settings, scroll down to Text & Media.
- Here, turn on the toggle for Show embeds and preview website links posted into chat.
Enable Embed and Preview on Desktop
- Open Discord and click on the Settings icon from the bottom.
- In Settings, navigate to the Text & Images tab under “App Settings”.
- Enable the Show embed and preview website links pasted into chat toggle.
Once enabled, go back to the chat to verify if embeds and previews are visible to you.
Method 3: Clear Cache and Update the App
If the aforementioned ways did not work for you, you should try out some general troubleshooting tips. These should help fix any other bugs or glitches with the Discord app that might be preventing the app from embedding links from X/Twitter. This should include the following things.
- Clear app cache
- Update the app to the latest version
- Uninstall and reinstall the app on your device
Performing these actions should get rid of any minor bugs or issues that might be interfering with embedded links.
This sums up all the working methods that you can use to fix the issue of embeds not working for tweets aka X posts. The issue has been quite frustrating for users since the changes made by X and Discord. Understandably, the platform wants to drive more users towards its platform to view said tweets. Hope this guide helped you see Twitter embeds in Discord once again.
