post/guilds/{guild_id}/transfer-ownership

Transfer guild ownership

Transfer guild ownership. Only current owner can transfer. Requires sudo mode verification (MFA). Transfers all guild permissions to a new owner.

transfer_guild_ownership

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
guild_id*	path	SnowflakeType	The ID of the guild

Request body

application/json

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "new_owner_id": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/SnowflakeType"
    },
    "password": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PasswordType"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "new_owner_id"
  ]
}

Responses

200

Success

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)$",
      "description": "The unique identifier for this guild"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the guild"
    },
    "icon": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The hash of the guild icon"
    },
    "banner": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The hash of the guild banner"
    },
    "banner_width": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Int32Type"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The width of the guild banner in pixels"
    },
    "banner_height": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Int32Type"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The height of the guild banner in pixels"
    },
    "splash": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The hash of the guild splash screen"
    },
    "splash_width": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Int32Type"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The width of the guild splash in pixels"
    },
    "splash_height": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Int32Type"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The height of the guild splash in pixels"
    },
    "splash_card_alignment": {
      "type": "integer",
      "enum": [
        0,
        1,
        2
      ],
      "description": "The alignment of the splash card"
    },
    "embed_splash": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The hash of the embedded invite splash"
    },
    "embed_splash_width": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Int32Type"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The width of the embedded invite splash in pixels"
    },
    "embed_splash_height": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Int32Type"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The height of the embedded invite splash in pixels"
    },
    "vanity_url_code": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The vanity URL code for the guild"
    },
    "owner_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)$",
      "description": "The ID of the guild owner"
    },
    "system_channel_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/SnowflakeType"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The ID of the channel where system messages are sent"
    },
    "system_channel_flags": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/SystemChannelFlags"
    },
    "rules_channel_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/SnowflakeType"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The ID of the rules channel"
    },
    "afk_channel_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/SnowflakeType"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The ID of the AFK voice channel"
    },
    "afk_timeout": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 2147483647,
      "format": "int32",
      "description": "AFK timeout in seconds before moving users to the AFK channel"
    },
    "features": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GuildFeatureSchema"
      },
      "description": "Array of guild feature flags"
    },
    "verification_level": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GuildVerificationLevel",
      "description": "Required verification level for members to participate"
    },
    "mfa_level": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GuildMFALevel",
      "description": "Required MFA level for moderation actions"
    },
    "nsfw_level": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/NSFWLevel",
      "description": "The NSFW level of the guild (legacy; derived from nsfw)"
    },
    "nsfw": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the guild is marked as adult (18+) content"
    },
    "content_warning_level": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ContentWarningLevel",
      "description": "Whether the guild displays a content warning before entering"
    },
    "content_warning_text": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Custom guild-wide content warning text; null falls back to a localized default"
    },
    "explicit_content_filter": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GuildExplicitContentFilter",
      "description": "Level of content filtering for explicit media"
    },
    "default_message_notifications": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DefaultMessageNotifications",
      "description": "Default notification level for new members"
    },
    "disabled_operations": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GuildOperations"
    },
    "message_history_cutoff": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "ISO8601 timestamp controlling how far back members without Read Message History can access messages. When null, no historical access is allowed."
    },
    "permissions": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "int64",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]+$",
      "description": "The current user permissions in this guild when available"
    },
    "roles": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GuildRoleResponse"
      },
      "description": "Roles in the guild from gateway state"
    },
    "emojis": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GuildEmojiResponse"
      },
      "description": "Emojis in the guild from gateway state"
    },
    "stickers": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GuildStickerResponse"
      },
      "description": "Stickers in the guild from gateway state"
    },
    "channels": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ChannelResponse"
      },
      "description": "Channels visible to the requesting user from gateway state"
    },
    "member_count": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Int32Type"
    },
    "online_count": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Int32Type"
    },
    "approximate_member_count": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Int32Type"
    },
    "approximate_presence_count": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Int32Type"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "name",
    "splash_card_alignment",
    "owner_id",
    "system_channel_flags",
    "afk_timeout",
    "features",
    "verification_level",
    "mfa_level",
    "nsfw_level",
    "nsfw",
    "content_warning_level",
    "explicit_content_filter",
    "default_message_notifications",
    "disabled_operations"
  ]
}

400

Bad Request - The request was malformed or contained invalid data

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/APIErrorCode"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable error message"
    },
    "errors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Field-specific validation errors",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorItem"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "code",
    "message"
  ]
}

401

Unauthorized - Authentication is required or the token is invalid

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/APIErrorCode"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable error message"
    },
    "errors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Field-specific validation errors",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorItem"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "code",
    "message"
  ]
}

403

Forbidden - You do not have permission to perform this action

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/APIErrorCode"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable error message"
    },
    "errors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Field-specific validation errors",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorItem"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "code",
    "message"
  ]
}

429

Too Many Requests - You are being rate limited

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "RATE_LIMITED"
      ]
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "retry_after": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Seconds to wait before retrying"
    },
    "global": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether this is a global rate limit"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "code",
    "message",
    "retry_after"
  ]
}

500

Internal Server Error - An unexpected error occurred

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/APIErrorCode"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable error message"
    },
    "errors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Field-specific validation errors",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorItem"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "code",
    "message"
  ]
}