While this is usually an API or server error that just needs some time to sort itself out, there are other times that users will fail to load their messages. Distinguishing when it’s a fault of the server or something on the user’s end is easy and takes less than a few minutes. Here is how to fix Discord failing to load messages.
Checking The Server
The problem might not be local and could be affecting multiple users. To check for any problems with Discord’s servers, users can go toDiscord’s status page. The website may take time to reflect on possible outages, but using the websiteDowndetectorwill display other reports users may be having with the application. This can be resolved in a matter of minutes or hours, depending on the severity of the outages.
Marking As Read
The application will attempt to load all messages at once in a server, which takes some time to let users send messages as a result. By selecting thechannelcausing issues, users canright-clickon Desktop orlong-presson Mobile and selectMark As Read. This is a niche fix but has shown results, allowing users to send messages thanks to the application not spending additional resources to load previous messages.
Related:Is Discord down? Here’s how to check server status
Additional Fixes
Issues being banned, not having permissions, or needing the update the application are common problems users have. To try to fix messages unable to be sent, these are a few additional fixes users can try.
For more Discord error guides, check outHow to fix Discord 500 internal server erroron Pro Game Guides.
