Remove a Quest Badge by Completing or Abandoning the Quest
The Quest badge appears on your Discord profile when you start a quest — a limited-time challenge that Discord offers to earn rewards like server boosts or cosmetics. To remove it, you have two options: finish the quest, or abandon it before it expires. Most people abandon quests they don't want to complete, which takes about 30 seconds.
The badge disappears immediately once you abandon the quest or complete it. You won't lose anything by abandoning — you simply won't earn the reward at the end. If you've already started the quest and changed your mind, abandoning is the fastest way to clear the badge from your profile.
Key Takeaways
- Quest badges appear on your profile when you accept a quest from Discord and stay there until you finish or abandon it.
- Abandoning a quest removes the badge right away and takes less than a minute from the Quests menu.
- You can also wait for the quest to expire on its own, but this usually takes days or weeks depending on the quest type.
- Completing the quest removes the badge and gives you the reward, which is the only way to keep progress if you've already started working toward it.
Steps to Abandon a Quest and Remove the Badge
Open Discord on your phone or computer — the steps are the same on both. Look for the icon that looks like a gift box or scroll. On mobile, this is usually at the bottom of your screen. On desktop, it's in the left sidebar. Tap or click it to open the Quests menu.
Find the quest with the badge you want to remove. You'll see the quest name, a description of what you need to do, and how much time is left. Look for a three-dot menu button (⋯) or a settings icon next to the quest name. Tap or click it.
Select Abandon Quest from the menu that appears. Discord will ask you to confirm — this is to make sure you didn't tap it by accident. Confirm the abandonment. The badge vanishes from your profile immediately, and the quest disappears from your Quests menu.
What Happens When You Abandon a Quest
Abandoning a quest means you give up any progress you've made toward it and lose the chance to earn the reward. If you were halfway through a quest that rewards a server boost, for example, you won't get that boost. The badge simply goes away, and your profile looks the same as it did before you started the quest.
You can start the same quest again later if Discord offers it a second time, though this is rare. Most quests run once and don't repeat. If you abandon by mistake, there's no undo button — you'll have to wait and see if the quest comes back or start a different one.
Waiting for a Quest to Expire on Its Own
Every quest has an expiration date. If you don't want to abandon it manually, you can simply wait for the timer to run out. When the quest expires, the badge disappears and the quest is removed from your menu. This is the slowest option — most quests last between 3 and 14 days depending on the type.
Letting a quest expire is useful if you think you might finish it later but aren't sure yet. You keep the option open without committing. However, if you know you won't complete it, abandoning saves you days of seeing the badge on your profile.
Completing the Quest to Remove the Badge Permanently
If you've started a quest and want to keep the reward, the only way to remove the badge is to finish it. Open the quest from your Quests menu and follow the instructions. Most quests ask you to do simple things like join a server, send a message, or react to a post. Once you complete the final step, the badge disappears and you receive the reward.
Completing a quest usually takes between 5 and 30 minutes depending on what the quest asks you to do. If the reward interests you — like a free month of server boost or a cosmetic item — it's worth finishing instead of abandoning. The badge goes away either way, but you get something out of it.
Why the Quest Badge Appears in the First Place
Discord shows you quests to encourage you to explore servers and use features you might not have tried. When you accept a quest, Discord puts a badge on your profile so you remember to work on it. The badge is just a visual reminder — it doesn't affect how your account works or how other people see you, except that they can see you're working on a quest.
You don't have to accept every quest Discord offers. If you see a quest notification and don't want it, you can dismiss it without accepting. Once you accept, though, the badge stays until you abandon or finish it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I hide the Quest badge without abandoning or finishing?
No. The badge stays visible on your profile until the quest is abandoned, completed, or expires. There's no hide or mute option for individual quests. Your only choices are to finish it, abandon it, or wait for it to expire.
What if I can't find the Quests menu?
On mobile, swipe left on the home screen or look for a gift box icon at the bottom. On desktop, look in the left sidebar — it's usually near the top. If you don't see it, you may not have any active quests. The Quests menu only appears when Discord has quests available in your region.
Do I lose anything by abandoning a quest?
You lose only the reward you would have earned by finishing. Any progress you made doesn't carry over if you restart the quest later. Your account, servers, and messages are not affected by abandoning a quest.
How long does it take for the badge to disappear after I abandon?
The badge disappears instantly once you confirm the abandonment. You don't need to close and reopen Discord or wait for a refresh — it's gone right away.
Can I see which quests I've abandoned in the past?
No. Once you abandon a quest, it's removed from your Quests menu and Discord doesn't keep a history of abandoned quests. You can only see active quests and completed ones (if Discord shows a completion record).