Official documentation
Voice Connections (Discord Developer Documentation)
Discord, Discord Developer Portal, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Discord's developer documentation for the voice connection that bots and clients use to join a voice channel. It describes the voice WebSocket, the UDP connection that carries voice data, and the handshake that sets up both.
- How much weight it carries
- Official documentation from the platform owner, for developers. It describes the protocol, not the features of the Discord app for end users, so it does not show whether Discord offers transcription in its own apps.
Facts taken from this source
- Discord's developer documentation says that voice data is carried over UDP in both directions, so a client that joins a voice channel must be able to receive UDP packets.
“Because UDP is used for both receiving and transmitting voice data, your client must be able to receive UDP packets” (Voice Connections overview)