discord-delete

A tool for deleting Discord message history.

:warning: Any tool for deleting messages, including this one, could result in the termination of your account (see self-bots). Discord appears to have recently started cracking down on self-bots.

Features

• Fast and efficient deletions
• Automatic token retrieval from Discord client (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Dry run mode

Usage

• Running a deletion
• Skipping specific channels

It is recommended to first open all your DMs with tools such as discord-dms-opener and then proceed for deletion.

Why?

Discord does not take a strong stance on privacy, unlike many other IM platforms that exist today, such as Matrix. This is visible from the choices they've made in designing their platform:

• No end-to-end encryption
• No built-in ability to delete full message history (not even on account deletion - they will only "anonymise" the messages)
• Demanding a mobile phone number from the user, in some cases in order to continue using the account
• Outright banning the use of alternative clients (which perhaps omit the telemetry that the proprietary client has)
• Encouraging users to "connect" other profiles, presumably to gain more data about the user

...amongst other egregious infringements on privacy, which you can find a list of here and here.