How to Make Twitter Links Work on Discord

Sharing a brilliant post from X (formerly Twitter) in your Discord server should be simple, but too often the link breaks, leaving you with a naked URL instead of a rich, engaging embed. It’s a frustrating roadblock that kills the momentum of sharing great content. This guide breaks down exactly why this happens and gives you easy, practical fixes to make sure your X and Twitter links display perfectly on Discord every single time. We'll cover manual tricks for everyday users and automated solutions for server owners who want a permanent fix for their community.

Why Your X (Twitter) Links Look So Broken on Discord

If you've ever pasted a link to a tweet only to see it sit there as plain text, you've hit a common and annoying problem. It's usually not your fault - it’s the result of a few technical quirks happening behind the scenes. Understanding what’s going on can help you master the fix.

The X.com vs. Twitter.com Shuffle

The most frequent cause of broken embeds is the messy transition from twitter.com to x.com. When X rebranded, it created a redirect. You might copy a link that says x.com, but the underlying data Discord tries to fetch might still point to or reference twitter.com. This "domain shuffle" can confuse Discord's preview generator, causing it to give up before it can load the tweet's content, image, or video. The process is supposed to be seamless, but in reality, it often adds just enough friction to break the embed feature.

Discord's Link Preview Caching

Discord uses a caching system to save resources and load things faster. When someone posts a link, Discord fetches a preview of it and stores that preview for a little while. So if the first time it tries to generate an embed for a new link it fails - maybe due to a temporary network hiccup or the redirect issue - it might "remember" that failure. Even if you try pasting the same link a minute later, Discord might just serve up the cached "broken" version instead of trying again from scratch. This is why sometimes a link that doesn't work for one person will magically work for another person an hour later.

The Trouble with Video, GIFs, and Carousels

Embeds become even more unreliable when the tweet contains video, GIFs, or a gallery of multiple images (a carousel). These complex media types require more data to embed properly, and certain formats just don't play nicely with Discord’s or X's Application Programming Interface (API). While a simple text-based tweet might embed just fine, video content is a notorious offender for failing to appear. This often leaves you with just the text of the tweet, but the all-important video or image is nowhere to be seen.

The Quickest Manual Fixes Anyone Can Use

You don't need to be a server admin to fix broken embeds. There are a few surprisingly simple tricks you can use to force your links to work properly, and one method stands out as the most reliable of all.

Meet 'VX' and 'FX': Your New Best Friends for Fixing Embeds

The best and most popular solution among active X and Discord users is to use community-built embed-fixing services like `vxtwitter.com` or `fxtwitter.com`. These are not shady websites, they are simply alternative "front-ends" for X, designed specifically to do one thing very well: create beautiful, reliable embeds for platforms like Discord.

Instead of relying on X's standard embed format, these services pull the tweet's data and regenerate it in a clean format that Discord can easily understand and display. Best of all, they embed video content directly without requiring someone to click through to X.

How to Use the 'VX' or 'FX' Fix (It Takes Two Seconds):

1. Copy the URL of the tweet you want to share. It will look something like https://x.com/YourFavoriteCreator/status/1234567890.
2. Paste the link into the message box in your Discord channel.
3. Now for the magic part: change the domain. Simply slide your cursor over to the x.com or twitter.com part of the URL and replace it with vxtwitter.com or fxtwitter.com.

That's it! Let’s look at an example.

• Your original broken link might be: https://x.com/username/status/123456789
• Your new, fixed link will be: https://vxtwitter.com/username/status/123456789

As soon as you paste the modified link, you'll see a pixel-perfect embed pop up in Discord, featuring the tweet's text, polls, images, and even an embedded video player that works directly within the chat. This simple edit feels like a superpower for Discord conversations.

Why This Method is the Best Manual Solution:

• It reliably fixes video embeds: This is the main reason most people use it. Twitter videos almost always embed perfectly with this method.
• It handles multi-photo posts: Galleries and image sets display beautifully.
• It removes tracking parameters: Many social media links have messy tracking extensions at the end (like ?s=20&t=xyz). `vxtwitter` and `fxtwitter` produce clean URLs without the junk.

For Server Admins: How to Automate Embed Fixes Forever

If you're a server owner or community manager, you probably don't want to explain the "FX" trick to every new member. A much better long-term strategy is to automate the process so that every X/Twitter link, no matter who posts it, just works. This is where bots come in.

Let a Bot Do the Heavy Lifting

There are a number of free Discord bots built exclusively for solving the embed problem. These bots constantly watch the channels they’re in for any links from x.com or twitter.com. When they spot one, they automatically jump in to provide a working version.

The process for setting this up is straightforward:

1. Find a reputable bot. Go to a well-known Discord bot directory like top.gg and search for terms like "twitter embed fix," "embed bot," or "fxtwitter." You'll find several popular and highly-rated options.
2. Invite the bot to your server. Click the "Invite" or "Add to Server" button on the bot's page. You will need to have Administrator or Manage Server permissions in your Discord server to do this.
3. Authorize the permissions. Follow the prompt to select which of your servers you want to add the bot to. It will then ask you to grant a handful of permissions. For an embed bot, these are typically minimal and safe - usually just the ability to "Read Messages," "Send Messages," and maybe "Manage Messages" (if it provides an option to delete the original broken link message).
4. Configure the settings (optional but recommended). Once the bot is in your server, you might be able to use a slash command (like `/settings`) to configure its behavior.

Good Bot vs. Bad Bot Behavior

Not all embed-fixing bots behave the same way. It's smart to find one that aligns with your community's style. Generally, you have two options for how they work:

• The "Replacement" Bot: This type of bot detects a broken link, deletes the user’s original message, and then immediately reposts a fixed version of the link under the bot's name, sometimes mentioning the original poster. While effective, some users find this jarring or don't like seeing their messages deleted.
• The "Reply" Bot: A better, less intrusive option is a bot that simply adds a reply to the original message. The user's original message with the broken link is left untouched, and the bot replies with the `fxtwitter` link, which generates a perfect embed underneath. This feels more additive than disruptive and preserves the original conversational flow. Look for a bot that offers this as a setting.

Other Troubleshooting Tips If You're Still Stuck

If the methods above don't seem to be working, or if embed issues are widespread across your entire Discord, there might be a larger issue at play.

Force a Refresh with CTRL+R

Sometimes, Discord's desktop client just gets stuck. A simple way to force a full refresh of the application is to press CTRL+R (or CMD+R on Mac). This reloads the entire client, clearing its session cache without logging you out. It’s worth a shot when embeds stubbornly refuse to load.

Just Wait a Moment

Believe it or not, sometimes just waiting a few extra seconds is all it takes. When you paste an X link into Discord, a small "loading embed..." indicator might appear briefly. If the network is slow or the APIs are taking their time, this process might take up to five or ten seconds. Before rushing to edit or delete your message, give it a moment to see if it eventually pops up on its own.

Final Thoughts

Broken X and Twitter embeds on Discord are a common headache, but they’re easily solved by either manually changing the link's domain to an `fx`-based one for a quick fix or by adding an automated bot to your server for a permanent, community-wide solution. With these approaches, you can restore clarity and engagement to your server, ensuring that content gets seen the way it was intended to be seen.

Essentially, keeping your community engaged is about consistency and a smooth content experience, whether you're sharing links on Discord or managing your official brand presence across multiple platforms. At Postbase, we built our whole tool around that same idea. We focus on making content management - from creating an easy visual plan for your scheduled content to multi-platform publishing for video and images - as simple and reliable as possible, so you're not left wrestling with broken embeds, posts that fail to publish, or disconnected accounts pulling you away from what you should be focused on.