How to forward iPhone text messages to Discord

How this destination works

Fwrd sends each matching text over HTTPS, straight from the iPhone to this destination, whenever the destination is active in Fwrd.

Before you begin

• A Discord server where you have the Manage Webhooks permission — server owners already have it
• A channel reserved for the messages you intend to forward
• Fwrd installed on the iPhone that receives the messages

1. 1

   Open the server’s integrations

   Use Discord on a computer, in the app or at discord.com: Discord’s iPhone app may not offer webhooks. Click the server name at the top left, choose Server Settings, then Integrations. You need the Manage Webhooks permission; server owners have it.

2. 2

   Create the webhook

   Choose Create Webhook, or New Webhook if the server already has one. Discord makes it with a made-up name. Open it, rename it if you like, and pick the channel that should get your texts in the channel dropdown. If you change anything, choose Save Changes.

3. 3

   Copy the webhook URL

   Choose Copy Webhook URL, then send it to your iPhone in a way only you can see, such as a note to yourself. Anyone who has it can post to that channel, so treat it like a password.

   https://discord.com/api/webhooks/000000000000000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
4. 4

   Choose Discord in Fwrd’s setup

   On the iPhone, open Fwrd and tap Set Up Forwarding at the end of the intro. When it asks where your texts should go, choose Discord.

5. 5

   Paste the URL into Fwrd

   Paste the whole URL into Webhook Link, then continue. Fwrd checks the address first, so a shortened or hand-edited URL won’t be accepted.

   Webhook Link ← Discord channel webhook URL
6. 6

   Add the ready-made shortcut

   Choose which texts to forward. Tap Get Shortcut. In Shortcuts, tap Add Shortcut, then ◀ Fwrd at the top left.

7. 7

   Switch it on

   On iOS 27, tap Open Shortcut. In Shortcuts, tap Edit, then the small › at the end of the first line, “When I receive a message where” (not the ×), and turn on Automation, as in the picture. On iOS 26, Fwrd calls this step Make it automatic: tap Open Shortcuts, then New Automation or +, then Message. Type one space in Message Contains and tap Done. Choose Run Immediately, tap Next, and tap the shortcut you just added, under My Shortcuts.

   

8. 8

   Allow the first run

   Fwrd runs the shortcut once with a sample text. Shortcuts asks twice the first time: tap Allow, then Always Allow.

9. 9

   You’re all set

   That’s it. New matching texts now go to your Discord channel on their own, with the iPhone unlocked or locked. After the iPhone restarts, unlock it once and forwarding carries on.

Build it yourself

Rather build the automation yourself? Follow these steps instead. If Fwrd already forwards somewhere, stop once Discord is saved: your automation sends to every active destination.

Watch the setup

Every tap in Fwrd and Shortcuts on iOS 27, in under a minute. Pause on any step, or choose one below to jump to it.

Watch on YouTube

1. 0:02In Fwrd, tap + and choose Discord
2. 0:05Paste your Discord webhook URL
3. 0:09Tap the tick to save. If asked to save a password, tap Not Now
4. 0:13Open Shortcuts. Tap Automation, then +
5. 0:18Tap Edit
6. 0:20Tap Automation, then Message
7. 0:24Change Sender to Message, then type a word your texts contain. Or type a space “ ” to forward any text with a space in it
8. 0:32Tap the arrow. Confirm Before Run should be off
9. 0:38Search Forward, then add Forward Message to All Destinations
10. 0:45Tap Message and choose Shortcut Input
11. 0:51Tap back to save. The automation is on
12. 0:53That’s it

Shown on iOS 27 with Fwrd 1.1. The addresses and numbers are examples.

1. 1

   Add Discord in Fwrd

   On the iPhone, open Fwrd, tap + at the bottom of the screen, and choose Discord. You can rename it to tell destinations apart.

2. 2

   Paste the URL into Fwrd

   Paste the whole URL into the Configuration field. Fwrd checks the address before it lets you continue, so a shortened or hand-edited URL will not be accepted.

   Configuration ← Discord channel webhook URL
3. 3

   Save and keep the destination active

   Tap Send Test Message, then tap the tick at the top right to save. If iOS offers to save a password, tap Not Now: Fwrd already keeps it in the iPhone’s Keychain. Leave Destination Active switched on. An inactive route stays saved on the iPhone but is skipped when messages arrive.

   Destination Active ← On
4. 4

   Create a Message automation

   On the receiving iPhone, open Shortcuts. On iOS 27, go to Library → Automation and tap +. If you see Describe a shortcut, tap Edit. Tap Automation, then Message, and change Sender to Message. Type a word your texts contain, such as code or verification: matching on the message catches short codes and senders outside your Contacts, which Sender can’t. Then tap the arrow beside the trigger and check that Confirm Before Run is off. Under ⓘ, then Privacy, check that Allow Running When Locked is on. On iOS 26, tap Automation, then +, then Message, and choose Run Immediately.

   Message contains ← your word · Confirm Before Run ← Off · Allow Running When Locked ← On

   

5. 5

   Add Fwrd’s Forward Message action

   Search for Forward and add Fwrd’s Forward Message to All Destinations below the trigger. Tap Message in it, tap Select Variable, and choose Shortcut Input; Shortcuts adds a Receive block at the top, which is fine. Tap back to save. On iOS 26, tap Create New Shortcut first, then add the action, set its Message to Shortcut Input, and tap Done.

   Message = Shortcut Input

   

6. 6

   You’re all set

   That’s it. New matching texts now go to your Discord channel on their own, with the iPhone unlocked or locked. After the iPhone restarts, unlock it once and forwarding carries on.

The Shortcuts screens differ between iOS 26 and iOS 27. The automation guide walks through both.

If a message doesn’t arrive

Fwrd won’t accept the URL

Fwrd only takes channel webhook URLs that start with https://discord.com/api/webhooks/. Copy it again with Copy Webhook URL rather than typing it.

Posts stopped arriving

Someone deleted the webhook or its channel. Create a new webhook and paste it into Fwrd.

Messages land in the wrong channel

Open the webhook in Server Settings → Integrations and change its channel, or create one for the right channel.

Problems that apply to every destination, like texts that never trigger the automation, are in the troubleshooting guide.

Common questions

Each answer opens on the Discord overview page.

• Can I automatically forward iPhone text messages to Discord?
• How do I forward SMS from my iPhone to a Discord channel?
• What Discord permission do I need to create the webhook?
• Why do forwarded texts show up as a bot in Discord?
• Can I forward texts to more than one Discord channel?
• Does forwarding to Discord work when my iPhone is locked?
• Is it free to forward iPhone texts to Discord?
• Can Fwrd send texts to a Discord DM instead of a channel?
• Can I choose which texts get forwarded to Discord?
• Does Fwrd see or store the texts I forward to Discord?

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