Snowflake ID Decoder

Decode Snowflake IDs (used by Discord, Twitter, and Instagram) and extract information like User-Creation Date or Resource-Creation Date, Timestamp or Process ID

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Snowflake ID Decoder - Discord, Twitter & Instagram

What is a Discord Snowflake ID decoder?

A Discord Snowflake ID decoder is a tool that converts Discord IDs (used for users, messages, servers, and channels) into human-readable timestamps and technical details. By pasting a Snowflake ID, you can reveal the creation date, associated machine information, and sequencing metadata.

How does a Discord ID decoder work?

The decoder analyzes the 64-bit Snowflake format used on Discord, extracting the embedded timestamp, machine ID, and sequence number. This lets you retrieve the precise account or message creation date and other technical details. The tool follows the Discord epoch, which starts at January 1, 2015 and Twitter/X Epoch, which starts at November 4, 2011.

How can I get a Discord user's creation date from their ID?

Enable Developer Mode in Discord, right-click any user and select “Copy ID.” Paste the ID into the Snowflake decoder. The tool will display the exact creation date and time for the account, letting you verify user histories, spot old accounts, or audit server members.

What is a Twitter Snowflake ID and how can a decoder help?

Twitter uses the Snowflake format to uniquely identify tweets, users, DMs, and other objects. Snowflake IDs contain a creation timestamp and machine/shard/sequence data inside the ID itself. A Twitter ID decoder breaks down this number so you can see exactly when an object (like a tweet or account) was created.

Can I use a Snowflake decoder for Instagram?

Instagram uses a modified version of the Snowflake scheme. A compatible decoder can interpret Instagram IDs that similarly encode creation time and technical metadata, though field allocations may differ (with more bits for shard ID and different sequence bits).

What details can I extract from Discord Snowflakes?

From a valid Snowflake ID, the decoder provides:

  • Creation timestamp (date & time)
  • Machine/worker/shard ID (origin of creation)
  • Sequence/increment number (generation order)

What information is in a Twitter Snowflake ID?

When you decode a Twitter Snowflake ID, you obtain:

  • The exact creation date and time (UTC), down to the millisecond
  • The machine or node that generated the ID
  • A sequence number, which distinguishes IDs created within the same millisecond

What can Discord Snowflakes be used for?

Developers and Users can use the Snowflakes to:

  • Identify the exact creation time of suspicious users or content
  • Audit server activity based on creation sequence
  • Spot alt or spam accounts by age

Does the Snowflake decoder work for all Discord objects?

Yes. The decoder can process server IDs, user IDs, message IDs, channel IDs, and webhook IDs-any identifier using the standard 64-bit Snowflake format.

How accurate is the timestamp from a Snowflake ID?

The timestamp is always highly accurate; it is taken directly from the 41 most significant bits in the Snowflake and represents milliseconds since a fixed epoch. However, timezones may need adjustment.

What are some common use-cases for a Snowflake decoder?

  • Auditing the age of Discord or Twitter accounts for giveaways or role management
  • Checking the time a Discord message, user, channel or server was created
  • Tracking the rollout of new features or activities chronologically
  • Debugging distributed system behaviors by analyzing sequence and machine ID data

Decoding Snowflake IDs provides actionable insights for community management, data validation, and platform transparency.

How do I decode a Snowflake ID used by Discord or X in TypeScript or JavaScript?

Here is a TypeScript function you can use to locally decode Twitter/X and Discord Snowflake IDs:


function decodeSnowflake(id: string, epochType: "TWITTER"|"DISCORD" = "DISCORD") {
  const snowflake = BigInt(id);
  return {
    timestamp: Number((snowflake >> 22n) + epochType === "TWITTER" ? 1288834974657n : 1420070400000n),
    workerId: Number((snowflake >> 17n) & 0x1Fn),
    processId: Number((snowflake >> 12n) & 0x1Fn),
    increment: Number(snowflake & 0xFFFn),
  };
}

This tool is not in any way associated or endorsed by Discord or X.