lanyard
Expose Discord presence and activity through REST and WebSocket APIs with Lanyard.
About lanyard
Lanyard is an open-source service that exposes a Discord user's live presence and activities through a REST endpoint (api.lanyard.rest/v1/users/:user_id) and a WebSocket, so presence data can be displayed or consumed elsewhere. It also acts as a globally accessible realtime key-value store that can be updated from the Lanyard Discord bot or from the API. Users can rely on the hosted service by joining the Lanyard Discord server, or self-host it, which requires some configuration and is documented for Docker.
Responses include presence fields such as whether the user is active on desktop or mobile, whether they are listening to Spotify, a custom Spotify object (null when not listening), and any stored key-value data. Community-maintained wrappers and integrations exist for React, Vue, Svelte, Go, Python, Deno and Dart, among others, and the repository documentation covers socket opcodes, events and error codes.
Key features
- REST endpoint returning a Discord user's live presence data by ID
- WebSocket API for live presence updates
- Subscribe to one user, several users, or every user
- Realtime globally accessible key-value store updatable from bot or API
- Optional self-hosting, documented for Docker
- Community wrappers for React, Vue, Svelte, Go, Python, Dart and others
Best for: Developers who want to display or react to Discord presence and activity on websites, profiles or apps.
Good for
- Open source and available for self-hosting with Docker
- Hosted API can be used without deploying anything yourself
- Presence data is available over both REST and WebSocket
Watch out for
- Using the hosted service requires joining the Lanyard Discord server
- Self-hosting requires some configuration
lanyard at a glance
- Website
- github.com/Phineas/lanyard
- Category
- Development › APIs & Databases
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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lanyard FAQ
How do I start using Lanyard?
Join the Lanyard Discord server, and your presence will start showing up when you GET api.lanyard.rest/v1/users/:your_id.
Can I host Lanyard myself?
Yes. Self-hosting is an option, though it requires a small amount of configuration; Docker instructions are provided.
Does Lanyard do anything besides presence data?
It also works as a globally accessible realtime key-value store that can be updated from the Lanyard Discord bot or from the Lanyard API.
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