---
title: "Add spam role for a User"
method: PUT
path: "/api/users/{id}/spam"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Add spam role for a User

`PUT /api/users/{id}/spam`

This endpoint allows the client to add the spam role to a user.

          The user associated with the API key must have any 'admin' or 'moderator' role.

          This specified user will be assigned the 'spam' role. Addding the spam role to a user will stop the
          user from posting new posts and comments. It doesn't delete any of the user's content, just
          prevents them from creating new content while having the spam role. Users are not notified of their spaminess
          in the UI, so if you want them to know about this, you must notify them

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `204`

Spam role assigned to the user successfully

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Unknown User ID

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** (v1) `7db6ba099285` — 2 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`
- **2026-05-28** (v1) `6550ad7be94f` — 2 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`
- **2026-03-03** (v1) `c9e7662755c2` — 2 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`
- **2023-12-18** (v1) `1c81594090c0` — 2 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`
- **2023-12-12** (v1) `3ab0f1109fb2` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/forem/apis/forem-api-v1/changes/api/users/:id/spam/put.md)

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