---
title: "Block user"
method: POST
path: "/users/block"
tags: ["product:chat"]
---

# Block user

`POST /users/block`

Block users

## Request body

- BlockUsersRequest, nullable
  - `blocked_user_id` string, required — User id to block
  - `user` UserRequest — User request object
    - `custom` object — Custom user data
    - `id` string, required — User ID
    - `image` string — User's profile image URL
    - `invisible` boolean
    - `language` string
    - `name` string — Optional name of user
    - `privacy_settings` PrivacySettingsResponse
      - `delivery_receipts` DeliveryReceiptsResponse
        - `enabled` boolean
      - `read_receipts` ReadReceiptsResponse
        - `enabled` boolean
      - `typing_indicators` TypingIndicatorsResponse
        - `enabled` boolean
    - `role` string — User's global role
    - `teams` string[] — List of teams the user belongs to
    - `teams_role` object — Map of team-specific roles for the user
  - `user_id` string

## Response `201`

Successful response

- BlockUsersResponse, nullable
  - `blocked_by_user_id` string, required — User id who blocked another user
  - `blocked_user_id` string, required — User id who got blocked
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp when the user was blocked
  - `duration` string, required — Duration of the request in milliseconds

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `429` — Too many requests

## Changes

> 108 revisions in range; 2 not diffed.

- **2026-07-29** `d274674f0337` — 3 info
  - the request property `user/privacy_settings/delivery_receipts/enabled` became optional
  - the request property `user/privacy_settings/read_receipts/enabled` became optional
  - the request property `user/privacy_settings/typing_indicators/enabled` became optional

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/getstream/apis/stream-api/changes/users/block/post.md)

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