---
title: "Block a user account"
method: POST
path: "/admin/users/{user_id}/block"
tags: ["Admin"]
---

# Block a user account

`POST /admin/users/{user_id}/block`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.presscart.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.presscart.com/admin/users/{user_id}/block`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Blocks a user indefinitely or until a date. ADMIN and SUPPORT_AGENT only; admin-access accounts and the caller cannot be blocked. Re-blocking replaces the current block.

## Path parameters

- `user_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- BlockAccountBody
  - `reason` string, required
  - `duration` union, required
    - object
      - `kind` 'preset', required
      - `value` '24h' | '7d' | '30d' | '90d', required
    - object
      - `kind` 'until', required
      - `value` string, date-time, required
    - object
      - `kind` 'forever', required

## Response `200`

User blocked

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `first_name` string, required
  - `last_name` string, required
  - `full_name` string, nullable
  - `email` string, email, required
  - `referral_code` string, nullable, required
  - `user_role_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `user_account_type_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `hubspot_contact_id` string, nullable, required
  - `timezone` string, nullable, required
  - `email_verified_at` union, required
    - string, nullable
    - string
    - unknown
  - `blocked_at` union, required
    - string, nullable
    - string
    - unknown
  - `blocked_until` union, required
    - string, nullable
    - string
    - unknown
  - `user_role` object, nullable
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `created_at` union, required
      - string, nullable
      - string
      - unknown
    - `updated_at` union, required
      - string, nullable
      - string
      - unknown
    - `deleted_at` union, required
      - string, nullable
      - string
      - unknown
  - `created_at` union, required
    - string, nullable
    - string
    - unknown
  - `updated_at` union, required
    - string, nullable
    - string
    - unknown
  - `deleted_at` union, required
    - string, nullable
    - string
    - unknown
  - `blocked_reason` string, nullable, required
  - `blocked_by_user_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `blocked_by` object, nullable, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `first_name` string, required
    - `last_name` string, required

---

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