---
title: "Ban User"
method: PUT
path: "/servers/{server}/bans/{target}"
tags: ["Server Members"]
---

# Ban User

`PUT /servers/{server}/bans/{target}`

Ban a user by their id.

## Path parameters

- `server` string, required
- `target` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Audit-Log-Reason` string

## Request body

- DataBanCreate — Information for new server ban
  - `reason` string, nullable — Ban reason
  - `delete_message_seconds` integer, nullable — Messages to delete in seconds

## Response `200`

- ServerBan — Server Ban
  - `_id` MemberCompositeKey, required — Composite primary key consisting of server and user id
    - `server` string, required — Server Id
    - `user` string, required — User Id
  - `reason` string, nullable — Reason for ban creation

## Other responses

- `default` — An error occurred.

## Changes

> 6 revisions in range; 3 could not be searched.

- **2026-07-26** `7a23c8b93766` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - added `subschema #65, subschema #66, subschema #67, subschema #81, subschema #82, subschema #83, subschema #84, subschema #85, subschema #86, subschema #87, subschema #88, subschema #89, subschema #90, subschema #91, subschema #92, subschema #93, subschema #94, subschema #95` to the response body `oneOf` list for the response status `default`
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `X-Audit-Log-Reason`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/revolt/apis/revolt-api/changes/servers/:server/bans/:target/put.md)

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