# Only allow certain non-admins to send private messages

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-allow-certain-non-admins-to-send-private-messages/231118>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 26, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-allow-certain-non-admins-to-send-private-messages/231118 "2022-06-26T12:16:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-allow-certain-non-admins-to-send-private-messages/231118/4 "2022-06-26T14:00:29Z")

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Yes, you would indeed have to lock the trust level.

Due to the way Discourse is designed, _all functionality_ is available via the API.

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