# Silence user via API

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/silence-user-via-api/205502>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** rest-api\
**Created:** [October 7, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/silence-user-via-api/205502 "2021-10-07T21:26:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![GioLogist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/giologist/32/121623_2.png) [@GioLogist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GioLogist)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/silence-user-via-api/205502/4 "2021-10-08T00:26:33Z")

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Can you elaborate? Category permissions don’t apply to things like “Uncategorized”. Also, without a plugin, there isn’t a granular “cant post but not read” on a per category basis.

So the only seemingly viable option is silencing until their membership renews. This way they can read but not post, forum-wide.

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