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# Mute User in Room

> Mute a particular user in a room. Permission required: `mute-user`. The room becomes read-only for the muted user. They can still view messages but cannot send any until unmuted.

### Changelog

| Version | Description                          |
| ------- | ------------------------------------ |
| 6.8.0   | Added                                |


## OpenAPI

````json POST /api/v1/rooms.muteUser
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "title": "Rooms"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://apiexplorer.support.rocket.chat"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Channels"
    },
    {
      "name": "Directory"
    },
    {
      "name": "Groups"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rooms"
    },
    {
      "name": "Teams"
    },
    {
      "name": "Room Invites"
    },
    {
      "name": "Subscriptions"
    },
    {
      "name": "ABAC"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/v1/rooms.muteUser": {
      "post": {
        "tags": [
          "Rooms"
        ],
        "summary": "Mute User in Room",
        "description": "Mute a particular user in a room. Permission required: `mute-user`. The room becomes read-only for the muted user. They can still view messages but cannot send any until unmuted.\n\n### Changelog\n\n| Version | Description                          |\n| ------- | ------------------------------------ |\n| 6.8.0   | Added                                |\n",
        "operationId": "post-api-v1-rooms.muteUser",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/Auth-Token"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/UserId"
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "userId",
                  "roomId"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "userId": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "example": "CkCPNfjfhiwWLqC",
                    "description": "The user that you want to mute. Alternatively, use the `username` parameter and enter the username as the value."
                  },
                  "roomId": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "example": "JZ8Y2dLfYhsg323Rf",
                    "description": "The room ID."
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/trueSuccess"
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad Request",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "success": {
                      "type": "boolean"
                    },
                    "error": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "errorType": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "examples": {
                  "Invalid User": {
                    "value": {
                      "success": false,
                      "error": "The required \"userId\" or \"username\" param provided does not match any users [error-invalid-user]",
                      "errorType": "error-invalid-user"
                    }
                  },
                  "Invalid Params": {
                    "value": {
                      "success": false,
                      "error": "must have required property 'userId'\n must have required property 'username'\n must match exactly one schema in oneOf [invalid-params]",
                      "errorType": "invalid-params"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/authorizationError"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "parameters": {
      "Auth-Token": {
        "name": "X-Auth-Token",
        "in": "header",
        "description": "The `authToken` of the authenticated user.",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "example": "RScctEHSmLGZGywfIhWyRpyofhKOiMoUIpimhvheU3f"
      },
      "UserId": {
        "name": "X-User-Id",
        "in": "header",
        "description": "The `userId` of the authenticated user.",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "example": "rbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ"
      }
    },
    "responses": {
      "trueSuccess": {
        "description": "OK",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "success": {
                  "type": "boolean"
                }
              }
            },
            "examples": {
              "Success": {
                "value": {
                  "success": true
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "authorizationError": {
        "description": "Unauthorized",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "status": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "message": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            },
            "examples": {
              "Authorization Error": {
                "value": {
                  "status": "error",
                  "message": "You must be logged in to do this."
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
````