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title: /mute
description: Timeout a user (Discord timeout).
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## Overview

`/mute` places a user in timeout. Omit duration for a permanent mute (capped at Discord’s 28-day limit).

## Required Permissions

- **Moderate Members**

## Options

| Option | Required | Description |
|--------|----------|-------------|
| `user` | Yes | User to timeout |
| `duration` | Yes | Duration, e.g. `5m`, `1h`, `7d` (28 days maximum) |
| `reason` | No | Reason for the timeout |
| `delete_recent` | No | Number of the user's recent messages to delete from the channel (0–100) |
| `dm_user` | No | Send the user a DM with the reason (default: on) |
| `additional_users` | No | Extra users to mute in the same command, space or comma-separated |
| `proof` | No | Attachment to attach as evidence on the case |

## Behavior

- Uses Discord's built-in timeout.
- `duration` is required. BetterAntiSpam rejects durations over 28 days, Discord's timeout limit.
- The user receives a DM with the duration, reason, and Appeal button (if appeals are enabled and `dm_user` is on).
- Bots cannot be muted.
- A case is created for each user and logged if a log channel is set.
- Muting multiple users at once reports which succeeded and which were skipped, with a reason for each skip.