---
title: Blocking users
intro: Use the REST API to block and unblock users in an organization.
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - API
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
autogenerated: rest
---

## About blocking users

The token used to authenticate the call must have the `admin:org` scope in order to make any blocking calls for an organization. Otherwise, the response returns `HTTP 404`.


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