Moderation

/timeout

Applies a Discord timeout to a member for a specified duration.

Audience

Staff

Product area

Moderation

Aliases

mute

How to use

Supported invocation

/timeout [user] [duration] [reason]

user Optional

The user for this command.

duration Optional

The duration for this command.

reason Optional

The reason for this command.

Access

What the server must allow

  • Discord permission: Moderate Members
  • Availability depends on the server's current service access.
  • The related module must be enabled.
  • Requires Moderate Members.

Expected behavior

Success and unavailable states

When available

The command returns the documented result for /timeout: Applies a Discord timeout to a member for a specified duration.

When unavailable

  • If /timeout is blocked, Abhi explains the missing staff permission or server setting before any action is applied.
  • No moderation action is applied when hierarchy, target state, or evidence requirements are not satisfied.
  • A temporary failure for /timeout is reported without silently claiming success and can be retried safely.