# ban_pubkey

ban_pubkey pubkey reason

The ban_pubkey method bans the selected pubkey ignoring its order matching messages and preventing its orders from displaying in the orderbook.

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Use the secp256k1 pubkey without prefix for this method input. E.g. if pubkey is 022cd3021a2197361fb70b862c412bc8e44cff6951fa1de45ceabfdd9b4c520420 you should submit 2cd3021a2197361fb70b862c412bc8e44cff6951fa1de45ceabfdd9b4c520420.

# Arguments

Structure Type Description
pubkey string the pubkey to ban
reason string the reason of banning

# Response

Structure Type Description
result string whether the ban was successful

# 📌 Examples

# Command

curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7783" --data "{
  \"userpass\": \"$userpass\",
  \"method\": \"ban_pubkey\",
  \"pubkey\": \"2cd3021a2197361fb70b862c412bc8e44cff6951fa1de45ceabfdd9b4c520420\",
  \"reason\": \"test\"
}"