---
title: "Update person block status"
method: PUT
path: "/v5/persons/{person_id}/block"
tags: ["Persons"]
---

# Update person block status

`PUT /v5/persons/{person_id}/block`

Updates the block record for the specified person. Set `type` to `EVENTS` to block event participation, `REWARDS` to block reward fulfilment, or `NONE` to remove any block. Supply an optional `reason` string for audit purposes. Returns the updated block record.

## Path parameters

- `person_id` string, required

## Request body

- PersonBlockRequest
  - `reason` string, required — Optional human-readable reason for the block, stored for audit purposes.
  - `type` 'EVENTS' | 'NONE' | 'REWARDS', required — Block scope. `EVENTS` blocks event participation, `REWARDS` blocks reward fulfilment, `NONE` removes any existing block.

## Response `200`

Successful response

- PersonBlockResponse
  - `reason` string, required — Reason provided when the block was last updated. Absent when no reason was recorded.
  - `type` 'EVENTS' | 'NONE' | 'REWARDS', required — Current block scope. `EVENTS` means event participation is blocked, `REWARDS` means reward fulfilment is blocked, `NONE` means unblocked.
  - `updated_date` string, required — [RFC 3339](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6) or [RFC 9557](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9557#section-4) date-time with a numeric [UTC offset](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6) and an optional [IANA time-zone](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9557#section-4) suffix in square brackets. Precision up to milliseconds.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `402` — Payment Required
- `403` — Forbidden
- `415` — Unsupported Media Type
- `429` — Too Many Requests

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