Description

The /timeout command is used to temporarily restrict a user’s ability to participate in chat. This is useful for enforcing chat rules, preventing spam, or handling disruptive behavior.

/timeout add

Temporarily mutes a user for a specified duration.

• <user> (Required) – The username of the person to be timed out.

• <duration> (Required) – The length of the timeout (e.g., 60s, 5m, 1h).

/timeout add user123: 10m

user will get timeout for 10 minutes.

duration format should be 1w 1h 1m 1s (ex 10m, 20s)

/timeout reset

Removes an active timeout, allowing the user to participate in chat again.

• <user> (Required) – The username of the person whose timeout should be removed.

example

/timeout reset user123

Removes the timeout from user123, allowing them to chat again immediately.

Behavior & Notes

• Multiple timeouts: If a user is already timed out and receives another timeout, the new timeout duration will override the existing one.

• Reapplying timeouts: You can extend a timeout by issuing another /timeout add command.

• No notification reset: Using /timeout reset will not send a notification to the user but will restore their chat privileges.

Permissions

• Only moderators or administrators can use /timeout add and /timeout reset.

• Regular users cannot issue timeout commands.