# API Introduction

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## Curve API Service

Curve provides an API service designed to assist with moderation tasks externally by performing actions based on the data provided in the request. Moderate your games or using a custom bot for your Discord server, <mark style="color:blue;">**Curve API**</mark> is the fit for you. For a detailed understanding of how to use this service, refer to the relevant sections on request parameters, example requests, and expected responses in this documentation.

Complete and readable guide and support is available to guide you through the integration process [<mark style="color:blue;">**@Curve's Discord**</mark>](https://discord.gg/gYZzPdE93h).

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## Authorization Key

In-order to begin moderating you will need to get authorization and to do-so, head to your server's [<mark style="color:blue;">**dashboard**</mark>](https://curvebot.xyz/dashboard) and go to the settings tab.

<figure><img src="/files/h46Zi1rclg7n1HzUfM9G" alt="" width="155"><figcaption><p><strong>EXAMPLE PICTURE</strong></p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/YenkEue6dI3bbARTAiut" alt=""><figcaption><p>Copy your API-KEY by pressing the double paper icon</p></figcaption></figure>

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Alternatively, if the copy button is not working, open your Chrome Developer Console (Ctrl + Shift + i)

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## Actions

Curve actions for remotely moderating. This is the same as moderating manually.

<table><thead><tr><th width="224"> Moderation Action</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Warn</td><td>Warns a member</td></tr><tr><td>Mute</td><td>Mutes a member, requires the time argument in seconds</td></tr><tr><td>Kick</td><td>Kicks a member from the guild</td></tr><tr><td>Ban</td><td>Bans a member from the guild</td></tr><tr><td>Quarantine</td><td>Quarantines a member</td></tr><tr><td>Restore</td><td>Restores a member from quarantine</td></tr><tr><td>Unmute</td><td>Unmutes a member</td></tr><tr><td>Unban</td><td>Unbans a member</td></tr></tbody></table>

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