# Filter Invites

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Replace \[prefix] with your server's prefix.
{% endhint %}

## Filter Invites Enable <a href="#filter-invites-enable" id="filter-invites-enable"></a>

Enabling the invite filter will delete messages that contain Discord server invites. To enable the filter, run the following command:

```
[prefix]filter invites enable
```

Once you run that command, serenity will prompt you with an embed confirming it enabled the invite filter. Invites can no longer be sent.

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People with the *Manage Server* permission can bypass this filter.
{% endhint %}

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#### **Already Enabled**

If you get a message saying "The filter for Discord invites is already enabled", it means what it says. The filter for Discord invites is already enabled in your server.

## Whitelist & Unwhitelist <a href="#whitelist-and-unwhitelist" id="whitelist-and-unwhitelist"></a>

### Whitelist Channels <a href="#whitelist-channels" id="whitelist-channels"></a>

You can allow invites to be sent in certain channels. To do this, run the following command:

```
[prefix]filter invites whitelist [channel]
```

Once you run that command, users will be able to send invites in the channel specified. serenity will send a confirmation message telling you that it has whitelisted that channel.

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**Already Whitelisted**

If you get a message saying "This channel is already exempt", it means what it says. The filter for Discord invites does not apply for that channel. Read [Unwhitelist Channels](#unwhitelist-channels) to learn how to disable this.

## Unwhitelist Channels

You can unwhitelist a whitelisted channel to disallow members from sending invites in that channel. To do this, run the following command:

```
[prefix]filter invites unwhitelist [channel]
```

Once you run that command, users will no longer able to send invites in the channel specified. serenity will send a confirmation message telling you that it has unwhitelisted that channel.

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**Not Whitelisted**

If you get a message saying "This channel is not whitelisted", it means what it says. The filter for Discord invites is already enabled in that channel. Read [Whitelist Channels](#whitelist-channels) to learn how to enable this.

## Whitelisted Channels

You can get a list of all whitelisted channels by using the following command:

```
[prefix]filter invites whitelisted
```

**No exempted channels**

If you get a message saying "No exempted channels for invites filter", it means what it says. The filter for Discord invites applies for all channels. Read [Whitelist Channels](#whitelist-channels) to learn how to whitelist channels from the filter.

## Disable the Invites Filter

You can disable the invite filter by using the following command:

```
[prefix]filter invites disable
```

Running this command will remove the invite filter from every channel.

{% hint style="danger" %}
All members will be able to send invites in your server.
{% endhint %}

Once you have ran this command, serenity will send an embed confirming that the invite filter has been disabled.

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