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# Requirements

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If a member with a higher role than Purple sends a malicious link Purple will be unable to ban them from your server.
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Purple requires certain permissions to be able to log messages and protect your server from scams, if these permissions are not given Purple may return an error.

**Required Permissions:**

* Ban Members
* Create Invites
* View Audit Log
* Read Messages
* Send Messages
* Manage Messages
* Embed Links
* Attach Files
* Read Message History
* Add reactions
* Use Application Commands