# Not allow rocketchat REST API

**URL:** <https://forums.rocket.chat/t/not-allow-rocketchat-rest-api/1698>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Created:** [July 28, 2018, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/not-allow-rocketchat-rest-api/1698 "2018-07-28T08:11:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sun-3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/sun-3/32/466_2.png) [@sun-3](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/sun-3)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/not-allow-rocketchat-rest-api/1698/1 "2018-07-28T08:11:39Z")

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How can I only allow specified users to connect my rocketchat REST api? And not allow other users to use the api?

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**Author:** ![bradley.hilton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/bradley.hilton/32/30_2.png) [@bradley.hilton](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/bradley.hilton)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/not-allow-rocketchat-rest-api/1698/2 "2018-07-30T15:16:33Z")

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You can’t. Doing so would break the entire Rocket.Chat Application as the web interface relies on it and the mobile applications rely on it.