# Admin Federation Mode Manage the federation mode of the instance (OPEN, LIMITED, CLOSED) ## Change federation mode - [PUT /api/v1/admin/federation/mode](https://docs.wellesley.social/openapi/admin-federation-mode/paths/~1api~1v1~1admin~1federation~1mode/put.md): Changes the federation mode. Switching to CLOSED purges all federated content. Switching from OPEN to LIMITED purges non-allowlisted content. RBAC: requires Federation.Manage ## Get current federation mode - [GET /api/v1/admin/federation/mode](https://docs.wellesley.social/openapi/admin-federation-mode/paths/~1api~1v1~1admin~1federation~1mode/get.md): Returns the current federation mode of the instance RBAC: - requires ANY of Federation.Read, Federation.Manage