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How to appeal a ban or mute

Do not create a new account to get around a punishment. Bypassing extends the original punishment and triggers a connection block. See [Why is my connection blocked?]

Before you start

You need your appeal code. It is on the punishment screen, along with the reason and the length. To see it, try to join the server while banned, or try to chat while muted.

Screen received when trying to join

If your code starts with C or V it means you're blocked, not banned. See [Why is my connection blocked?] for more information.

Never share your appeal code. Anyone who has it can appeal as you.

Submit your appeal

Go to appeals.cubecraft.net and choose your edition.
Enter your Minecraft username. Your punishment appears, with the date and the team member who issued it.
Select Appeal and enter your appeal code.
Re-read the rules.
Write your appeal, then submit.
Optional: tick the email notification box and enter your address to be told when there is a decision. A confirmation email arrives first.

Example of the appeals site

What happens next

Your appeal shows as under review. Moderators review appeals as soon as possible.

If you did not turn on email notifications, check the appeals site once a day. You can also try to join the server, or try to chat: if it works, your punishment has been lifted.

Asking a team member to look at your appeal does not speed it up. Most of them cannot see it at all.

Writing an appeal that works

The reviewer is deciding one thing: whether you are likely to break the rules again. Everything else is secondary. They will also weigh how severe the punishment was, how long ago it was, and your record.

Say what happened, including the parts that do not help you. Denying something the moderator has evidence for is the fastest route to a denial.
Do not paste a template. Reviewers read hundreds and recognize them instantly.
One appeal is enough. Submitting more does not speed anything up.

If you disagree with the outcome

Contact the team member who handled it, and ask about their reasoning. See [Contact the team].

This is not a new appeal, but a way to get more clarity on the reason behind the decision. A prior decision will not get overthrown.

If Sentinel banned you

Sentinel is our anti-cheat. Its bans read Unfair Advantage (Sentinel Automatic Cheat Detection) and are appealed through the same site.

If a Sentinel appeal is deniedand you still believe it was wrong, return to appeals.cubecraft.net, enter the same username, and start a discussion. Include:

your platform and exact game version,
the date and time of the punishment,
what you were doing at the time,
every mod or client you were running,
anything else relevant.

That conversation goes to an admin or to the Sentinel development team.

If the discussion is also denied, the decision is final. There is nothing further you can do, and contacting other team members will not change it.

If your appeal was denied some time ago

After your initial appeal is denied the appeal process is over and the punishment can't be re-appealed.

Punished by someone who has since left the team?

You can still appeal normally. Appeals are handled by whoever is available, not by the original moderator.

Updated on: 16/08/2026

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