diff --git a/src/discord_gleam.gleam b/src/discord_gleam.gleam
index 92c5e82..f6f4079 100644
--- a/src/discord_gleam.gleam
+++ b/src/discord_gleam.gleam
@@ -34,3 +34,12 @@ pub fn kick_member(
 ) -> #(String, String) {
   endpoints.kick_member(bot.token, guild_id, user_id, reason)
 }
+
+pub fn ban_member(
+  bot: bot.Bot,
+  guild_id: String,
+  user_id: String,
+  reason: String,
+) -> #(String, String) {
+  endpoints.ban_member(bot.token, guild_id, user_id, reason)
+}
diff --git a/src/discord_gleam/http/endpoints.gleam b/src/discord_gleam/http/endpoints.gleam
index abcdfaf..718849d 100644
--- a/src/discord_gleam/http/endpoints.gleam
+++ b/src/discord_gleam/http/endpoints.gleam
@@ -114,3 +114,41 @@ pub fn kick_member(
     }
   }
 }
+
+pub fn ban_member(
+  token: String,
+  guild_id: String,
+  user_id: String,
+  reason: String,
+) -> #(String, String) {
+  let request =
+    request.new_auth_with_header(
+      http.Put,
+      "/guilds/" <> guild_id <> "/bans/" <> user_id,
+      token,
+      #("X-Audit-Log-Reason", reason),
+    )
+
+  case hackney.send(request) {
+    Ok(resp) -> {
+      case resp.status {
+        204 -> {
+          logging.log(logging.Debug, "Banned member")
+          #("OK", resp.body)
+        }
+        _ -> {
+          logging.log(logging.Error, "Failed to ban member")
+          io.debug(resp.body)
+
+          #("FAILED", resp.body)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    Error(err) -> {
+      logging.log(logging.Error, "Failed to ban member: ")
+      io.debug(err)
+
+      #("FAILED", "ERROR")
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/discord_gleam/types/user.gleam b/src/discord_gleam/types/user.gleam
index 8aaf361..d8728e0 100644
--- a/src/discord_gleam/types/user.gleam
+++ b/src/discord_gleam/types/user.gleam
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ import discord_gleam/discord/snowflake.{type Snowflake}
 import discord_gleam/internal/error
 import gleam/dynamic
 import gleam/json
+import gleam/option.{type Option}
 import gleam/result
 import gleam/string
 
-import gleam/option.{type Option}
-
 /// User object containing PartialUser and FullUser
 pub type User {
   PartialUser(
diff --git a/test/example_bot.gleam b/test/example_bot.gleam
index 86086e3..0ad4cbc 100644
--- a/test/example_bot.gleam
+++ b/test/example_bot.gleam
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import discord_gleam
 import discord_gleam/event_handler
 import discord_gleam/types/message
-import gleam/io
 import gleam/list
 import gleam/string
 import logging
@@ -91,6 +90,54 @@ fn event_handler(bot, packet: event_handler.Packet) {
         }
         False -> Nil
       }
+      case string.starts_with(message.d.content, "!ban ") {
+        True -> {
+          let args = string.split(message.d.content, " ")
+
+          let args = case list.pop(args, fn(x) { x == "!ban" }) {
+            Ok(args) -> args.1
+            Error(_) -> [""]
+          }
+
+          let user = case list.first(args) {
+            Ok(x) -> x
+            Error(_) -> ""
+          }
+
+          let args = case list.pop(args, fn(x) { x == user }) {
+            Ok(args) -> args.1
+            Error(_) -> [""]
+          }
+
+          let user = string.replace(user, "<@", "")
+          let user = string.replace(user, ">", "")
+
+          let reason = string.join(args, " ")
+
+          let resp =
+            discord_gleam.ban_member(bot, message.d.guild_id, user, reason)
+
+          case resp.0 {
+            "OK" -> {
+              discord_gleam.send_message(
+                bot,
+                message.d.channel_id,
+                "Banned user!",
+                [],
+              )
+            }
+            _ -> {
+              discord_gleam.send_message(
+                bot,
+                message.d.channel_id,
+                "Failed to ban user!",
+                [],
+              )
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        False -> Nil
+      }
     }
     _ -> Nil
   }