diff --git a/api/src/routes/dash/server-automod.ts b/api/src/routes/dash/server-automod.ts
index 2a1f6f8..c0d7cde 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/dash/server-automod.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/dash/server-automod.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { app, db } from '../..';
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
-import { badRequest, isAuthenticated, unauthorized } from '../../utils';
+import { badRequest, isAuthenticated, requireAuth, unauthorized } from '../../utils';
 import { botReq } from '../internal/ws';
 import { FindOneResult } from 'monk';
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type AntispamRule = {
     message: string | null;
 }
 
-app.get('/dash/server/:server/automod', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+app.get('/dash/server/:server/automod',requireAuth({ permission: 2 }) , async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     const user = await isAuthenticated(req, res, true);
     if (!user) return;
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ app.get('/dash/server/:server/automod', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     res.send(result);
 });
 
-app.patch('/dash/server/:server/automod/:ruleid', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+app.patch('/dash/server/:server/automod/:ruleid', requireAuth({ permission: 2 }), async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     const user = await isAuthenticated(req, res, true);
     if (!user) return;
 
@@ -56,16 +56,6 @@ app.patch('/dash/server/:server/automod/:ruleid', async (req: Request, res: Resp
     const body = req.body;
     if (!server || !ruleid) return badRequest(res);
 
-    const response = await botReq('getUserServerDetails', { user, server });
-    if (!response.success) {
-        return res.status(response.statusCode ?? 500).send({ error: response.error });
-    }
-
-    if (!response.server) return res.status(404).send({ error: 'Server not found' });
-
-    const permissionLevel: 0|1|2|3 = response.perms;
-    if (permissionLevel < 2) return unauthorized(res, `Only bot managers can manage moderation rules.`);
-
     const serverConfig: FindOneResult<any> = await db.get('servers').findOne({ id: server });
     const antiSpamRules: AntispamRule[] = serverConfig.automodSettings?.spam ?? [];
 
diff --git a/api/src/routes/dash/server.ts b/api/src/routes/dash/server.ts
index 85c264a..bd144ab 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/dash/server.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/dash/server.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { app, db } from '../..';
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
-import { badRequest, getPermissionLevel, isAuthenticated, unauthorized } from '../../utils';
+import { badRequest, getPermissionLevel, isAuthenticated, requireAuth, unauthorized } from '../../utils';
 import { botReq } from '../internal/ws';
 
 type User = { id: string, username?: string, avatarURL?: string }
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type ServerDetails = {
     channels: Channel[],
 }
 
-app.get('/dash/server/:server', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+app.get('/dash/server/:server', requireAuth({ permission: 0 }), async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     const user = await isAuthenticated(req, res, true);
     if (!user) return;
 
diff --git a/api/src/routes/dash/servers.ts b/api/src/routes/dash/servers.ts
index fd36317..1a5a5f7 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/dash/servers.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/dash/servers.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { app } from '../..';
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
-import { isAuthenticated, unauthorized } from '../../utils';
+import { isAuthenticated, requireAuth, unauthorized } from '../../utils';
 import { botReq } from '../internal/ws';
 
 type Server = { id: string, perms: 0|1|2|3, name: string, iconURL?: string, bannerURL?: string }
 
-app.get('/dash/servers', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
-    const user = await isAuthenticated(req);
-    if (!user) return unauthorized(res);
+app.get('/dash/servers', requireAuth({ requireLogin: true }), async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    const user = await isAuthenticated(req, res, true);
+    if (!user) return;
 
     const response = await botReq('getUserServers', { user });
     if (!response.success) {
diff --git a/api/src/routes/login.ts b/api/src/routes/login.ts
index bb60002..ee7a68a 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/login.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/login.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { botReq } from './internal/ws';
 import { db } from '..';
 import { FindOneResult } from 'monk';
-import { badRequest } from '../utils';
+import { badRequest, isAuthenticated, requireAuth } from '../utils';
 import { RateLimiter } from '../middlewares/ratelimit';
 
 class BeginReqBody {
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ class CompleteReqBody {
 const beginRatelimiter = new RateLimiter('/login/begin', { limit: 10, timeframe: 300 });
 const completeRatelimiter = new RateLimiter('/login/complete', { limit: 5, timeframe: 30 });
 
-app.post('/login/begin', (...args) => beginRatelimiter.execute(...args), async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+app.post('/login/begin',
+        (...args) => beginRatelimiter.execute(...args),
+        requireAuth({ noAuthOnly: true }),
+        async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    if (typeof await isAuthenticated(req) == 'string') return res.status(403).send({ error: 'You are already authenticated' });
+
     const body = req.body as BeginReqBody;
     if (!body.user || typeof body.user != 'string') return badRequest(res);
 
@@ -30,7 +35,10 @@ app.post('/login/begin', (...args) => beginRatelimiter.execute(...args), async (
     res.status(200).send({ success: true, nonce: r.nonce, code: r.code, uid: r.uid });
 });
 
-app.post('/login/complete', (...args) => completeRatelimiter.execute(...args), async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+app.post('/login/complete',
+        (...args) => completeRatelimiter.execute(...args),
+        requireAuth({ noAuthOnly: true }),
+        async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     const body = req.body as CompleteReqBody;
     if ((!body.user || typeof body.user != 'string') ||
         (!body.nonce || typeof body.nonce != 'string') ||
diff --git a/api/src/utils.ts b/api/src/utils.ts
index 1c278fa..98228b2 100644
--- a/api/src/utils.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils.ts
@@ -49,4 +49,24 @@ async function getPermissionLevel(user: string, server: string) {
     return await botReq('getPermissionLevel', { user, server });
 }
 
-export { isAuthenticated, getSessionInfo, badRequest, unauthorized, getPermissionLevel }
+type RequireAuthConfig = { permission?: 0|1|2|3, requireLogin?: boolean, noAuthOnly?: boolean }
+function requireAuth(config: RequireAuthConfig): (req: Request, res: Response, next: () => void) => void {
+    return async (req: Request, res: Response, next: () => void) => {
+        const auth = await isAuthenticated(req);
+
+        if (config.noAuthOnly && typeof auth == 'string') return res.status(403).send({ error: 'Cannot access this route with authentication' });
+        if (config.requireLogin && !auth) return unauthorized(res, 'Authentication required for this route');
+
+        if (config.permission != undefined) {
+            if (!auth) return unauthorized(res, 'Authentication required for this route');
+            const server_id = req.params.serverid || req.params.server;
+            const levelRes = await getPermissionLevel(auth, server_id);
+            if (!levelRes.success) return res.status(500).send({ error: 'Unknown server or other error' });
+            if (levelRes.level < config.permission) return unauthorized(res, 'Your permission level is too low');
+        }
+
+        next();
+    }
+}
+
+export { isAuthenticated, getSessionInfo, badRequest, unauthorized, getPermissionLevel, requireAuth }
diff --git a/bot/src/bot/util.ts b/bot/src/bot/util.ts
index 05ef034..ce629e1 100644
--- a/bot/src/bot/util.ts
+++ b/bot/src/bot/util.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ async function checkSudoPermission(message: Message): Promise<boolean> {
     }
 }
 async function getPermissionLevel(user: User|Member, server: Server): Promise<0|1|2|3> {
-    if (isSudo(user instanceof User ? user : (user.user || await client.users.fetch(user._id.user)))) return 2;
+    if (isSudo(user instanceof User ? user : (user.user || await client.users.fetch(user._id.user)))) return 3;
 
     const member = user instanceof User ? await server.fetchMember(user) : user;
     if (user instanceof Member) user = user.user!;