> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# XARF FAQ

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  <Accordion title="I want to use XARF. Will I need to upgrade to one of your plans?">
    [XARF](https://abusix.com/xarf/) is a free service, so you don’t need to subscribe or create an account to use it!
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  <Accordion title="Can XARF detect abuse?">
    No, [XARF](https://abusix.com/xarf/) does not detect abuse. The standard is used for reporting abuse to other networks. If you detect abuse within your network, gather the evidence and then use a [XARF](https://abusix.com/xarf/) to package it and send it to the correct recipient. If you need an abuse@ role address to send the report to, check out the Abusix [Abuse Contact DB](https://abusix.com/contact-db/).
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  <Accordion title="How can I integrate XARF into my current abuse management solution?">
    [XARF](https://abusix.com/xarf/) can already be used to report different abuse events into your own Abuse Management Platform, like AbuseHQ, for internal reporting.

    Shortly, Abusix will begin providing a Global Reporting Service within our [Abusix Portal](https://app.abusix.com/) which will send reports for you automatically to other Abusix Customers or the abuse@ role address at networks all around the globe.
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  <Accordion title="Is XARF an API Format or an SMT Format?">
    [XARF](https://abusix.com/xarf/) is simply a JSON schema for reporting Abuse. It is transport and platform agnostic, meaning it may be used in Email, in RestFul and Streaming APIs, [UDP](https://abusix.com/glossary/user-datagram-protocol/) etc.
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  <Accordion title="Where is an example for XARF by email?">
    See this [GitHub page and scroll down until you see XARF via <Tooltip tip="Simple Mail Transfer Protocol [SMTP]- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a protocol for sending email messages between servers. Most email systems that send mail over the Internet use SMTP to send messages from one server to another, and the messages can then be retrieved with an email client using either POP (Post Office Protocol) or IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). In addition, SMTP is generally used to send messages from a mail client to a mail server, which is why you need to specify both the incoming and outgoing mail servers when you set up an email application.">SMTP</Tooltip>](https://github.com/abusix/xarf/#xarf-via-smtp)
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  <Accordion title="What is the difference between ARF and XARF?">
    While [ARF](https://abusix.com/glossary/abuse-reporting-format/) is only meant to report [spam](https://abusix.com/glossary/spam/) via email, [XARF](https://abusix.com/xarf/) is independent of the underlying transport as it’s just a simple JSON document that can be used in multiple transport channels. Thus, this makes [XARF](https://abusix.com/xarf/) more versatile as you can integrate systems through [XARF](https://abusix.com/xarf/) API without using email ([<Tooltip tip="Simple Mail Transfer Protocol [SMTP]- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a protocol for sending email messages between servers. Most email systems that send mail over the Internet use SMTP to send messages from one server to another, and the messages can then be retrieved with an email client using either POP (Post Office Protocol) or IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). In addition, SMTP is generally used to send messages from a mail client to a mail server, which is why you need to specify both the incoming and outgoing mail servers when you set up an email application.">SMTP</Tooltip>](https://abusix.com/glossary/simple-mail-transfer-protocol/)) as the underlying transport technology.
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  <Accordion title="What abuse types can be reported via XARF?">
    All supported abuse types can be found in the [samples directory](https://github.com/abusix/xarf/tree/master/samples/positive/2) on GitHub.
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  <Accordion title="Where can I request new XARF report types?">
    If you want to participate in [XARF](https://abusix.com/xarf/), you are more than welcome to. You can request new report types [here](https://github.com/abusix/xarf/issues).
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  <Accordion title="Who can report abuse via XARF?">
    Everyone, but usually, this will be users who automate the generation and sending of the report. In the future, everyone who experiences abuse should be able to report abuse through our Abusix Portal, where a [XARF](https://abusix.com/xarf/) report will be generated and sent to the correct recipients.
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## Learn more about the XARF Format

This will help you learn more about Submitting data via the API to Data Channels

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