diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d8c9113..0f043b2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -218,6 +218,28 @@ dependencies = [
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+dependencies = [
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+ "futures-core",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
+]
+
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- "syn 2.0.77",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
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- "syn 2.0.77",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
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  "futures-core",
  "futures-sink",
  "futures-util",
- "http",
+ "http 0.2.12",
+ "indexmap",
+ "slab",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-util",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ccae279728d634d083c00f6099cb58f01cc99c145b84b8be2f6c74618d79922e"
+dependencies = [
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+ "bytes 1.7.1",
+ "fnv",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "http 1.1.0",
  "indexmap",
  "slab",
  "tokio",
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+[[package]]
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+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "21b9ddb458710bc376481b842f5da65cdf31522de232c1ca8146abce2a358258"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes 1.7.1",
+ "fnv",
+ "itoa",
+]
+
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 dependencies = [
  "bytes 1.7.1",
- "http",
+ "http 0.2.12",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "http-body"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1efedce1fb8e6913f23e0c92de8e62cd5b772a67e7b3946df930a62566c93184"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes 1.7.1",
+ "http 1.1.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "http-body-util"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "793429d76616a256bcb62c2a2ec2bed781c8307e797e2598c50010f2bee2544f"
+dependencies = [
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+ "futures-util",
+ "http 1.1.0",
+ "http-body 1.0.1",
  "pin-project-lite",
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  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
- "h2",
- "http",
- "http-body",
+ "h2 0.3.26",
+ "http 0.2.12",
+ "http-body 0.4.6",
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  "itoa",
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "97818827ef4f364230e16705d4706e2897df2bb60617d6ca15d598025a3c481f"
+dependencies = [
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+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-util",
+ "h2 0.4.7",
+ "http 1.1.0",
+ "http-body 1.0.1",
+ "httparse",
+ "itoa",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "smallvec",
+ "tokio",
+ "want",
+]
+
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- "http",
- "hyper",
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+ "hyper 0.14.30",
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+dependencies = [
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 1.1.0",
+ "hyper 1.5.1",
+ "hyper-util",
+ "rustls 0.23.18",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-rustls 0.26.0",
+ "tower-service",
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+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
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+ "http-body-util",
+ "hyper 1.5.1",
+ "hyper-util",
+ "native-tls",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-native-tls",
+ "tower-service",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
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+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 1.1.0",
+ "http-body 1.0.1",
+ "hyper 1.5.1",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "socket2 0.5.7",
+ "tokio",
+ "tower-service",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
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+ "http 0.2.12",
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- "syn 2.0.77",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
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+checksum = "37d3544b3f2748c54e147655edb5025752e2303145b5aefb3c3ea2c78b973bb0"
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  "futures-util",
- "h2",
- "http",
- "http-body",
- "hyper",
- "hyper-rustls",
+ "h2 0.3.26",
+ "http 0.2.12",
+ "http-body 0.4.6",
+ "hyper 0.14.30",
+ "hyper-rustls 0.24.2",
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  "js-sys",
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- "rustls-pemfile",
+ "rustls-pemfile 1.0.4",
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  "serde_json",
  "serde_urlencoded",
- "sync_wrapper",
- "system-configuration",
+ "sync_wrapper 0.1.2",
+ "system-configuration 0.5.1",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-rustls 0.24.1",
  "tokio-util",
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+ "bytes 1.7.1",
+ "encoding_rs",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-util",
+ "h2 0.4.7",
+ "http 1.1.0",
+ "http-body 1.0.1",
+ "http-body-util",
+ "hyper 1.5.1",
+ "hyper-rustls 0.27.3",
+ "hyper-tls",
+ "hyper-util",
+ "ipnet",
+ "js-sys",
+ "log",
+ "mime",
+ "native-tls",
+ "once_cell",
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "rustls-pemfile 2.2.0",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "serde_urlencoded",
+ "sync_wrapper 1.0.2",
+ "system-configuration 0.6.1",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-native-tls",
+ "tower-service",
+ "url",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "wasm-bindgen-futures",
+ "web-sys",
+ "windows-registry",
+]
+
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 dependencies = [
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  "ring 0.17.8",
- "rustls-webpki",
+ "rustls-webpki 0.101.7",
  "sct",
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+name = "rustls"
+version = "0.23.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9c9cc1d47e243d655ace55ed38201c19ae02c148ae56412ab8750e8f0166ab7f"
+dependencies = [
+ "once_cell",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "rustls-webpki 0.102.8",
+ "subtle",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
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 name = "rustls-pemfile"
 version = "1.0.4"
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+name = "rustls-pemfile"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dce314e5fee3f39953d46bb63bb8a46d40c2f8fb7cc5a3b6cab2bde9721d6e50"
+dependencies = [
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+
+[[package]]
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+version = "1.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+
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+name = "rustls-webpki"
+version = "0.102.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
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+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "untrusted 0.9.0",
+]
+
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+ "syn 2.0.89",
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  "parking_lot",
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- "reqwest",
+ "reqwest 0.11.27",
  "serde",
  "serde-value",
  "serde_json",
@@ -2423,6 +2652,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sqlx",
  "surf",
  "tokio",
+ "wolves_oxidised",
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+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+]
+
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- "system-configuration-sys",
+ "system-configuration-sys 0.5.0",
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+
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+version = "0.6.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "core-foundation",
+ "system-configuration-sys 0.6.0",
 ]
 
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+[[package]]
+name = "system-configuration-sys"
+version = "0.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e1d1b10ced5ca923a1fcb8d03e96b8d3268065d724548c0211415ff6ac6bac4"
+dependencies = [
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "libc",
+]
+
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+ "syn 2.0.89",
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  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.77",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
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+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
+ "native-tls",
+ "tokio",
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 [[package]]
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+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-rustls"
+version = "0.26.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
+ "rustls 0.23.18",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
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@@ -3031,6 +3312,19 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
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+version = "0.4.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2468baabc3311435b55dd935f702f42cd1b8abb7e754fb7dfb16bd36aa88f9f7"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-stream",
+ "bytes 1.7.1",
+ "futures-core",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-stream",
+]
+
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+ "syn 2.0.89",
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@@ -3107,7 +3401,7 @@ dependencies = [
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- "http",
+ "http 0.2.12",
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@@ -3298,7 +3592,7 @@ dependencies = [
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+ "syn 2.0.89",
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+ "syn 2.0.89",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
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@@ -3432,6 +3726,36 @@ dependencies = [
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+[[package]]
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+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
+ "windows-result",
+ "windows-strings",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
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+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4cd9b125c486025df0eabcb585e62173c6c9eddcec5d117d3b6e8c30e2ee4d10"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-result",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+]
+
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@@ -3590,6 +3914,17 @@ dependencies = [
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+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "git+https://forgejo.skynet.ie/Skynet/wolves-oxidised.git#eee6a76c695a36f1fe220fdeafd5a43757e50527"
+dependencies = [
+ "reqwest 0.12.9",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tokio-test",
+]
+
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 name = "zerocopy"
 version = "0.7.35"
@@ -3608,7 +3943,7 @@ checksum = "fa4f8080344d4671fb4e831a13ad1e68092748387dfc4f55e356242fae12ce3e"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.77",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a26023a..2dc64c8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ name = "update_minecraft"
 serenity = { version = "0.11.6", default-features = false, features = ["client", "gateway", "rustls_backend", "model", "cache"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
+# wolves api
+wolves_oxidised = { git = "https://forgejo.skynet.ie/Skynet/wolves-oxidised.git" }
+
 #  to make the http requests
 surf = "2.3.2"
 
@@ -37,4 +40,4 @@ chrono = "0.4.26"
 lettre = "0.10.4"
 maud = "0.25.0"
 
-serde = "1.0.188"
\ No newline at end of file
+serde = "1.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/commands/link_email.rs b/src/commands/link_email.rs
index 1b462f6..a2a6f5d 100644
--- a/src/commands/link_email.rs
+++ b/src/commands/link_email.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,34 @@ pub mod link {
     // check if email exists
     let details = match get_server_member_email(&db, email).await {
       None => {
-        return "Please check it matches (including case) your preferred contact on https://ulwolves.ie/memberships/profile and that you are fully paid up.".to_string()
+        let invalid_user =  "Please check it matches (including case) your preferred contact on https://ulwolves.ie/memberships/profile and that you are fully paid up.".to_string();
+
+        let wolves = wolves_oxidised::Client::new(&config.wolves_url, Some(&config.wolves_api));
+
+        // see if the user actually exists
+        let id = match wolves.get_member(email).await {
+          None => {
+            return invalid_user;
+          }
+          Some(x) => x,
+        };
+
+        // save teh user id and email to teh db
+        match save_to_db_user(&db, id, email).await {
+          Ok(x) => x,
+          Err(x) => {
+            dbg!(x);
+            return "Error: unable to save user to teh database, contact Computer Society".to_string();
+          }
+        };
+
+        // pull it back out (technically could do it in previous step but more explicit)
+        match get_server_member_email(&db, email).await {
+          None => {
+            return "Error: failed to read user from database.".to_string();
+          }
+          Some(x) => x,
+        }
       }
       Some(x) => x,
     };
@@ -232,6 +259,20 @@ pub mod link {
     .fetch_optional(db)
     .await
   }
+
+  async fn save_to_db_user(db: &Pool<Sqlite>, id_wolves: i64, email: &str) -> Result<Option<Wolves>, sqlx::Error> {
+    sqlx::query_as::<_, Wolves>(
+      "
+        INSERT INTO wolves (id_wolves, email)
+        VALUES ($1, $2)
+        ON CONFLICT(id_wolves) DO UPDATE SET email = $2
+        ",
+    )
+    .bind(id_wolves)
+    .bind(email)
+    .fetch_optional(db)
+    .await
+  }
 }
 
 pub mod verify {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5923151..05f6125 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ pub struct Config {
 
   // wolves API base for clubs/socs
   pub wolves_url: String,
+  // API key for accessing more general resources
+  pub wolves_api: String,
 }
 impl TypeMapKey for Config {
   type Value = Arc<RwLock<Config>>;
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ pub fn get_config() -> Config {
     mail_user: "".to_string(),
     mail_pass: "".to_string(),
     wolves_url: "".to_string(),
+    wolves_api: "".to_string(),
   };
 
   if let Ok(x) = env::var("DATABASE_HOME") {
@@ -92,6 +95,9 @@ pub fn get_config() -> Config {
   if let Ok(x) = env::var("WOLVES_URL") {
     config.wolves_url = x.trim().to_string();
   }
+  if let Ok(x) = env::var("WOLVES_API") {
+    config.wolves_api = x.trim().to_string();
+  }
 
   config
 }
@@ -526,36 +532,8 @@ pub mod get_data {
   use super::*;
   use crate::set_roles::update_server;
   use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+  use wolves_oxidised::WolvesUser;
 
-  #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
-  struct WolvesResultUser {
-    committee: String,
-    member_id: String,
-    first_name: String,
-    last_name: String,
-    contact_email: String,
-    opt_in_email: String,
-    student_id: Option<String>,
-    note: Option<String>,
-    expiry: String,
-    requested: String,
-    approved: String,
-    sitename: String,
-    domain: String,
-  }
-
-  #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
-  struct WolvesResult {
-    success: i8,
-    result: Vec<WolvesResultUser>,
-  }
-
-  #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
-  struct WolvesResultLocal {
-    pub id_wolves: String,
-    pub email: String,
-    pub expiry: String,
-  }
   pub async fn get_wolves(ctx: &Context) {
     let db_lock = {
       let data_read = ctx.data.read().await;
@@ -569,6 +547,9 @@ pub mod get_data {
     };
     let config = config_lock.read().await;
 
+    // set up teh client
+    let wolves = wolves_oxidised::Client::new(&config.wolves_url, Some(&config.wolves_api));
+
     for server_config in get_server_config_bulk(&db).await {
       let Servers {
         server,
@@ -581,7 +562,7 @@ pub mod get_data {
 
       // list of users that need to be updated for this server
       let mut user_to_update = vec![];
-      for user in get_wolves_sub(&config, wolves_api).await {
+      for user in wolves.get_members(wolves_api).await {
         let id = user.member_id.parse::<u64>().unwrap_or_default();
         match existing.get(&(id as i64)) {
           None => {
@@ -627,30 +608,7 @@ pub mod get_data {
     .unwrap_or_default()
   }
 
-  async fn get_wolves_sub(config: &Config, wolves_api: &str) -> Vec<WolvesResultUser> {
-    if config.wolves_url.is_empty() {
-      return vec![];
-    }
-
-    // get wolves data
-    if let Ok(mut res) = surf::post(&config.wolves_url).header("X-AM-Identity", wolves_api).await {
-      if let Ok(WolvesResult {
-        success,
-        result,
-      }) = res.body_json().await
-      {
-        if success != 1 {
-          return vec![];
-        }
-
-        return result;
-      }
-    }
-
-    vec![]
-  }
-
-  async fn add_users_wolves(db: &Pool<Sqlite>, user: &WolvesResultUser) {
+  async fn add_users_wolves(db: &Pool<Sqlite>, user: &WolvesUser) {
     // expiry
     match sqlx::query_as::<_, Wolves>(
       "
@@ -671,7 +629,7 @@ pub mod get_data {
       }
     }
   }
-  async fn add_users_server_members(db: &Pool<Sqlite>, server: &GuildId, user: &WolvesResultUser) {
+  async fn add_users_server_members(db: &Pool<Sqlite>, server: &GuildId, user: &WolvesUser) {
     match sqlx::query_as::<_, ServerMembers>(
       "
       INSERT OR REPLACE INTO server_members (server, id_wolves, expiry)