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Disallow certain domains to federate.

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List all blocked domains 

GET /api/v1/admin/domain_blocks HTTP/1.1

Show information about all blocked domains.

Returns: Array of Admin::DomainBlock
OAuth: User token + admin:read:domain_blocks
Permissions: Manage Federation
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

Request

Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.
Query parameters
max_id
Internal parameter. Use HTTP Link header for pagination.
since_id
Internal parameter. Use HTTP Link header for pagination.
min_id
Internal parameter. Use HTTP Link header for pagination.
limit
Integer. Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 100 blocks. Max 200 blocks.

Response

200: OK 
[
  {
    "id": "1",
    "domain": "example.com",
    "created_at": "2022-11-16T08:15:34.238Z",
    "severity": "noop",
    "reject_media": false,
    "reject_reports": false,
    "private_comment": null,
    "public_comment": null,
    "obfuscate": false
  },
  // ...
]

Because DomainBlock IDs are generally not exposed via any API responses, you will have to parse the HTTP Link header to load older or newer results. See Paginating through API responses for more information.

Link: <http://mastodon.example/api/v1/admin/domain_blocks?limit=2&max_id=2>; rel="next", <http://mastodon.example/api/v1/admin/domain_blocks?limit=2&since_id=1>; rel="prev"
403: Forbidden

Authorized user is not allowed to perform this action, or invalid or missing Authorization header

{
  "error": "This action is not allowed"
}

Get a single blocked domain 

GET /api/v1/admin/domain_blocks/:id HTTP/1.1

Show information about a single blocked domain.

Returns: Admin::DomainBlock
OAuth: User token + admin:read:domain_blocks
Permissions: Manage Federation
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

Path parameters
:id
required String. The ID of the DomainBlock in the database.
Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.

Response

200: OK 
{
  "id": "1",
  "domain": "example.com",
  "created_at": "2022-11-16T08:15:34.238Z",
  "severity": "noop",
  "reject_media": false,
  "reject_reports": false,
  "private_comment": null,
  "public_comment": null,
  "obfuscate": false
}
403: Forbidden

Authorized user is not allowed to perform this action, or invalid or missing Authorization header

{
  "error": "This action is not allowed"
}
404: Not found

DomainBlock with the given ID does not exist

{
	"error": "Record not found"
}

Block a domain from federating 

POST /api/v1/admin/domain_blocks HTTP/1.1

Add a domain to the list of domains blocked from federating.

Returns: Admin::DomainBlock
OAuth: User token + admin:write:domain_blocks
Permissions: Manage Federation
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

Request

Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.
Form data parameters
domain
required String. The domain to block federation with.
severity
String. Whether to apply a silence, suspend, or noop to the domain. Defaults to silence
reject_media
Boolean. Whether media attachments should be rejected. Defaults to false
reject_reports
Boolean. Whether reports from this domain should be rejected. Defaults to false
private_comment
String. A private note about this domain block, visible only to admins.
public_comment
String. A public note about this domain block, optionally shown on the about page.
obfuscate
Boolean. Whether to partially censor the domain when shown in public. Defaults to false

Response

200: OK

Domain has been blocked from federating.

{
  "id": "1",
  "domain": "example.com",
  "created_at": "2022-11-16T08:15:34.238Z",
  "severity": "noop",
  "reject_media": false,
  "reject_reports": false,
  "private_comment": null,
  "public_comment": null,
  "obfuscate": false
}
403: Forbidden

Authorized user is not allowed to perform this action, or invalid or missing Authorization header

{
  "error": "This action is not allowed"
}
422: Unprocessable entity

The domain parameter was not provided

{
	"error": "Validation failed: Domain can't be blank"
}

Update a domain block 

PUT /api/v1/admin/domain_blocks/:id HTTP/1.1

Change parameters for an existing domain block.

Returns: Admin::DomainBlock
OAuth: User token + admin:write:domain_blocks
Permissions: Manage Federation
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

Request

Path parameters
:id
required String. The ID of the DomainAllow in the database.
Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.
Form data parameters
severity
String. Whether to apply a silence, suspend, or noop to the domain. Defaults to silence
reject_media
Boolean. Whether media attachments should be rejected. Defaults to false
reject_reports
Boolean. Whether reports from this domain should be rejected. Defaults to false
private_comment
String. A private note about this domain block, visible only to admins.
public_comment
String. A public note about this domain block, optionally shown on the about page.
obfuscate
Boolean. Whether to partially censor the domain when shown in public. Defaults to false

Response

200: OK

Domain block has been updated

{
  "id": "1",
  "domain": "example.com",
  "created_at": "2022-11-16T08:15:34.238Z",
  "severity": "noop",
  "reject_media": false,
  "reject_reports": false,
  "private_comment": null,
  "public_comment": null,
  "obfuscate": false
}
403: Forbidden

Authorized user is not allowed to perform this action, or invalid or missing Authorization header

{
  "error": "This action is not allowed"
}
500: Server error

Invalid severity

Remove a domain block 

DELETE /api/v1/admin/domain_blocks/:id HTTP/1.1

Lift a block against a domain.

Returns: Admin::DomainBlock
OAuth: User token + admin:write:domain_blocks
Permissions: Manage Federation
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

Request

Path parameters
:id
required String. The ID of the DomainAllow in the database.
Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.

Response

200: OK

The domain has been removed from the block list

{}
403: Forbidden

Authorized user is not allowed to perform this action, or invalid or missing Authorization header

{
  "error": "This action is not allowed"
}
404: Not found

DomainBlock with the given ID does not exist

{
	"error": "Record not found"
}

See also

app/controllers/api/v1/admin/domain_blocks_controller.rb