documentation/content/en/methods/admin/domain_blocks.md

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admin/domain_blocks API methods	Disallow certain domains to federate.	docs name parent identifier domain_blocks methods-admin methods-admin-domain_blocks	/methods/admin/domain_blocks /api/methods/admin/domain_blocks

List all blocked domains

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

Show information about all blocked domains.

Returns: Array of [Admin::DomainBlock]({{< relref "entities/Admin_DomainBlock" >}})
OAuth: User token + admin:read:domain_blocks
Permissions: Manage Federation
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

Request

Headers

Authorization

{{}} 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",
    "digest": "a379a6f6eeafb9a55e378c118034e2751e682fab9f2d30ab13d2125586ce1947",
    "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]({{<relref "api/guidelines#pagination">}}) 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]({{< relref "entities/Admin_DomainBlock" >}})
OAuth: User token + admin:read:domain_blocks
Permissions: Manage Federation
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

Path parameters

:id

{{}} String. The ID of the DomainBlock in the database.

Headers

Authorization

{{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user_token> to gain authorized access to this API method.

Response

200: OK

{
  "id": "1",
  "domain": "example.com",
  "digest": "a379a6f6eeafb9a55e378c118034e2751e682fab9f2d30ab13d2125586ce1947",
  "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]({{< relref "entities/Admin_DomainBlock" >}})
OAuth: User token + admin:write:domain_blocks
Permissions: Manage Federation
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

Request

Headers

Authorization

{{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user_token> to gain authorized access to this API method.

Form data parameters

domain

{{}} 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",
  "digest": "a379a6f6eeafb9a55e378c118034e2751e682fab9f2d30ab13d2125586ce1947",
  "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 - Missing Parameter

The domain parameter was not provided

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

422: Unprocessable entity - Existing Domain Block

The domain parameter already is covered by an existing domain block.

{
  "error": "You have already imposed stricter limits on example.com."
  "existing_domain_block": {
    "id": "1",
    "domain": "example.com",
    "digest": "a379a6f6eeafb9a55e378c118034e2751e682fab9f2d30ab13d2125586ce1947",
    "created_at": "2022-11-16T08:15:34.238Z",
    "severity": "noop",
    "reject_media": false,
    "reject_reports": false,
    "private_comment": null,
    "public_comment": null,
    "obfuscate": false
  }
}

---

Update a domain block

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

Change parameters for an existing domain block.

Returns: [Admin::DomainBlock]({{< relref "entities/Admin_DomainBlock" >}})
OAuth: User token + admin:write:domain_blocks
Permissions: Manage Federation
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

Request

Path parameters

:id

{{}} String. The ID of the DomainAllow in the database.

Headers

Authorization

{{}} 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",
  "digest": "a379a6f6eeafb9a55e378c118034e2751e682fab9f2d30ab13d2125586ce1947",
  "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]({{< relref "entities/Admin_DomainBlock" >}})
OAuth: User token + admin:write:domain_blocks
Permissions: Manage Federation
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

Request

Path parameters

:id

{{}} String. The ID of the DomainAllow in the database.

Headers

Authorization

{{}} 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

{{< caption-link url="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/controllers/api/v1/admin/domain_blocks_controller.rb" caption="app/controllers/api/v1/admin/domain_blocks_controller.rb" >}}