Clerk Allow-list / Block-list API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Clerk Backend Account Portal Allow-list / Block-list API
  x-logo:
    url: https://clerk.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fclerk-logo.svg&w=96&q=75
    altText: Clerk docs
    href: https://clerk.com/docs
  contact:
    email: support@clerk.com
    name: Clerk Platform Team
    url: https://clerk.com/support
  description: 'The Clerk REST Backend API, meant to be accessed by backend servers.


    ### Versions


    When the API changes in a way that isn''t compatible with older versions, a new version is released.

    Each version is identified by its release date, e.g. `2025-04-10`. For more information, please see [Clerk API Versions](https://clerk.com/docs/versioning/available-versions).


    Please see https://clerk.com/docs for more information.'
  version: '2025-11-10'
  termsOfService: https://clerk.com/terms
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/clerk/openapi-specs/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://api.clerk.com/v1
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Allow-list / Block-list
  description: 'Allow-lists and Block-lists allow you to control who can sign up or sign in

    to your application, by restricting access based on the user''s email

    address or phone number.'
  externalDocs:
    url: https://clerk.com/docs/authentication/allowlist
paths:
  /allowlist_identifiers:
    get:
      operationId: ListAllowlistIdentifiers
      x-speakeasy-group: allowlistIdentifiers
      x-speakeasy-name-override: list
      summary: List All Identifiers on the Allow-list
      description: Get a list of all identifiers allowed to sign up to an instance
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Paginated'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LimitParameter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OffsetParameter'
      tags:
      - Allow-list / Block-list
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/AllowlistIdentifier.List'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/AuthenticationInvalid'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
    post:
      operationId: CreateAllowlistIdentifier
      x-speakeasy-group: allowlistIdentifiers
      x-speakeasy-name-override: create
      summary: Add Identifier to the Allow-list
      description: Create an identifier allowed to sign up to an instance
      tags:
      - Allow-list / Block-list
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                identifier:
                  type: string
                  description: 'The identifier to be added in the allow-list.

                    This can be an email address, a phone number, or a web3 wallet.'
                notify:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'This flag denotes whether the given identifier will receive an invitation to join the application.

                    Note that this only works for email address and phone number identifiers.'
                  default: false
              required:
              - identifier
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/AllowlistIdentifier'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ClerkErrors'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
  /allowlist_identifiers/{identifier_id}:
    delete:
      operationId: DeleteAllowlistIdentifier
      x-speakeasy-group: allowlistIdentifiers
      x-speakeasy-name-override: delete
      summary: Delete Identifier from Allow-list
      description: Delete an identifier from the instance allow-list
      tags:
      - Allow-list / Block-list
      parameters:
      - name: identifier_id
        in: path
        description: The ID of the identifier to delete from the allow-list
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DeletedObject'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResourceNotFound'
  /blocklist_identifiers:
    get:
      operationId: ListBlocklistIdentifiers
      x-speakeasy-group: blocklistIdentifiers
      x-speakeasy-name-override: list
      summary: List All Identifiers on the Block-list
      description: Get a list of all identifiers which are not allowed to access an instance
      tags:
      - Allow-list / Block-list
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BlocklistIdentifier.List'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/AuthenticationInvalid'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
    post:
      operationId: CreateBlocklistIdentifier
      x-speakeasy-group: blocklistIdentifiers
      x-speakeasy-name-override: create
      summary: Add Identifier to the Block-list
      description: Create an identifier that is blocked from accessing an instance
      tags:
      - Allow-list / Block-list
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                identifier:
                  type: string
                  description: 'The identifier to be added in the block-list.

                    This can be an email address, a phone number, or a web3 wallet.'
              required:
              - identifier
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BlocklistIdentifier'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ClerkErrors'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
  /blocklist_identifiers/{identifier_id}:
    delete:
      operationId: DeleteBlocklistIdentifier
      x-speakeasy-group: blocklistIdentifiers
      x-speakeasy-name-override: delete
      summary: Delete Identifier from Block-list
      description: Delete an identifier from the instance block-list
      tags:
      - Allow-list / Block-list
      parameters:
      - name: identifier_id
        in: path
        description: The ID of the identifier to delete from the block-list
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DeletedObject'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResourceNotFound'
components:
  responses:
    BlocklistIdentifier.List:
      description: Success
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlocklistIdentifiers'
    AllowlistIdentifier.List:
      description: Success
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AllowlistIdentifier'
    AllowlistIdentifier:
      description: Success
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AllowlistIdentifier'
    ClerkErrors:
      description: Request was not successful
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClerkErrors'
    AuthenticationInvalid:
      description: Authentication invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClerkErrors'
    UnprocessableEntity:
      description: Invalid request parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClerkErrors'
    PaymentRequired:
      description: Payment required
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClerkErrors'
    BlocklistIdentifier:
      description: Success
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlocklistIdentifier'
    ResourceNotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClerkErrors'
    DeletedObject:
      description: Deleted Object
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeletedObject'
  schemas:
    ClerkError:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        long_message:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
        meta:
          type: object
      required:
      - message
      - long_message
      - code
    BlocklistIdentifiers:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlocklistIdentifier'
        total_count:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: 'Total number of blocklist identifiers

            '
      required:
      - data
      - total_count
    AllowlistIdentifier:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          description: 'String representing the object''s type. Objects of the same type share the same value.

            '
          enum:
          - allowlist_identifier
        id:
          type: string
        invitation_id:
          type: string
        identifier:
          type: string
          description: 'An email address or a phone number.

            '
        identifier_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - email_address
          - phone_number
          - web3_wallet
        instance_id:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: 'Unix timestamp of creation

            '
        updated_at:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: 'Unix timestamp of last update.

            '
    BlocklistIdentifier:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          description: 'String representing the object''s type. Objects of the same type share the same value.

            '
          enum:
          - blocklist_identifier
        id:
          type: string
        identifier:
          type: string
          description: 'An email address, email domain, phone number or web3 wallet.

            '
        identifier_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - email_address
          - phone_number
          - web3_wallet
        instance_id:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: 'Unix timestamp of creation

            '
        updated_at:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: 'Unix timestamp of last update.

            '
    DeletedObject:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
        id:
          type: string
        slug:
          type: string
        deleted:
          type: boolean
        external_id:
          type: string
      required:
      - object
      - deleted
    ClerkErrors:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClerkError'
        meta:
          type: object
        clerk_trace_id:
          type: string
      required:
      - errors
  parameters:
    OffsetParameter:
      name: offset
      in: query
      description: 'Skip the first `offset` results when paginating.

        Needs to be an integer greater or equal to zero.

        To be used in conjunction with `limit`.'
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 0
        minimum: 0
    Paginated:
      name: paginated
      in: query
      description: 'Whether to paginate the results.

        If true, the results will be paginated.

        If false, the results will not be paginated.'
      required: false
      schema:
        type: boolean
    LimitParameter:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: 'Applies a limit to the number of results returned.

        Can be used for paginating the results together with `offset`.'
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 10
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 500
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Secret key, obtained under "API Keys" in the Clerk Dashboard.
      bearerFormat: sk_<environment>_<secret value>
externalDocs:
  url: https://clerk.com/docs
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  strategy: backoff
  backoff:
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    maxInterval: 60000
    maxElapsedTime: 3600000
    exponent: 1.5
  statusCodes:
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