PeerTube Video Blocks API

Operations dealing with blocking videos (removing them from view and preventing interactions).

Operations 3

POST /api/v1/videos/{id}/blacklist Block a video #
DELETE /api/v1/videos/{id}/blacklist Unblock a video by its id #
GET /api/v1/videos/blacklist List video blocks #

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OpenAPI Specification

peertube-video-blocks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: PeerTube Video Blocks API
  version: 8.1.0
  contact:
    name: PeerTube Community
    url: https://joinpeertube.org
  license:
    name: AGPLv3.0
    url: https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/LICENSE
  x-logo:
    url: https://joinpeertube.org/img/brand.png
    altText: PeerTube Project Homepage
  description: The PeerTube API is built on HTTP(S) and is RESTful.
servers:
- url: https://peertube2.cpy.re
  description: Live Test Server (live data - latest nightly version)
- url: https://peertube3.cpy.re
  description: Live Test Server (live data - latest RC version)
- url: https://peertube.cpy.re
  description: Live Test Server (live data - stable version)
tags:
- name: Video Blocks
  description: Operations dealing with blocking videos (removing them from view and preventing interactions).
paths:
  /api/v1/videos/{id}/blacklist:
    post:
      summary: Block a video
      operationId: addVideoBlock
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - admin
        - moderator
      tags:
      - Video Blocks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/idOrUUID'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: successful operation
    delete:
      summary: Unblock a video by its id
      operationId: delVideoBlock
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - admin
        - moderator
      tags:
      - Video Blocks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/idOrUUID'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: successful operation
        '404':
          description: block not found
  /api/v1/videos/blacklist:
    get:
      tags:
      - Video Blocks
      summary: List video blocks
      operationId: getVideoBlocks
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - admin
        - moderator
      parameters:
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: 'list only blocks that match this type:

          - `1`: manual block

          - `2`: automatic block that needs review

          '
        schema:
          type: integer
          enum:
          - 1
          - 2
      - name: search
        in: query
        description: plain search that will match with video titles, and more
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/start'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/count'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/blacklistsSort'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  total:
                    type: integer
                    example: 1
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoBlacklist'
components:
  parameters:
    idOrUUID:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The object id, uuid or short uuid
      schema:
        oneOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/id'
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UUIDv4'
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/shortUUID'
    start:
      name: start
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Offset used to paginate results
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
    blacklistsSort:
      name: sort
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Sort blocklists by criteria
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - -id
        - name
        - -duration
        - -views
        - -likes
        - -dislikes
        - -uuid
        - -createdAt
    count:
      name: count
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Number of items to return
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 15
        maximum: 100
        minimum: 1
  schemas:
    shortUUID:
      type: string
      description: translation of a uuid v4 with a bigger alphabet to have a shorter uuid
      example: 2y84q2MQUMWPbiEcxNXMgC
    Video:
      properties:
        id:
          description: object id for the video
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/id'
        uuid:
          description: universal identifier for the video, that can be used across instances
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UUIDv4'
        shortUUID:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/shortUUID'
        isLive:
          type: boolean
        liveSchedules:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveSchedule'
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2017-10-01T10:52:46.396000+00:00'
          description: time at which the video object was first drafted
        publishedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2018-10-01T10:52:46.396000+00:00'
          description: time at which the video was marked as ready for playback (with restrictions depending on `privacy`). Usually set after a `state` evolution.
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2021-05-04T08:01:01.502000+00:00'
          description: last time the video's metadata was modified
        originallyPublishedAt:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: date-time
          example: '2010-10-01T10:52:46.396000+00:00'
          description: used to represent a date of first publication, prior to the practical publication date of `publishedAt`
        category:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoConstantNumber-Category'
          description: category in which the video is classified
        licence:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoConstantNumber-Licence'
          description: licence under which the video is distributed
        language:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoConstantString-Language'
          description: main language used in the video
        privacy:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoPrivacyConstant'
          description: privacy policy used to distribute the video
        truncatedDescription:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: '**[Want to help to translate this video?](https://weblate.framasoft.org/projects/what-is-peertube-video/)**\r\n\r\n

            **Take back the control of your videos! [#JoinPeertube](https://joinpeertube.org)**\r\n*A decentralized video hosting network, based on fr...

            '
          minLength: 3
          maxLength: 250
          description: 'truncated description of the video, written in Markdown.

            '
        duration:
          type: integer
          example: 1419
          format: seconds
          description: duration of the video in seconds
        aspectRatio:
          type:
          - number
          - 'null'
          format: float
          example: 1.778
          description: '**PeerTube >= 6.1** Aspect ratio of the video stream'
        isLocal:
          type: boolean
        name:
          type: string
          description: title of the video
          example: What is PeerTube?
          minLength: 3
          maxLength: 120
        thumbnailPath:
          description: Deprecated in PeerTube v8.1, use thumbnails instead
          deprecated: true
          type: string
        previewPath:
          description: Deprecated in PeerTube v8.1, use thumbnails instead
          deprecated: true
          type: string
        thumbnails:
          description: '**PeerTube >= 8.1** Array of thumbnails for the video'
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Thumbnail'
        embedPath:
          type: string
          example: /videos/embed/a65bc12f-9383-462e-81ae-8207e8b434ee
        views:
          type: integer
          example: 1337
        likes:
          type: integer
          example: 42
        dislikes:
          type: integer
          example: 7
        comments:
          description: '**PeerTube >= 7.2** Number of comments on the video'
          type: integer
        nsfw:
          type: boolean
        nsfwFlags:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NSFWFlag'
        nsfwSummary:
          type: string
          description: '**PeerTube >= 7.2** More information about the sensitive content of the video'
        waitTranscoding:
          type:
          - boolean
          - 'null'
        state:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoStateConstant'
          description: represents the internal state of the video processing within the PeerTube instance
        scheduledUpdate:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoScheduledUpdate'
        blacklisted:
          type:
          - boolean
          - 'null'
        blacklistedReason:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        account:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountSummary'
        channel:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoChannelSummary'
        userHistory:
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
          properties:
            currentTime:
              type: integer
    VideoBlacklist:
      properties:
        id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/id'
        videoId:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Video/properties/id'
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        name:
          type: string
          minLength: 3
          maxLength: 120
        uuid:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UUIDv4'
        description:
          type: string
          minLength: 3
          maxLength: 10000
        duration:
          type: integer
        views:
          type: integer
        likes:
          type: integer
        dislikes:
          type: integer
        nsfw:
          type: boolean
    UUIDv4:
      type: string
      format: uuid
      example: 9c9de5e8-0a1e-484a-b099-e80766180a6d
      pattern: ^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$
      minLength: 36
      maxLength: 36
    id:
      type: integer
      minimum: 1
      example: 42
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      description: 'Authenticating via OAuth requires the following steps:

        - Have an activated account

        - [Generate] an access token for that account at `/api/v1/users/token`.

        - Make requests with the *Authorization: Bearer <token\>* header

        - Profit, depending on the role assigned to the account


        Note that the __access token is valid for 1 day__ and is given

        along with a __refresh token valid for 2 weeks__.


        [Generate]: https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api/rest-getting-started

        '
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        password:
          tokenUrl: /api/v1/users/token
          scopes:
            admin: Admin scope
            moderator: Moderator scope
            user: User scope
externalDocs:
  url: https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api-rest-reference.html
x-tagGroups:
- name: Static endpoints
  tags:
  - Static Video Files
- name: Download
  tags:
  - Video Download
- name: Feeds
  tags:
  - Video Feeds
- name: Auth
  tags:
  - Register
  - Session
- name: Accounts
  tags:
  - Accounts
  - Users
  - User Exports
  - User Imports
  - My User
  - My Subscriptions
  - My Notifications
  - My History
- name: Videos
  tags:
  - Video
  - Video Upload
  - Video Imports
  - Video Captions
  - Video Chapters
  - Video Channels
  - Video Comments
  - Video Rates
  - Video Playlists
  - Video Stats
  - Ownership Change
  - Video Mirroring
  - Video Files
  - Video Transcoding
  - Live Videos
  - Channels Sync
  - Video Passwords
  - Video Embed Privacy
- name: Search
  tags:
  - Search
- name: Moderation
  tags:
  - Abuses
  - Video Blocks
  - Account Blocklist
  - Server Blocklist
  - Automatic Tags
  - Watched Words
- name: Instance
  tags:
  - Config
  - Client Config
  - Homepage
  - Instance Follows
  - Instance Redundancy
  - Plugins
  - Stats
  - Logs
  - Job
- name: Remote Jobs
  tags:
  - Runner Registration Token
  - Runner Jobs
  - Runners