The Steem Comment Blacklist API released for testing!

^{Source: Pixabay}

The Steem Comment Blacklist API is an ongoing tiny project that I decided to take on which was inspired by the amount of comments on posts that weren't actually made by a human.

Most of these are bot comments—but occasionally some accounts have or will be added due to their spammy nature. I'm not against bot comments, but this API may be useful in applications that need to determine whether the commenter is a bot or spammer.

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Here are a few examples:

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Reporting a user for the comment blacklist

(or requesting removal)

Fill in the form here. If you include your username, then I'll notify you of the result in a memo/comment. It's perfectly acceptable to remain anonymous too. If you're really lazy, you can just tag me underneath the comment :)

If you've been blacklisted in error (or after remediation), simply use the same form to request removal.

How it works

Make a GET request to the endpoint:
https://api.steem.design/commentBlacklist/accounts

It will return the following JSON:

{
  "accounts": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "account": "secass"
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "account": "pixresteemer"
    },
    {
      "id": 4,
      "account": "mariskal"
    },
    {
      "id": 5,
      "account": "deranged.coin"
    },
    {
      "id": 6,
      "account": "sing-up-steemit"
    },
    {
      "id": 7,
      "account": "steemiantop"
    },
    {
      "id": 8,
      "account": "kenresearch6"
    },
    {
      "id": 9,
      "account": "cervisia"
    },
    {
      "id": 10,
      "account": "giphy"
    }
]

For now, the API is super simple. You can use it in applications when you need to verify that a commenter is legit (e.g. @commentcoin or Steem comment picker). Of course, there is much more scope to expand this offering and I'm open to your comments and ideas. Any comments on this post that match the criteria mentioned above will win a FREE pass into the Steem Comment Blacklist!

Yours truly,
@contrabourdon

Post beneficiaries: 5% to witness @untersatz, 10% to steem.dao

PS...vote for my witness @untersatz :)

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