documentation/content/en/methods/reports.md

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title: reports API methods description: Report problematic users to your moderators. menu: docs:

weight: 70
name: reports
parent: methods-accounts
identifier: methods-reports

aliases: [ "/methods/reports", "/api/methods/reports", "/methods/accounts/reports",

]

File a report {#post}

POST /api/v1/reports HTTP/1.1

Returns: Report\ OAuth: User token + write:reports\ Version history:\ 1.1 - added\ 2.3.0 - add forward parameter\ 3.5.0 - add category and rule_ids parameters\ 4.0.0 - category is now optional if rule_ids is provided\ 4.2.0 - add legal category

Request

Headers

Authorization : {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.

Form data parameters

account_id : {{}} String. ID of the account to report.

status_ids[] : Array of String. You can attach statuses to the report to provide additional context.

comment : String. The reason for the report. Default maximum of 1000 characters.

forward : Boolean. If the account is remote, should the report be forwarded to the remote admin? Defaults to false.

category : String. Specify if the report is due to spam, legal (illegal content), violation of enumerated instance rules, or some other reason. Defaults to other. Will be set to violation if rule_ids[] is provided (regardless of any category value you provide).

rule_ids[] : Array of Integer. For violation category reports, specify the ID of the exact rules broken. Rules and their IDs are available via GET /api/v1/instance/rules and GET /api/v1/instance.

Response

200: OK

Sample call with one status ID provided and a category of spam with a comment

{
  "id": "48914",
  "action_taken": false,
  "action_taken_at": null,
  "category": "spam",
  "comment": "Spam account",
  "forwarded": false,
  "created_at": "2022-08-25T09:56:16.763Z",
  "status_ids": [
    "108882889550545820"
  ],
  "rule_ids": null,
  "target_account": {
    "id": "108366849347798387",
    "username": "Baluke",
    "acct": "Baluke",
    "display_name": "Baluke Dental Studios",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "<p>Baluke Dental Studios is a full service dental lab offering fabrication, staining, and digital services. Advanced technologies and a meticulous process ensure reduced chair time, lower costs, and better patient outcomes with beautiful smiles. Talk to a representative today.</p><p><a href=\"https://baluke.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">baluke.com/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p>",
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@Baluke",
    "avatar": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/366/849/347/798/387/original/dbcfe99ed5def0f4.png",
    "avatar_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/366/849/347/798/387/original/dbcfe99ed5def0f4.png",
    "header": "https://static-cdn.mastodon.social/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "https://static-cdn.mastodon.social/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 38,
    "last_status_at": "2022-08-25",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  }
}

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}

404: Not found

Report not filed.

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

422: Unprocessable entity

Token does not have an authorized user

{
  "error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}

Alternatively, the category was set to violation but invalid or missing rule_ids were provided

{
  "error": "Validation failed: Rule ids does not reference valid rules"
}

Alternatively (Mastodon 3.5), the category was set to something other than violation but some rule_ids were provided

{
  "error": "Validation failed: Rule ids must be blank"
}

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See also

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