Please consider supporting the Global Blacklist API proposal.
The Global Blacklist API is a project I started three days after I got access to the Steem Cleaners blacklist. It has been running for almost two years and supports 10 community blacklists and all Steem Engine Tribes.
The Global Blacklist API is used by over 50% of Steem dApps in one way or another
The Global Blacklist API has been a free service I offer to provide a standard and easy to use interface to access multiple blacklists on the Steem blockchain. dApps and services can choose to subscribe to one or more of the available blacklists and use them to minimize abuse.
Currently, the Global Blacklist API supports the following blacklists:
3Speak's blacklist has been integrated into the Global Blacklist API as "threespeak".
SmartSteem has been removed from the Global Blacklist API at the request of SmartSteem.
Steemit.com now uses the Global Blacklist API.
As a user of the Global Blacklist API, you can choose which blacklists you want to subscribe to. As other blacklists are added you only need to update your blacklist choices. I recommend using a configuration parameter that allows you to easily specify what lists you want to look for, or just check if the user is on any blacklist.
The Blacklist Notifier Chrome Extension fully supports the Global Blacklist API and provides curators an easy way to know if a user is on a blacklist and which one.
The Blacklist Notifier is supported with Chrome & Brave browsers, Firefox support may come in the future.
The Chrome extension is becoming less important part of the Global Blacklist API as front ends integrate to the API directly.
https://blacklist.usesteem.com/
Method: GET
Description: Query user blacklist status
Example: https://blacklist.usesteem.com/user/scobra
Sample Response:
{"user":"scobra","blacklisted":["steemcleaners","buildawhale","minnowbooster"]}
Method: GET
Description: Query for Specific Blacklist
Example: https://blacklist.usesteem.com/blacklist/steemcleaners
Sample Response:
[Full steemcleaners blacklist]
Method: GET
Description: Query for All Unique Blacklisted Users
Example: https://blacklist.usesteem.com/blacklists
Sample Response:
[All users blacklisted across all blacklists]
I have a proposal on SPS to support the Global Blacklist API. You can read about it here and approve it here
