block()

Use this method to add a domain to the blocklist

We recommend only using this method in local mode to populate new entries in the allowlist. In cloud mode, the allowlist is populated automatically.

Example

Code

await detector.block("google.com");

console.log(await detector.url("https://google.com"));

{
    ok: true,
    url: "google.com",
    status: "BLOCKED",
    redirectUrl: "https://app.chainpatrol.io/warning?originUrl=https://google.com"
}

Parameters

url · string · required

The URL to block. This can be a full URL or a domain.

Ex. https://google.com or google.com

Return Value

The return value is a promise that resolves with a result object.

Success

If the addition was successful, the object will contain the following properties:

result · object · required

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ok · true · required

This property will be true if the addition was successful.

url · string

The url property is the URL that was added.

Failure

However, if the addition was unsuccessful, the object will contain the following:

result · object · required

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ok · false · required

This property will be false if the addition was unsuccessful.

url · string

The url property is the URL that we tried to add.

error · string

The error property will contain a human-readable error message.