Create allow/block rule

Create Allow/Block Rule

post

Allow/Block rules are an abuse prevention mechanism that allows you to define an allow-list and a block-list indicating whether a conversation can be start for a given contact.

Authorizations

accessKey

HTTPRequired

Uses the Authorization header: 'AccessKey ' followed by your access key token (e.g., 'Authorization: AccessKey AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUvWxYzAbCdEfGhIj')

Path parameters

workspaceIdstring · uuidRequired

The workspace ID

Example: b4e02c85-c6d2-4b15-8885-e09671799c61

Body

application/json

categorystring · enumRequired

The category of the AllowBlockRule.

Possible values:

valuestringRequired

typestring · enumRequired

The type of the AllowBlockRule.

Possible values:

Responses

201

The Allow/Block rule.

application/json

409

The resource already exists

application/json

422

The request body did not pass validation

application/json

post

/workspaces/{workspaceId}/conversation-allowblock-rules

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST /workspaces/{workspaceId}/conversation-allowblock-rules HTTP/1.1
Host: api.bird.com
Authorization: AccessKey YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 48

{
  "category": "all",
  "value": "text",
  "type": "allow"
}

{
  "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "workspaceId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "category": "all",
  "value": "text",
  "type": "allow",
  "createdBy": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "createdAt": "2025-12-19T16:24:08.839Z",
  "updatedBy": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "updatedAt": "2025-12-19T16:24:08.839Z"
}

Examples

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.bird.com/workspaces/a1405560-c8d3-4b1a-877d-3f449ad95352/conversation-allowblock-rules" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: AccessKey abcd" \
-d '{
  "category": "domain",
  "value": "test.com",
  "type": "reject"
}'

Response (201 - Created)