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POST
/
v1
/
blocked_numbers
/
{block_id}
/
edit
Edit Block Rule
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.bland.ai/v1/blocked_numbers/{block_id}/edit \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'authorization: <authorization>' \
  --data '
{
  "reason": "<string>",
  "is_active": true
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.bland.ai/v1/blocked_numbers/{block_id}/edit"

payload = {
    "reason": "<string>",
    "is_active": True
}
headers = {
    "authorization": "<authorization>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {authorization: '<authorization>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({reason: '<string>', is_active: true})
};

fetch('https://api.bland.ai/v1/blocked_numbers/{block_id}/edit', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.bland.ai/v1/blocked_numbers/{block_id}/edit",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'reason' => '<string>',
    'is_active' => true
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "authorization: <authorization>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.bland.ai/v1/blocked_numbers/{block_id}/edit"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"reason\": \"<string>\",\n  \"is_active\": true\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("authorization", "<authorization>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.bland.ai/v1/blocked_numbers/{block_id}/edit")
  .header("authorization", "<authorization>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"reason\": \"<string>\",\n  \"is_active\": true\n}")
  .asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.bland.ai/v1/blocked_numbers/{block_id}/edit")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["authorization"] = '<authorization>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"reason\": \"<string>\",\n  \"is_active\": true\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "data": {
    "id": 123,
    "blocked_number": "+10000000000",
    "is_global": false,
    "inbound_number": "+18888888888",
    "org_id": "b7d3e9fc-5c4a-4c2a-9b8f-d1e1d1a2e333",
    "reason": "User requested block",
    "is_active": false,
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-01-10T12:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "errors": null
}
You can only update fields like reason or is_active. Phone numbers and scope (global/inbound) are immutable after creation.

​
Headers

​
authorization
string
required
Your API key for authentication.

​
Path Parameters

​
block_id
number
required
The unique ID of the block rule to update.

​
Body Parameters

​
reason
string
Optional reason for blocking. Set to null to remove an existing reason.
​
is_active
boolean
Controls whether the block rule is currently enforced. Set to false to disable or true to re-enable. Use null to leave unchanged.

​
Response

​
data
object
The updated block rule object.
​
data.id
number
Unique ID of the block rule.
​
data.blocked_number
string
The phone number being blocked.
​
data.is_global
boolean
Indicates if the block applies globally.
​
data.inbound_number
string|null
The specific inbound number the block applies to (if not global).
​
data.org_id
string
UUID of the owning organization.
​
data.reason
string|null
Reason for the block, if present.
​
data.is_active
boolean
Whether the block rule is currently active.
​
data.created_at
string
ISO timestamp when the rule was created.
​
data.updated_at
string
ISO timestamp of the last update.
​
errors
null|array
null on success, or a list of validation or lookup errors.
{
  "data": {
    "id": 123,
    "blocked_number": "+10000000000",
    "is_global": false,
    "inbound_number": "+18888888888",
    "org_id": "b7d3e9fc-5c4a-4c2a-9b8f-d1e1d1a2e333",
    "reason": "User requested block",
    "is_active": false,
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-01-10T12:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "errors": null
}
Docs for agents: llms.txt