Public/Enable-PiHoleBlocking.ps1
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function Enable-PiHoleBlocking { <# .SYNOPSIS Enables Pi-hole blocking. .DESCRIPTION This function sends a POST request to the Pi-hole API to enable blocking. .PARAMETER BaseUrl The base URL of the Pi-hole instance (e.g., http://pi.hole). .PARAMETER Credential A PSCredential object containing the Pi-hole password and any username. $creds = Get-Credential -UserName admin .EXAMPLE $creds = Get-Credential -UserName admin Enable-PiHoleBlocking -BaseUrl 'http://pi.hole' -Credential $creds #> param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [string]$BaseUrl, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$Credential ) begin { # Validate BaseUrl uses http if (-not $BaseUrl.StartsWith('http://')) { throw "Error: BaseUrl must use the 'http' scheme." } } process { try { # Authenticate and get session data $sessionData = Connect-PiHole -BaseUrl $BaseUrl -Credential $Credential # Prepare API request to set blocking status $url = "$BaseUrl/api/dns/blocking" $headers = @{ 'X-FTL-SID' = $sessionData.SID } $body = @{ blocking = $true } | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 1 $invokeParams = @{ Uri = $url Method = 'Post' Headers = $headers Body = $body ContentType = 'application/json' ErrorAction = 'Stop' } $response = Invoke-RestMethod @invokeParams Write-Host "Blocking enabled successfully." -ForegroundColor Green return $response } catch { Write-Host "Error: $_" -ForegroundColor Red Disconnect-PiHole -BaseUrl $BaseUrl -Id $sessionData.SID -SID $sessionData.SID } finally { if ($sessionData) { Disconnect-PiHole -BaseUrl $BaseUrl -Id $sessionData.ID -SID $sessionData.SID } } } end { # Nothing to clean up in the end block } } |