Public/Get-PiHoleList.ps1
function Get-PiHoleList { <# .SYNOPSIS Retrieves a Pi-hole list (block or allow) from the API. .DESCRIPTION Authenticates to the Pi-hole API, retrieves the specified list or all lists, and returns the data. .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. .PARAMETER List (Optional) The list address or name to retrieve (e.g., https://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt). If not specified, all lists are returned. .PARAMETER Type The type of list: 'block' (default) or 'allow'. .OUTPUTS The list data returned by the Pi-hole API. .EXAMPLE $cred = Get-Credential Get-PiHoleList -BaseUrl 'http://pi.hole' -Credential $cred -List 'https://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt' -Type block .EXAMPLE Get-PiHoleList -BaseUrl 'http://pi.hole' -Credential $cred #> param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidatePattern('^http://')] [string]$BaseUrl, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$Credential, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [string]$List, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [ValidateSet('block', 'allow')] [string]$Type = 'block' ) begin { # Nothing to validate in the begin block } process { try { # Authenticate and get session data $sessionData = Connect-PiHole -BaseUrl $BaseUrl -Credential $Credential # Prepare API request to get list(s) if ($List) { $encodedList = [System.Web.HttpUtility]::UrlEncode($List) $url = "$BaseUrl/api/lists/$($encodedList)?type=$($Type)" } else { $url = "$BaseUrl/api/lists?type=$Type" } Write-Verbose "Request URL: $url" $headers = @{ 'X-FTL-SID' = $sessionData.SID; 'Accept' = 'application/json' } $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method Get -Headers $headers -ErrorAction Stop return $response } catch { Write-Host "Error: $_" -ForegroundColor Red if ($sessionData) { Disconnect-PiHole -BaseUrl $BaseUrl -Id $sessionData.ID -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 } } |