App categorization API: category and IDs for any app

The quickest test from any terminal on macOS, Linux or Windows.

curl "https://www.appblocklist.com/api/v1/app?id=com.zhiliaoapp.musically&api_key=YOUR_KEY"

Uses the requests library. Returns None when the app is not found.

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_KEY"
URL = "https://www.appblocklist.com/api/v1/app"

def lookup(app_id):
    r = requests.get(URL, params={"id": app_id, "api_key": API_KEY}, timeout=15)
    if r.status_code == 404:
        return None
    r.raise_for_status()
    return r.json()

app = lookup("835599320")
if app:
    print(app["name"], app["age_rating"], app["filtering_categories"])

Reads a text file of bundle IDs, for example copied from your Intune app inventory, and flags apps in the categories you block. Results go to a CSV for review.

$ApiKey  = "YOUR_KEY"
$Blocked = @("VPN / Proxy / Anonymizers", "AI / LLM Tools", "Gambling", "Dating")

$Results = foreach ($Id in Get-Content ".\bundle-ids.txt") {
    $Uri = "https://www.appblocklist.com/api/v1/app?id=$([uri]::EscapeDataString($Id))&api_key=$ApiKey"
    try {
        $App = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Uri -Method Get
        $Hit = @($App.filtering_categories | Where-Object { $Blocked -contains $_ })
        [pscustomobject]@{
            BundleId   = $Id
            Name       = $App.name
            Categories = ($App.filtering_categories -join "; ")
            AgeRating  = $App.age_rating
            Android    = $App.android_package
            Flag       = ($Hit.Count -gt 0)
        }
    } catch {
        [pscustomobject]@{ BundleId = $Id; Name = "not found"; Categories = ""; AgeRating = ""; Android = ""; Flag = $false }
    }
    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 200
}

$Results | Export-Csv ".\app-review.csv" -NoTypeInformation

Uses the built-in fetch of current Node.js versions. Keep the key in an environment variable on the server.

const API_KEY = process.env.ABL_API_KEY;

async function lookup(id) {
  const url = new URL("https://www.appblocklist.com/api/v1/app");
  url.searchParams.set("id", id);
  url.searchParams.set("api_key", API_KEY);
  const res = await fetch(url);
  if (res.status === 404) return null;
  if (!res.ok) throw new Error("Lookup failed with status " + res.status);
  return res.json();
}

lookup("com.openai.chat").then((app) => {
  if (app) console.log(app.name, app.android_package, app.filtering_categories);
});