Anonymous Voting

Vote on content without authentication. Uses browser fingerprinting to prevent vote manipulation.

Request

cURL

curl -X POST https://api.fucksornot.com/api/vote/anonymous \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "uploadId": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "vote": "upvote",
    "clientFingerprint": "abc123def456..."
  }'

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
uploadId	UUID	Yes	The upload to vote on
vote	string	Yes	upvote or downvote
clientFingerprint	string	Yes	Browser fingerprint hash

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "alreadyVoted": false,
  "vote": "upvote"
}

If already voted:

{
  "success": true,
  "alreadyVoted": true,
  "vote": "upvote"
}

Fingerprinting

Anonymous voting uses multiple signals to identify unique visitors:

• Client-provided fingerprint
• IP address (hashed)
• User agent
• Request headers

IP addresses are hashed and never stored in plain text.

Vote Mapping

Anonymous Vote	Equivalent To
upvote	fucks
downvote	does_not_fuck

Rate Limiting

Anonymous votes have stricter rate limits than authenticated votes to prevent abuse.

Best Practices

Use a fingerprinting library

Libraries like FingerprintJS provide consistent, reliable fingerprints.

Handle 'already voted' gracefully

Check the alreadyVoted field to inform users if they’ve already voted.

Encourage account creation

Authenticated votes are more trusted and less restricted.