diff --git a/src/database/key_value/acl.rs b/src/database/key_value/acl.rs
index 6316522c..17c560f3 100644
--- a/src/database/key_value/acl.rs
+++ b/src/database/key_value/acl.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
 use tracing::warn;
+use url::Host;
 
 use crate::{service::acl::{Data, AclDatabaseEntry, AclMode}, KeyValueDatabase};
 
 impl Data for KeyValueDatabase {
-    fn check_acl(&self,host: &url::Host<String> ) -> crate::Result<Option<AclMode>> {
+    fn check_acl(&self,host: &Host<String> ) -> crate::Result<Option<AclMode>> {
         let thing = self.acl_list.get(host.to_string().as_bytes())?;
          if let Some(thing) = thing  {
                match thing.first() {
@@ -27,7 +30,32 @@ impl Data for KeyValueDatabase {
         })
     }
 
-    fn remove_acl(&self,host: url::Host<String>) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    fn remove_acl(&self,host: Host<String>) -> crate::Result<()> {
         self.acl_list.remove(host.to_string().as_bytes())
     }
+
+    fn get_all_acls(&self) -> HashSet<AclDatabaseEntry> {
+        let mut set = HashSet::new();
+        
+        self.acl_list.iter().for_each(|it| {
+            let Ok(key) = String::from_utf8(it.0) else {
+                return;
+            };
+            let Ok(parsed_host) = Host::parse(&key) else {
+                warn!("failed to parse host {}", key);
+                return;
+            };
+            let mode = match it.1.first() {
+                Some(0x1) => AclMode::Allow,
+                Some(0x0) => AclMode::Block,
+                Some(invalid) => {
+                    warn!("found invalid value for mode byte in value {}, probably db corruption", invalid);
+                    return;
+                }
+                None => return,
+            };
+            set.insert(AclDatabaseEntry { mode: mode, hostname: parsed_host });
+        });
+        set
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/service/acl/data.rs b/src/service/acl/data.rs
index c14575b7..30fd5442 100644
--- a/src/service/acl/data.rs
+++ b/src/service/acl/data.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 use url::Host;
 
@@ -10,14 +12,17 @@ pub trait Data: Send + Sync {
     fn add_acl(&self, acl: AclDatabaseEntry) -> crate::Result<()>;
     /// remove a given Acl entry from the database
     fn remove_acl(&self,host: Host<String>) -> crate::Result<()>;
+
+    /// list all acls
+    fn get_all_acls(&self) -> HashSet<AclDatabaseEntry>;
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize,Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Serialize,Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy, Hash, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum AclMode{
     Block,
     Allow
 }
-#[derive(Serialize,Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Serialize,Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Hash, Eq,PartialEq)]
 
 pub struct AclDatabaseEntry { 
     pub(crate) mode: AclMode,
diff --git a/src/service/acl/mod.rs b/src/service/acl/mod.rs
index b9352e2e..4178181c 100644
--- a/src/service/acl/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/acl/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::{sync::Arc, collections::HashSet};
 
 use ruma::ServerName;
 use tracing::{warn, debug, error};
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ pub struct Service {
 }
 
 impl Service {
+        pub fn list_acls(&self, filter: Option<AclMode>) -> Vec<AclDatabaseEntry> {
+            let set = self.db.get_all_acls();
+            match filter {
+                Some(filter) => set.into_iter().filter(|it| it.mode == filter).collect(), 
+                None => set.into_iter().collect(),
+            }
+        }
+        pub fn remove_acl(&self, host: Host) -> crate::Result<()> {
+            self.db.remove_acl(host)
+        }
+
+        pub fn add_acl(&self, host: Host, mode: AclMode) -> crate::Result<()> {
+            self.db.add_acl(AclDatabaseEntry { mode: mode, hostname: host })
+        }
         /// same as federation_with_allowed however it can work with the fedi_dest type
         pub fn is_federation_with_allowed_fedi_dest(&self,fedi_dest: &FedDest) -> bool {
             let hostname = if let Ok(name) = Host::parse(&fedi_dest.hostname()) {