Update an email allow policy

client.emailSecurity.settings.allowPolicies.edit(, , ?): AllowPolicyEditResponse { id, created_at, last_modified, 12 more }

PATCH/accounts/{account_id}/email-security/settings/allow_policies/{policy_id}

Updates an existing allow policy. Only provided fields will be modified. Changes take effect for new emails matching the pattern.

Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194

Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

Cloud Email Security: Write

ParametersExpand Collapse

policyId: string

Allow policy identifier

formatuuid

params: AllowPolicyEditParams { account_id, comments, is_acceptable_sender, 9 more }

account_id: string

Path param: Identifier.

maxLength32

comments?: string | null

Body param

maxLength1024

is_acceptable_sender?: boolean

Body param: Messages from this sender will be exempted from Spam, Spoof and Bulk dispositions. Note - This will not exempt messages with Malicious or Suspicious dispositions.

is_exempt_recipient?: boolean

Body param: Messages to this recipient will bypass all detections

Deprecatedis_recipient?: boolean

Body param: Deprecated as of July 1, 2025. Use is_exempt_recipient instead. End of life: July 1, 2026.

is_regex?: boolean

Body param

Deprecatedis_sender?: boolean

Body param: Deprecated as of July 1, 2025. Use is_trusted_sender instead. End of life: July 1, 2026.

Deprecatedis_spoof?: boolean

Body param: Deprecated as of July 1, 2025. Use is_acceptable_sender instead. End of life: July 1, 2026.

is_trusted_sender?: boolean

Body param: Messages from this sender will bypass all detections and link following

pattern?: string

Body param

maxLength1024

minLength1

pattern_type?: "EMAIL" | "DOMAIN" | "IP" | "UNKNOWN"

Body param: Type of pattern matching. Note: UNKNOWN is deprecated and cannot be used when creating or updating policies, but may be returned for existing entries.

One of the following:

"EMAIL"

"DOMAIN"

"IP"

"UNKNOWN"

verify_sender?: boolean

Body param: Enforce DMARC, SPF or DKIM authentication. When on, Email Security only honors policies that pass authentication.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

AllowPolicyEditResponse { id, created_at, last_modified, 12 more }

An email allow policy

id: string

Allow policy identifier

formatuuid

created_at: string

formatdate-time

Deprecatedlast_modified: string

Deprecated, use modified_at instead. End of life: November 1, 2026.

formatdate-time

comments?: string | null

maxLength1024

is_acceptable_sender?: boolean

Messages from this sender will be exempted from Spam, Spoof and Bulk dispositions. Note - This will not exempt messages with Malicious or Suspicious dispositions.

is_exempt_recipient?: boolean

Messages to this recipient will bypass all detections

Deprecatedis_recipient?: boolean

Deprecated as of July 1, 2025. Use is_exempt_recipient instead. End of life: July 1, 2026.

is_regex?: boolean

Deprecatedis_sender?: boolean

Deprecated as of July 1, 2025. Use is_trusted_sender instead. End of life: July 1, 2026.

Deprecatedis_spoof?: boolean

Deprecated as of July 1, 2025. Use is_acceptable_sender instead. End of life: July 1, 2026.

is_trusted_sender?: boolean

Messages from this sender will bypass all detections and link following

modified_at?: string

formatdate-time

pattern?: string

maxLength1024

minLength1

pattern_type?: "EMAIL" | "DOMAIN" | "IP" | "UNKNOWN"

Type of pattern matching. Note: UNKNOWN is deprecated and cannot be used when creating or updating policies, but may be returned for existing entries.

One of the following:

"EMAIL"

"DOMAIN"

"IP"

"UNKNOWN"

verify_sender?: boolean

Enforce DMARC, SPF or DKIM authentication. When on, Email Security only honors policies that pass authentication.

Update an email allow policy

import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

const client = new Cloudflare({
  apiToken: process.env['CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const response = await client.emailSecurity.settings.allowPolicies.edit(
  'f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415',
  { account_id: '023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353' },
);

console.log(response.id);

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
    "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "last_modified": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "comments": "Trust all messages send from test@example.com",
    "is_acceptable_sender": false,
    "is_exempt_recipient": false,
    "is_recipient": false,
    "is_regex": false,
    "is_sender": true,
    "is_spoof": false,
    "is_trusted_sender": true,
    "modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "pattern": "test@example.com",
    "pattern_type": "EMAIL",
    "verify_sender": true
  }
}

Returns Examples

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
    "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "last_modified": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "comments": "Trust all messages send from test@example.com",
    "is_acceptable_sender": false,
    "is_exempt_recipient": false,
    "is_recipient": false,
    "is_regex": false,
    "is_sender": true,
    "is_spoof": false,
    "is_trusted_sender": true,
    "modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "pattern": "test@example.com",
    "pattern_type": "EMAIL",
    "verify_sender": true
  }
}