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Get top ASes by network traffic

client.radar.netFlows.top.ases(TopAsesParams { asn, continent, dateEnd, 7 more } query?, RequestOptionsoptions?): TopAsesResponse { meta, top_0 }
GET/radar/netflows/top/ases

Retrieves the top autonomous systems by network traffic (NetFlows).

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ParametersExpand Collapse
query: TopAsesParams { asn, continent, dateEnd, 7 more }
asn?: Array<string>

Filters results by Autonomous System. Specify one or more Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) as a comma-separated list. Prefix with - to exclude ASNs from results. For example, -174, 3356 excludes results from AS174, but includes results from AS3356.

continent?: Array<string>

Filters results by continent. Specify a comma-separated list of alpha-2 codes. Prefix with - to exclude continents from results. For example, -EU,NA excludes results from EU, but includes results from NA.

dateEnd?: Array<string>

End of the date range (inclusive).

dateRange?: Array<string>

Filters results by date range. For example, use 7d and 7dcontrol to compare this week with the previous week. Use this parameter or set specific start and end dates (dateStart and dateEnd parameters).

dateStart?: Array<string>

Start of the date range.

format?: "JSON" | "CSV"

Format in which results will be returned.

One of the following:
"JSON"
"CSV"
geoId?: Array<string>

Filters results by Geolocation. Specify a comma-separated list of GeoNames IDs. Prefix with - to exclude geoIds from results. For example, -2267056,360689 excludes results from the 2267056 (Lisbon), but includes results from 5128638 (New York).

limit?: number

Limits the number of objects returned in the response.

exclusiveMinimum
minimum0
location?: Array<string>

Filters results by location. Specify a comma-separated list of alpha-2 codes. Prefix with - to exclude locations from results. For example, -US,PT excludes results from the US, but includes results from PT.

name?: Array<string>

Array of names used to label the series in the response.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
TopAsesResponse { meta, top_0 }
meta: Meta { confidenceInfo, dateRange, lastUpdated, 2 more }

Metadata for the results.

confidenceInfo: ConfidenceInfo | null
annotations: Array<Annotation>
dataSource: "ALL" | "AI_BOTS" | "AI_GATEWAY" | 22 more

Data source for annotations.

One of the following:
"ALL"
"AI_BOTS"
"AI_GATEWAY"
"BGP"
"BOTS"
"CONNECTION_ANOMALY"
"CT"
"DNS"
"DNS_MAGNITUDE"
"DNS_AS112"
"DOS"
"EMAIL_ROUTING"
"EMAIL_SECURITY"
"FW"
"FW_PG"
"HTTP"
"HTTP_CONTROL"
"HTTP_CRAWLER_REFERER"
"HTTP_ORIGINS"
"IQI"
"LEAKED_CREDENTIALS"
"NET"
"ROBOTS_TXT"
"SPEED"
"WORKERS_AI"
description: string
endDate: string
formatdate-time
eventType: "EVENT" | "GENERAL" | "OUTAGE" | 3 more

Event type for annotations.

One of the following:
"EVENT"
"GENERAL"
"OUTAGE"
"PARTIAL_PROJECTION"
"PIPELINE"
"TRAFFIC_ANOMALY"
isInstantaneous: boolean

Whether event is a single point in time or a time range.

linkedUrl: string
formaturi
startDate: string
formatdate-time
level: number

Provides an indication of how much confidence Cloudflare has in the data.

dateRange: Array<DateRange>
endTime: string

Adjusted end of date range.

formatdate-time
startTime: string

Adjusted start of date range.

formatdate-time
lastUpdated: string

Timestamp of the last dataset update.

formatdate-time
normalization: "PERCENTAGE" | "MIN0_MAX" | "MIN_MAX" | 5 more

Normalization method applied to the results. Refer to Normalization methods.

One of the following:
"PERCENTAGE"
"MIN0_MAX"
"MIN_MAX"
"RAW_VALUES"
"PERCENTAGE_CHANGE"
"ROLLING_AVERAGE"
"OVERLAPPED_PERCENTAGE"
"RATIO"
units: Array<Unit>

Measurement units for the results.

name: string
value: string
top_0: Array<Top0>
clientASN: number
clientASName: string
value: string

A numeric string.

Get top ASes by network traffic

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.radar.netFlows.top.ases();

console.log(response.meta);
{
  "result": {
    "meta": {
      "confidenceInfo": {
        "annotations": [
          {
            "dataSource": "ALL",
            "description": "Cable cut in Tonga",
            "endDate": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
            "eventType": "EVENT",
            "isInstantaneous": true,
            "linkedUrl": "https://example.com",
            "startDate": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
          }
        ],
        "level": 0
      },
      "dateRange": [
        {
          "endTime": "2022-09-17T10:22:57.555Z",
          "startTime": "2022-09-16T10:22:57.555Z"
        }
      ],
      "lastUpdated": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "normalization": "PERCENTAGE",
      "units": [
        {
          "name": "*",
          "value": "requests"
        }
      ]
    },
    "top_0": [
      {
        "clientASN": 16509,
        "clientASName": "AMAZON-02",
        "value": "10"
      }
    ]
  },
  "success": true
}
Returns Examples
{
  "result": {
    "meta": {
      "confidenceInfo": {
        "annotations": [
          {
            "dataSource": "ALL",
            "description": "Cable cut in Tonga",
            "endDate": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
            "eventType": "EVENT",
            "isInstantaneous": true,
            "linkedUrl": "https://example.com",
            "startDate": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
          }
        ],
        "level": 0
      },
      "dateRange": [
        {
          "endTime": "2022-09-17T10:22:57.555Z",
          "startTime": "2022-09-16T10:22:57.555Z"
        }
      ],
      "lastUpdated": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "normalization": "PERCENTAGE",
      "units": [
        {
          "name": "*",
          "value": "requests"
        }
      ]
    },
    "top_0": [
      {
        "clientASN": 16509,
        "clientASName": "AMAZON-02",
        "value": "10"
      }
    ]
  },
  "success": true
}