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Zero Trust
DEX
Rules

Create a DEX Rule

client.zeroTrust.dex.rules.create(RuleCreateParams { account_id, match, name, description } params, RequestOptionsoptions?): RuleCreateResponse { id, created_at, match, 4 more }
POST/accounts/{account_id}/dex/rules

Create a DEX Rule

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)
Cloudflare DEX Write
ParametersExpand Collapse
params: RuleCreateParams { account_id, match, name, description }
account_id: string

Path param: unique identifier linked to an account in the API request path

maxLength32
match: string

Body param: The wirefilter expression to match.

name: string

Body param: The name of the Rule.

description?: string

Body param

ReturnsExpand Collapse
RuleCreateResponse { id, created_at, match, 4 more }
id: string

API Resource UUID tag.

maxLength36
created_at: string
match: string
name: string
description?: string
targeted_tests?: Array<TargetedTest>
data: Data { host, kind, method }

The configuration object which contains the details for the WARP client to conduct the test.

host: string

The desired endpoint to test.

kind: "http" | "traceroute"

The type of test.

One of the following:
"http"
"traceroute"
method?: "GET"

The HTTP request method type.

enabled: boolean
name: string
test_id: string
updated_at?: string

Create a DEX Rule

import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

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

const rule = await client.zeroTrust.dex.rules.create({
  account_id: '01a7362d577a6c3019a474fd6f485823',
  match: 'match',
  name: 'name',
});

console.log(rule.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": "2023-07-16 15:00:00+00",
    "match": "match",
    "name": "name",
    "description": "description",
    "targeted_tests": [
      {
        "data": {
          "host": "https://dash.cloudflare.com",
          "kind": "http",
          "method": "GET"
        },
        "enabled": true,
        "name": "name",
        "test_id": "test_id"
      }
    ],
    "updated_at": "2023-07-16 15:00:00+00"
  }
}
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": "2023-07-16 15:00:00+00",
    "match": "match",
    "name": "name",
    "description": "description",
    "targeted_tests": [
      {
        "data": {
          "host": "https://dash.cloudflare.com",
          "kind": "http",
          "method": "GET"
        },
        "enabled": true,
        "name": "name",
        "test_id": "test_id"
      }
    ],
    "updated_at": "2023-07-16 15:00:00+00"
  }
}