Update Account

PUT/accounts/{account_id}

Update an existing account.

Security

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)

Account Settings Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

account_id: string

Account identifier tag.

maxLength32

minLength32

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

id: string

Identifier

maxLength32

minLength32

name: string

Account name

maxLength100

type: "standard" or "enterprise"

One of the following:

"standard"

"enterprise"

managed_by: optional object { parent_org_id, parent_org_name }

Parent container details

parent_org_id: optional string

ID of the parent Organization, if one exists

maxLength32

parent_org_name: optional string

Name of the parent Organization, if one exists

settings: optional object { abuse_contact_email, enforce_twofactor }

Account settings

abuse_contact_email: optional string

Sets an abuse contact email to notify for abuse reports.

enforce_twofactor: optional boolean

Indicates whether membership in this account requires that Two-Factor Authentication is enabled

ReturnsExpand Collapse

errors: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

messages: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

success: true

Whether the API call was successful.

result: optional Account { id, name, type, 3 more }

id: string

Identifier

maxLength32

minLength32

name: string

Account name

maxLength100

type: "standard" or "enterprise"

One of the following:

"standard"

"enterprise"

created_on: optional string

Timestamp for the creation of the account

formatdate-time

managed_by: optional object { parent_org_id, parent_org_name }

Parent container details

parent_org_id: optional string

ID of the parent Organization, if one exists

maxLength32

parent_org_name: optional string

Name of the parent Organization, if one exists

settings: optional object { abuse_contact_email, enforce_twofactor }

Account settings

abuse_contact_email: optional string

Sets an abuse contact email to notify for abuse reports.

enforce_twofactor: optional boolean

Indicates whether membership in this account requires that Two-Factor Authentication is enabled

Update Account

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID \
    -X PUT \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "X-Auth-Email: $CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL" \
    -H "X-Auth-Key: $CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
          "name": "Demo Account",
          "type": "standard"
        }'

{
  "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": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    "name": "Demo Account",
    "type": "standard",
    "created_on": "2014-03-01T12:21:02.0000Z",
    "managed_by": {
      "parent_org_id": "4536bcfad5faccb111b47003c79917fa",
      "parent_org_name": "Demo Parent Organization"
    },
    "settings": {
      "abuse_contact_email": "abuse_contact_email",
      "enforce_twofactor": 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": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    "name": "Demo Account",
    "type": "standard",
    "created_on": "2014-03-01T12:21:02.0000Z",
    "managed_by": {
      "parent_org_id": "4536bcfad5faccb111b47003c79917fa",
      "parent_org_name": "Demo Parent Organization"
    },
    "settings": {
      "abuse_contact_email": "abuse_contact_email",
      "enforce_twofactor": true
    }
  }
}