Create routing rule

POST/zones/{zone_id}/email/routing/rules

Rules consist of a set of criteria for matching emails (such as an email being sent to a specific custom email address) plus a set of actions to take on the email (like forwarding it to a specific destination address).

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)

Email Routing Rules Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

zone_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

actions: array of Action { type, value }

List actions patterns.

type: "drop" or "forward" or "worker"

Type of supported action.

One of the following:

"drop"

"forward"

"worker"

value: optional array of string

matchers: array of Matcher { type, field, value }

Matching patterns to forward to your actions.

type: "all" or "literal"

Type of matcher.

One of the following:

"all"

"literal"

field: optional "to"

Field for type matcher.

value: optional string

Value for matcher.

maxLength90

enabled: optional true or false

Routing rule status.

One of the following:

true

false

name: optional string

Routing rule name.

maxLength256

priority: optional number

Priority of the routing rule.

minimum0

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 EmailRoutingRule { id, actions, enabled, 4 more }

id: optional string

Routing rule identifier.

maxLength32

actions: optional array of Action { type, value }

List actions patterns.

type: "drop" or "forward" or "worker"

Type of supported action.

One of the following:

"drop"

"forward"

"worker"

value: optional array of string

enabled: optional true or false

Routing rule status.

One of the following:

true

false

matchers: optional array of Matcher { type, field, value }

Matching patterns to forward to your actions.

type: "all" or "literal"

Type of matcher.

One of the following:

"all"

"literal"

field: optional "to"

Field for type matcher.

value: optional string

Value for matcher.

maxLength90

name: optional string

Routing rule name.

maxLength256

priority: optional number

Priority of the routing rule.

minimum0

Deprecatedtag: optional string

Routing rule tag. (Deprecated, replaced by routing rule identifier)

maxLength32

Create routing rule

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/email/routing/rules \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "X-Auth-Email: $CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL" \
    -H "X-Auth-Key: $CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "actions": [
            {
              "type": "forward"
            }
          ],
          "matchers": [
            {
              "type": "literal"
            }
          ],
          "enabled": true,
          "name": "Send to user@example.net rule."
        }'

{
  "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": "a7e6fb77503c41d8a7f3113c6918f10c",
    "actions": [
      {
        "type": "forward",
        "value": [
          "destinationaddress@example.net"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "enabled": true,
    "matchers": [
      {
        "type": "literal",
        "field": "to",
        "value": "test@example.com"
      }
    ],
    "name": "Send to user@example.net rule.",
    "priority": 0,
    "tag": "a7e6fb77503c41d8a7f3113c6918f10c"
  }
}

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": "a7e6fb77503c41d8a7f3113c6918f10c",
    "actions": [
      {
        "type": "forward",
        "value": [
          "destinationaddress@example.net"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "enabled": true,
    "matchers": [
      {
        "type": "literal",
        "field": "to",
        "value": "test@example.com"
      }
    ],
    "name": "Send to user@example.net rule.",
    "priority": 0,
    "tag": "a7e6fb77503c41d8a7f3113c6918f10c"
  }
}