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Methods

Delete Filters -> SinglePage<

>

Deprecated

delete/zones/{zone_id}/filters

Deprecated

The Filters API is deprecated in favour of using the Ruleset Engine. See https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/#firewall-rules-api-and-filters-api for full details.

Deletes one or more existing filters.

Update Filters -> SinglePage<

>

Deprecated

put/zones/{zone_id}/filters

Deprecated

The Filters API is deprecated in favour of using the Ruleset Engine. See https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/#firewall-rules-api-and-filters-api for full details.

Updates one or more existing filters.

Create Filters -> SinglePage<

>

Deprecated

post/zones/{zone_id}/filters

Deprecated

The Filters API is deprecated in favour of using the Ruleset Engine. See https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/#firewall-rules-api-and-filters-api for full details.

Creates one or more filters.

Security

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

Example: Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY

Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

Firewall Services Write

path Parameters

zone_id: string

(maxLength: 32)

Defines an identifier.

Response fields

errors: Array<

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messages: Array<

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result: Array<

>

success: true

Defines whether the API call was successful.

result_info: { count, page, per_page, 1 more... }

Optional

Request example

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/filters \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "X-Auth-Email: $CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL" \
    -H "X-Auth-Key: $CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
      "expression": "(http.request.uri.path ~ \\".*wp-login.php\\" or http.request.uri.path ~ \\".*xmlrpc.php\\") and ip.addr ne 172.16.22.155"
    }'

200Example

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": [
    {
      "description": "Restrict access from these browsers on this address range.",
      "expression": "(http.request.uri.path ~ \".*wp-login.php\" or http.request.uri.path ~ \".*xmlrpc.php\") and ip.addr ne 172.16.22.155",
      "paused": false,
      "ref": "FIL-100"
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result_info": {
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 20,
    "total_count": 2000
  }
}

Delete A Filter -> Envelope<

>

Deprecated

delete/zones/{zone_id}/filters/{filter_id}

Deprecated

The Filters API is deprecated in favour of using the Ruleset Engine. See https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/#firewall-rules-api-and-filters-api for full details.

Deletes an existing filter.

Get A Filter -> Envelope<

>

Deprecated

get/zones/{zone_id}/filters/{filter_id}

Deprecated

The Filters API is deprecated in favour of using the Ruleset Engine. See https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/#firewall-rules-api-and-filters-api for full details.

Fetches the details of a filter.

List Filters -> V4PagePaginationArray<

>

Deprecated

get/zones/{zone_id}/filters

Deprecated

The Filters API is deprecated in favour of using the Ruleset Engine. See https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/#firewall-rules-api-and-filters-api for full details.

Fetches filters in a zone. You can filter the results using several optional parameters.

Update A Filter -> Envelope<

>

Deprecated

put/zones/{zone_id}/filters/{filter_id}

Deprecated

The Filters API is deprecated in favour of using the Ruleset Engine. See https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/#firewall-rules-api-and-filters-api for full details.

Updates an existing filter.

Domain types

FirewallFilter = { id, description, expression, 2 more... }