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Delete an IP Access rule

firewall.access_rules.delete(strrule_id, AccessRuleDeleteParams**kwargs) -> AccessRuleDeleteResponse
DELETE/{accounts_or_zones}/{account_or_zone_id}/firewall/access_rules/rules/{rule_id}

Deletes an existing IP Access rule defined.

Note: This operation will affect all zones in the account or zone.

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)
Account Firewall Access Rules Write
ParametersExpand Collapse
rule_id: str

Unique identifier for a rule.

maxLength32
account_id: Optional[str]

The Account ID to use for this endpoint. Mutually exclusive with the Zone ID.

zone_id: Optional[str]

The Zone ID to use for this endpoint. Mutually exclusive with the Account ID.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
class AccessRuleDeleteResponse:
id: str

Defines an identifier.

maxLength32

Delete an IP Access rule

import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
access_rule = client.firewall.access_rules.delete(
    rule_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    account_id="account_id",
)
print(access_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"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"
  },
  "success": 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"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"
  },
  "success": true
}