Delete a firewall rule

Deprecated

firewall.rules.delete(, ) -> FirewallRule

DELETE/zones/{zone_id}/firewall/rules/{rule_id}

Deletes an existing firewall 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)

Firewall Services Write

ParametersExpand Collapse

zone_id: str

Defines an identifier.

maxLength32

rule_id: str

The unique identifier of the firewall rule.

maxLength32

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class FirewallRule: …

id: Optional[str]

The unique identifier of the firewall rule.

maxLength32

action: Optional[Action]

The action to apply to a matched request. The log action is only available on an Enterprise plan.

One of the following:

"block"

"challenge"

"js_challenge"

"managed_challenge"

"allow"

"log"

"bypass"

description: Optional[str]

An informative summary of the firewall rule.

maxLength500

filter: Optional[Filter]

One of the following:

class FirewallFilter: …

id: Optional[str]

The unique identifier of the filter.

maxLength32

minLength32

description: Optional[str]

An informative summary of the filter.

maxLength500

expression: Optional[str]

The filter expression. For more information, refer to Expressions.

paused: Optional[bool]

When true, indicates that the filter is currently paused.

ref: Optional[str]

A short reference tag. Allows you to select related filters.

maxLength50

class DeletedFilter: …

id: str

The unique identifier of the filter.

maxLength32

minLength32

deleted: bool

When true, indicates that the firewall rule was deleted.

paused: Optional[bool]

When true, indicates that the firewall rule is currently paused.

priority: Optional[float]

The priority of the rule. Optional value used to define the processing order. A lower number indicates a higher priority. If not provided, rules with a defined priority will be processed before rules without a priority.

maximum2147483647

minimum0

products: Optional[List[Product]]

One of the following:

"zoneLockdown"

"uaBlock"

"bic"

"hot"

"securityLevel"

"rateLimit"

"waf"

ref: Optional[str]

A short reference tag. Allows you to select related firewall rules.

maxLength50

Delete a firewall 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
)
firewall_rule = client.firewall.rules.delete(
    rule_id="372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b60",
    zone_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
)
print(firewall_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": "372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b60",
    "action": "block",
    "description": "Blocks traffic identified during investigation for MIR-31",
    "filter": {
      "id": "372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b61",
      "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"
    },
    "paused": false,
    "priority": 50,
    "products": [
      "waf"
    ],
    "ref": "MIR-31"
  },
  "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": "372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b60",
    "action": "block",
    "description": "Blocks traffic identified during investigation for MIR-31",
    "filter": {
      "id": "372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b61",
      "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"
    },
    "paused": false,
    "priority": 50,
    "products": [
      "waf"
    ],
    "ref": "MIR-31"
  },
  "success": true
}