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Zero Trust
Networks
Routes

Create a tunnel route

zero_trust.networks.routes.create(RouteCreateParams**kwargs) -> Route
POST/accounts/{account_id}/teamnet/routes

Routes a private network through a Cloudflare Tunnel.

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)
Cloudflare One Networks WriteCloudflare Tunnel Write
ParametersExpand Collapse
account_id: str

Cloudflare account ID

maxLength32
network: str

The private IPv4 or IPv6 range connected by the route, in CIDR notation.

tunnel_id: str

UUID of the tunnel.

formatuuid
maxLength36
comment: Optional[str]

Optional remark describing the route.

maxLength100
virtual_network_id: Optional[str]

UUID of the virtual network.

formatuuid
ReturnsExpand Collapse
class Route: …
id: Optional[str]

UUID of the route.

maxLength36
comment: Optional[str]

Optional remark describing the route.

maxLength100
created_at: Optional[datetime]

Timestamp of when the resource was created.

formatdate-time
deleted_at: Optional[datetime]

Timestamp of when the resource was deleted. If null, the resource has not been deleted.

formatdate-time
network: Optional[str]

The private IPv4 or IPv6 range connected by the route, in CIDR notation.

tunnel_id: Optional[str]

UUID of the tunnel.

formatuuid
maxLength36
virtual_network_id: Optional[str]

UUID of the virtual network.

formatuuid

Create a tunnel route

import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
route = client.zero_trust.networks.routes.create(
    account_id="699d98642c564d2e855e9661899b7252",
    network="172.16.0.0/16",
    tunnel_id="f70ff985-a4ef-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
)
print(route.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": "f70ff985-a4ef-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
    "comment": "Example comment for this route.",
    "created_at": "2021-01-25T18:22:34.317854Z",
    "deleted_at": "2009-11-10T23:00:00.000000Z",
    "network": "172.16.0.0/16",
    "tunnel_id": "f70ff985-a4ef-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
    "virtual_network_id": "f70ff985-a4ef-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415"
  },
  "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": "f70ff985-a4ef-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
    "comment": "Example comment for this route.",
    "created_at": "2021-01-25T18:22:34.317854Z",
    "deleted_at": "2009-11-10T23:00:00.000000Z",
    "network": "172.16.0.0/16",
    "tunnel_id": "f70ff985-a4ef-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
    "virtual_network_id": "f70ff985-a4ef-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415"
  },
  "success": true
}