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Edit NEL setting

zones.nel.edit(NELEditParams**kwargs) -> Setting
PATCH/zones/{zone_id}/settings/nel

Updates the Network Error Logging (NEL) setting for a zone. Requires the NEL product feature to be enabled for the zone. The setting controls whether browsers report network errors to Cloudflare’s NEL endpoint.

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)
Zone Settings Write
ParametersExpand Collapse
zone_id: str

Identifier of the zone.

maxLength32
value: Value

The NEL configuration value.

enabled: bool

Whether Network Error Logging is enabled for the zone. When enabled, browsers report network errors to Cloudflare’s NEL endpoint.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
class Setting:

A zone-scoped NEL configuration setting.

id: Literal["nel"]

Zone setting identifier.

editable: bool

Whether the setting is editable. This is false when the zone’s plan does not include NEL or the NEL product feature is not enabled.

modified_on: datetime

When the setting was last modified. A zero value (0001-01-01T00:00:00Z) indicates the setting has never been explicitly set and is using the default value.

formatdate-time
value: Value

The NEL configuration value.

enabled: bool

Whether Network Error Logging is enabled for the zone. When enabled, browsers report network errors to Cloudflare’s NEL endpoint.

Edit NEL setting

import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
setting = client.zones.nel.edit(
    zone_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    value={
        "enabled": False
    },
)
print(setting.id)
{
  "errors": [],
  "messages": [],
  "result": {
    "editable": true,
    "id": "nel",
    "modified_on": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "value": {
      "enabled": true
    }
  },
  "success": true
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1001,
      "message": "invalid_content_type"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1001,
      "message": "invalid_json_body"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1001,
      "message": "missing_value"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1009,
      "message": "auth.not_authorized"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1010,
      "message": "auth.forbidden"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "internal_error"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}
Returns Examples
{
  "errors": [],
  "messages": [],
  "result": {
    "editable": true,
    "id": "nel",
    "modified_on": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "value": {
      "enabled": true
    }
  },
  "success": true
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1001,
      "message": "invalid_content_type"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1001,
      "message": "invalid_json_body"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1001,
      "message": "missing_value"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1009,
      "message": "auth.not_authorized"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1010,
      "message": "auth.forbidden"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "internal_error"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}