Update BGP Prefix

PATCH/accounts/{account_id}/addressing/prefixes/{prefix_id}/bgp/prefixes/{bgp_prefix_id}

Update the properties of a BGP Prefix, such as the on demand advertisement status (advertised or withdrawn).

Security

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)

Magic Transit WriteIP Prefixes: WriteIP Prefixes: BGP On Demand Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

account_id: string

Identifier of a Cloudflare account.

maxLength32

prefix_id: string

Identifier of an IP Prefix.

maxLength32

bgp_prefix_id: string

Identifier of BGP Prefix.

maxLength32

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

asn_prepend_count: optional number

Number of times to prepend the Cloudflare ASN to the BGP AS-Path attribute

maximum3

minimum0

auto_advertise_withdraw: optional boolean

Determines if Cloudflare advertises a BYOIP BGP prefix even when there is no matching BGP prefix in the Magic routing table. When true, Cloudflare will automatically withdraw the BGP prefix when there are no matching BGP routes, and will resume advertising when there is at least one matching BGP route.

on_demand: optional { advertised }

advertised: optional boolean

ReturnsExpand Collapse

errors: array of { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional { pointer }

pointer: optional string

messages: array of { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional { pointer }

pointer: optional string

success: true

Whether the API call was successful.

result: optional BGPPrefix { id, asn, asn_prepend_count, 6 more }

id: optional string

Identifier of BGP Prefix.

maxLength32

asn: optional number

Autonomous System Number (ASN) the prefix will be advertised under.

asn_prepend_count: optional number

Number of times to prepend the Cloudflare ASN to the BGP AS-Path attribute

maximum3

minimum0

auto_advertise_withdraw: optional boolean

bgp_signal_opts: optional { enabled, modified_at }

enabled: optional boolean

Whether control of advertisement of the prefix to the Internet is enabled to be performed via BGP signal

modified_at: optional string

Last time BGP signaling control was toggled. This field is null if BGP signaling has never been enabled.

formatdate-time

cidr: optional string

IP Prefix in Classless Inter-Domain Routing format.

created_at: optional string

formatdate-time

modified_at: optional string

formatdate-time

on_demand: optional { advertised, advertised_modified_at, on_demand_enabled, on_demand_locked }

advertised: optional boolean

Prefix advertisement status to the Internet. This field is only not ‘null’ if on demand is enabled.

advertised_modified_at: optional string

Last time the advertisement status was changed. This field is only not ‘null’ if on demand is enabled.

formatdate-time

on_demand_enabled: optional boolean

Whether advertisement of the prefix to the Internet may be dynamically enabled or disabled.

on_demand_locked: optional boolean

Whether the advertisement status of the prefix is locked, meaning it cannot be changed.

Update BGP Prefix

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/addressing/prefixes/$PREFIX_ID/bgp/prefixes/$BGP_PREFIX_ID \
    -X PATCH \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "X-Auth-Email: $CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL" \
    -H "X-Auth-Key: $CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "asn_prepend_count": 2,
          "auto_advertise_withdraw": true
        }'

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "7009ba364c7a5760798ceb430e603b74",
    "asn": 13335,
    "asn_prepend_count": 2,
    "auto_advertise_withdraw": true,
    "bgp_signal_opts": {
      "enabled": false,
      "modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z"
    },
    "cidr": "192.0.2.0/24",
    "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "on_demand": {
      "advertised": true,
      "advertised_modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
      "on_demand_enabled": true,
      "on_demand_locked": false
    }
  }
}

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"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "7009ba364c7a5760798ceb430e603b74",
    "asn": 13335,
    "asn_prepend_count": 2,
    "auto_advertise_withdraw": true,
    "bgp_signal_opts": {
      "enabled": false,
      "modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z"
    },
    "cidr": "192.0.2.0/24",
    "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "on_demand": {
      "advertised": true,
      "advertised_modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
      "on_demand_enabled": true,
      "on_demand_locked": false
    }
  }
}