Create Content Scanning custom expressions for a zone.

POST/zones/{zone_id}/content-upload-scan/payloads

Create one or more Content Scanning custom expressions, appending them to the existing list of the zone, and return the updated list. Each expression reaches content objects the scanner cannot find automatically, for example lookup_json_string(http.request.body.raw, "file").

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 WAF WriteAccount WAF Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

zone_id: string

Defines an identifier.

maxLength32

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

body: array of object { payload }

payload: string

Defines the custom content extraction expression used to reach content objects in the request.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

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

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

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

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

result: array of object { id, payload }

id: optional string

Defines the unique ID for this Content Scanning custom expression.

maxLength32

payload: optional string

Defines the custom content extraction expression used to reach content objects in the request.

success: true

Whether the API call was successful.

Create Content Scanning custom expressions for a zone.

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/content-upload-scan/payloads \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '[
          {
            "payload": "lookup_json_string(http.request.body.raw, \\"file\\")"
          }
        ]'

{
  "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": "a350a054caa840c9becd89c3b4f0195b",
      "payload": "lookup_json_string(http.request.body.raw, \"file\")"
    }
  ],
  "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": "a350a054caa840c9becd89c3b4f0195b",
      "payload": "lookup_json_string(http.request.body.raw, \"file\")"
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}