Update CSAM Scanner setting

PATCH/zones/{zone_id}/settings/csam_scanner_third_party

Update the CSAM Scanner configuration for a zone. Allows enabling or disabling CSAM scanning, updating the notification email, and configuring scanning sources.

When a new email is provided, email verification is triggered automatically. The enabled field is a toggle; the server may adjust it based on whether the notification email is verified.

Returns 403 if the zone or account is locked by Trust & Safety.

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

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

zone_id: string

Identifier for the zone.

maxLength32

minLength1

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

id: optional "csam_scanner"

The feature identifier.

value: optional object { email, enabled, resend_email, sources }

Writable CSAM Scanner feature configuration values.

email: optional string

Notification email address for CSAM scan results. When changed, email verification is triggered automatically.

maxLength254

enabled: optional boolean

Whether CSAM scanning is enabled for this zone.

resend_email: optional boolean

Set to true to trigger re-sending the email verification. Write-only; never appears in responses (omitted when false).

sources: optional map[boolean]

Map of scanning sources and their enabled state.

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

success: boolean

Whether the API call was successful.

result: optional object { id, editable, modified_on, value }

CSAM Scanner configuration for a zone.

id: optional "csam_scanner"

The feature identifier.

editable: optional boolean

Whether the feature state can be changed. When false, the zone or account may be locked by Trust & Safety.

modified_on: optional string

When the setting was last modified. Currently always null as the server does not populate this field.

formatdate-time

value: optional object { email, email_state, enabled, 2 more }

The CSAM Scanner feature configuration values. Contains the notification email and scanning enablement settings.

email: optional string

Notification email address for CSAM scan results. Masked in responses unless explicitly unmasked via admin endpoint.

maxLength254

email_state: optional "valid" or "pending" or "unverified"

Current verification state of the notification email.

One of the following:

"valid"

"pending"

"unverified"

enabled: optional boolean

Whether CSAM scanning is enabled for this zone.

sources: optional map[boolean]

Map of scanning sources and their enabled state.

zone_plan: optional string

The zone’s plan level.

Update CSAM Scanner setting

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/settings/csam_scanner_third_party \
    -X PATCH \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "id": "csam_scanner"
        }'

{
  "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": "csam_scanner",
    "editable": true,
    "modified_on": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "value": {
      "email": "**********",
      "email_state": "valid",
      "enabled": true,
      "sources": {
        "source1": true
      },
      "zone_plan": "ent"
    }
  }
}

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": "csam_scanner",
    "editable": true,
    "modified_on": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "value": {
      "email": "**********",
      "email_state": "valid",
      "enabled": true,
      "sources": {
        "source1": true
      },
      "zone_plan": "ent"
    }
  }
}