--- title: List content policies --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api) [Email Security](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/email_security) [Settings](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/email_security/subresources/settings) [Content Policies](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/email_security/subresources/settings/subresources/content_policies) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # List content policies GET/accounts/{account\_id}/email-security/settings/content\_policies Returns a paginated list of content policies. These policies match against the subject or body of emails using a pattern. Supports filtering by name or enabled status, and searching across name and pattern fields. ##### 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) `Cloud Email Security: Write``Cloud Email Security: Read` ##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse account\_id: string Identifier. maxLength32 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20email_security.settings.content_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>) ##### Q uery ParametersExpand Collapse

direction: optional "asc"or "desc" The sorting direction.

One of the following: "asc" Link to this property "desc" Link to this property

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20email_security.settings.content_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20direction%20%3E%20(schema)>) enabled: optional boolean Filter by enabled status. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20email_security.settings.content_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20enabled%20%3E%20(schema)>) name: optional string Filter by exact policy name. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20email_security.settings.content_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20name%20%3E%20(schema)>)

order: optional "name"or "created\_at" Field to sort by.

One of the following: "name" Link to this property "created\_at" Link to this property

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errors: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }

code: number minimum1000 Link to this property message: string Link to this property documentation\_url: optional string Link to this property

source: optional object {pointer }

pointer: optional string Link to this property

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messages: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }

code: number minimum1000 Link to this property message: string Link to this property documentation\_url: optional string Link to this property

source: optional object {pointer }

pointer: optional string Link to this property

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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20email_security.settings.content_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20messages>) success: true Whether the API call was successful. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20email_security.settings.content_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)

result: optional array of object {id, created\_at, enabled, 5 more }

id: optional string Content policy identifier. formatuuid Link to this property created\_at: optional string formatdate-time Link to this property enabled: optional boolean Whether the policy is active. Link to this property modified\_at: optional string formatdate-time Link to this property name: optional string Human-readable name of the policy. maxLength256 minLength1 Link to this property notes: optional string Optional note describing the purpose of the policy. maxLength4096 Link to this property pattern: optional string Regular expression the policy matches against. maxLength2048 minLength1 Link to this property

targets: optional array of "SUBJECT"or "BODY" Parts of the email the pattern is matched against.

One of the following: "SUBJECT" Link to this property "BODY" Link to this property

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result\_info: optional object {count, page, per\_page, total\_count }

count: optional number Total number of results for the requested service. Link to this property page: optional number Current page within paginated list of results. Link to this property per\_page: optional number Number of results per page of results. Link to this property total\_count: optional number Total results available without any search parameters. Link to this property

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20email_security.settings.content_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result_info>) ### List content policies HTTP HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform ``` curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/email-security/settings/content_policies \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" ``` 200 example ``` { "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": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415", "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z", "enabled": true, "modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z", "name": "Block phishing keywords", "notes": "Blocks common phishing subject lines", "pattern": "urgent.*verify.*account", "targets": [ "SUBJECT" ] } ], "result_info": { "count": 1, "page": 1, "per_page": 20, "total_count": 2000 } } ``` ##### Returns Examples 200 example ``` { "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": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415", "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z", "enabled": true, "modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z", "name": "Block phishing keywords", "notes": "Blocks common phishing subject lines", "pattern": "urgent.*verify.*account", "targets": [ "SUBJECT" ] } ], "result_info": { "count": 1, "page": 1, "per_page": 20, "total_count": 2000 } } ```