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Update an email domain

PATCH/accounts/{account_id}/email-security/settings/domains/{domain_id}

Updates configuration for a domain in email security.

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)
Cloud Email Security: Write
Path ParametersExpand Collapse
account_id: string

Account Identifier

maxLength32
minLength32
domain_id: number

The unique identifier for the domain.

formatint32
Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
ip_restrictions: array of string
allowed_delivery_modes: optional array of "DIRECT" or "BCC" or "JOURNAL" or 2 more
One of the following:
"DIRECT"
"BCC"
"JOURNAL"
"API"
"RETRO_SCAN"
domain: optional string
drop_dispositions: optional array of "MALICIOUS" or "MALICIOUS-BEC" or "SUSPICIOUS" or 7 more
One of the following:
"MALICIOUS"
"MALICIOUS-BEC"
"SUSPICIOUS"
"SPOOF"
"SPAM"
"BULK"
"ENCRYPTED"
"EXTERNAL"
"UNKNOWN"
"NONE"
folder: optional "AllItems" or "Inbox"
One of the following:
"AllItems"
"Inbox"
integration_id: optional string
formatuuid
lookback_hops: optional number
formatint32
maximum20
minimum1
regions: optional array of "GLOBAL" or "AU" or "DE" or 2 more
One of the following:
"GLOBAL"
"AU"
"DE"
"IN"
"US"
require_tls_inbound: optional boolean
require_tls_outbound: optional boolean
transport: optional string
ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
message: string
documentation_url: optional string
source: optional { pointer }
pointer: optional string
messages: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
message: string
documentation_url: optional string
source: optional { pointer }
pointer: optional string
result: { id, allowed_delivery_modes, created_at, 17 more }
id: number

The unique identifier for the domain.

formatint32
allowed_delivery_modes: array of "DIRECT" or "BCC" or "JOURNAL" or 2 more
One of the following:
"DIRECT"
"BCC"
"JOURNAL"
"API"
"RETRO_SCAN"
created_at: string
formatdate-time
domain: string
drop_dispositions: array of "MALICIOUS" or "MALICIOUS-BEC" or "SUSPICIOUS" or 7 more
One of the following:
"MALICIOUS"
"MALICIOUS-BEC"
"SUSPICIOUS"
"SPOOF"
"SPAM"
"BULK"
"ENCRYPTED"
"EXTERNAL"
"UNKNOWN"
"NONE"
ip_restrictions: array of string
last_modified: string
formatdate-time
lookback_hops: number
formatint32
regions: array of "GLOBAL" or "AU" or "DE" or 2 more
One of the following:
"GLOBAL"
"AU"
"DE"
"IN"
"US"
transport: string
authorization: optional { authorized, timestamp, status_message }
authorized: boolean
timestamp: string
formatdate-time
status_message: optional string
dmarc_status: optional "none" or "good" or "invalid"
One of the following:
"none"
"good"
"invalid"
emails_processed: optional { timestamp, total_emails_processed, total_emails_processed_previous }
timestamp: string
formatdate-time
total_emails_processed: number
formatint32
minimum0
total_emails_processed_previous: number
formatint32
minimum0
folder: optional "AllItems" or "Inbox"
One of the following:
"AllItems"
"Inbox"
inbox_provider: optional "Microsoft" or "Google"
One of the following:
"Microsoft"
"Google"
integration_id: optional string
formatuuid
o365_tenant_id: optional string
require_tls_inbound: optional boolean
require_tls_outbound: optional boolean
spf_status: optional "none" or "good" or "neutral" or 2 more
One of the following:
"none"
"good"
"neutral"
"open"
"invalid"
success: boolean

Update an email domain

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/email-security/settings/domains/$DOMAIN_ID \
    -X PATCH \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "X-Auth-Email: $CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL" \
    -H "X-Auth-Key: $CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "ip_restrictions": [
            "192.0.2.0/24",
            "2001:db8::/32"
          ]
        }'
{
  "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": 2400,
    "allowed_delivery_modes": [
      "API"
    ],
    "created_at": "2023-11-14T22:13:20Z",
    "domain": "example.com",
    "drop_dispositions": [
      "MALICIOUS",
      "SPAM"
    ],
    "ip_restrictions": [
      "string"
    ],
    "last_modified": "2023-11-14T22:13:20Z",
    "lookback_hops": 2,
    "regions": [
      "GLOBAL"
    ],
    "transport": "example.com",
    "authorization": {
      "authorized": true,
      "timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "status_message": "status_message"
    },
    "dmarc_status": "good",
    "emails_processed": {
      "timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "total_emails_processed": 0,
      "total_emails_processed_previous": 0
    },
    "folder": "Inbox",
    "inbox_provider": "Microsoft",
    "integration_id": "a5dbb180-60ea-4578-84bb-d01a5d4e50c3",
    "o365_tenant_id": "c3c3239d-8858-47df-9618-0e2d9bdf6aa8",
    "require_tls_inbound": false,
    "require_tls_outbound": true,
    "spf_status": "good"
  },
  "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": 2400,
    "allowed_delivery_modes": [
      "API"
    ],
    "created_at": "2023-11-14T22:13:20Z",
    "domain": "example.com",
    "drop_dispositions": [
      "MALICIOUS",
      "SPAM"
    ],
    "ip_restrictions": [
      "string"
    ],
    "last_modified": "2023-11-14T22:13:20Z",
    "lookback_hops": 2,
    "regions": [
      "GLOBAL"
    ],
    "transport": "example.com",
    "authorization": {
      "authorized": true,
      "timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "status_message": "status_message"
    },
    "dmarc_status": "good",
    "emails_processed": {
      "timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "total_emails_processed": 0,
      "total_emails_processed_previous": 0
    },
    "folder": "Inbox",
    "inbox_provider": "Microsoft",
    "integration_id": "a5dbb180-60ea-4578-84bb-d01a5d4e50c3",
    "o365_tenant_id": "c3c3239d-8858-47df-9618-0e2d9bdf6aa8",
    "require_tls_inbound": false,
    "require_tls_outbound": true,
    "spf_status": "good"
  },
  "success": true
}