Create Target Environment

POST/accounts/{account_id}/vuln_scanner/target_environments

Creates a new target environment for the account.

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

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

account_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

name: string

Human-readable name.

target: { type, zone_tag }

Identifies the Cloudflare asset to scan. Uses a type discriminator. Currently the service supports only zone targets.

type: "zone"

zone_tag: string

Cloudflare zone tag. The zone must belong to the account.

maxLength32

description: optional string

Optional description.

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 { id, name, target, description }

id: string

Target environment identifier.

formatuuid

name: string

Human-readable name.

target: { type, zone_tag }

Identifies the Cloudflare asset to scan. Uses a type discriminator. Currently the service supports only zone targets.

type: "zone"

zone_tag: string

Cloudflare zone tag. The zone must belong to the account.

maxLength32

description: optional string

Optional description providing additional context.

result_info: optional unknown

Create Target Environment

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/vuln_scanner/target_environments \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "name": "Production Zone",
          "target": {
            "type": "zone",
            "zone_tag": "d8e8fca2dc0f896fd7cb4cb0031ba249"
          },
          "description": "Main production environment"
        }'

{
  "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": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "name": "Production Zone",
    "target": {
      "type": "zone",
      "zone_tag": "d8e8fca2dc0f896fd7cb4cb0031ba249"
    },
    "description": "Main production environment"
  },
  "result_info": {}
}

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": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "name": "Production Zone",
    "target": {
      "type": "zone",
      "zone_tag": "d8e8fca2dc0f896fd7cb4cb0031ba249"
    },
    "description": "Main production environment"
  },
  "result_info": {}
}