Create Zero Trust account

POST/accounts/{account_id}/gateway

Create a Zero Trust account for an existing Cloudflare 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

Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

Zero Trust Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

account_id: 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

success: true

Indicate whether the API call was successful.

result: optional { id, gateway_tag, provider_name }

id: optional string

Specify the Cloudflare account ID.

maxLength32

gateway_tag: optional string

Specify the gateway internal ID.

maxLength32

provider_name: optional string

Specify the provider name (usually Cloudflare).

Create Zero Trust account

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/gateway \
    -X POST \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"

{
  "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": "699d98642c564d2e855e9661899b7252",
    "gateway_tag": "f174e90afafe4643bbbc4a0ed4fc8415",
    "provider_name": "Cloudflare"
  }
}

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": "699d98642c564d2e855e9661899b7252",
    "gateway_tag": "f174e90afafe4643bbbc4a0ed4fc8415",
    "provider_name": "Cloudflare"
  }
}