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Gateway
Configurations

Patch Zero Trust account configuration

PATCH/accounts/{account_id}/gateway/configuration

Update (PATCH) a single subcollection of settings such as antivirus, tls_decrypt, activity_log, block_page, browser_isolation, fips, body_scanning, or certificate without updating the entire configuration object. This endpoint returns an error if any settings collection lacks proper configuration.

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
Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
settings: optional GatewayConfigurationSettings { activity_log, antivirus, block_page, 11 more }

Specify account settings.

activity_log: optional ActivityLogSettings { enabled }

Specify activity log settings.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to log activity.

antivirus: optional AntiVirusSettings { enabled_download_phase, enabled_upload_phase, fail_closed, notification_settings }

Specify anti-virus settings.

enabled_download_phase: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable anti-virus scanning on downloads.

enabled_upload_phase: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable anti-virus scanning on uploads.

fail_closed: optional boolean

Specify whether to block requests for unscannable files.

notification_settings: optional NotificationSettings { enabled, include_context, msg, support_url }

Configure the message the user’s device shows during an antivirus scan.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable notifications.

include_context: optional boolean

Specify whether to include context information as query parameters.

msg: optional string

Specify the message to show in the notification.

support_url: optional string

Specify a URL that directs users to more information. If unset, the notification opens a block page.

block_page: optional BlockPageSettings { background_color, enabled, footer_text, 12 more }

Specify block page layout settings.

background_color: optional string

Specify the block page background color in #rrggbb format when the mode is customized_block_page.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable the custom block page.

footer_text: optional string

Specify the block page footer text when the mode is customized_block_page.

header_text: optional string

Specify the block page header text when the mode is customized_block_page.

include_context: optional boolean

Specify whether to append context to target_uri as query parameters. This applies only when the mode is redirect_uri.

logo_path: optional string

Specify the full URL to the logo file when the mode is customized_block_page.

mailto_address: optional string

Specify the admin email for users to contact when the mode is customized_block_page.

mailto_subject: optional string

Specify the subject line for emails created from the block page when the mode is customized_block_page.

mode: optional "" or "customized_block_page" or "redirect_uri"

Specify whether to redirect users to a Cloudflare-hosted block page or a customer-provided URI.

One of the following:
""
"customized_block_page"
"redirect_uri"
name: optional string

Specify the block page title when the mode is customized_block_page.

read_only: optional boolean

Indicate that this setting was shared via the Orgs API and read only for the current account.

source_account: optional string

Indicate the account tag of the account that shared this setting.

suppress_footer: optional boolean

Specify whether to suppress detailed information at the bottom of the block page when the mode is customized_block_page.

target_uri: optional string

Specify the URI to redirect users to when the mode is redirect_uri.

formaturi
version: optional number

Indicate the version number of the setting.

body_scanning: optional BodyScanningSettings { inspection_mode }

Specify the DLP inspection mode.

inspection_mode: optional "deep" or "shallow"

Specify the inspection mode as either deep or shallow.

One of the following:
"deep"
"shallow"
browser_isolation: optional BrowserIsolationSettings { non_identity_enabled, url_browser_isolation_enabled }

Specify Clientless Browser Isolation settings.

non_identity_enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable non-identity onramp support for Browser Isolation.

url_browser_isolation_enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable Clientless Browser Isolation.

certificate: optional { id }

Specify certificate settings for Gateway TLS interception. If unset, the Cloudflare Root CA handles interception.

id: string

Specify the UUID of the certificate used for interception. Ensure the certificate is available at the edge(previously called ‘active’). A nil UUID directs Cloudflare to use the Root CA.

Deprecatedcustom_certificate: optional CustomCertificateSettings { enabled, id, binding_status, updated_at }

Specify custom certificate settings for BYO-PKI. This field is deprecated; use certificate instead.

enabled: boolean

Specify whether to enable a custom certificate authority for signing Gateway traffic.

id: optional string

Specify the UUID of the certificate (ID from MTLS certificate store).

binding_status: optional string

Indicate the internal certificate status.

updated_at: optional string
formatdate-time
extended_email_matching: optional ExtendedEmailMatching { enabled, read_only, source_account, version }

Configures user email settings for firewall policies. When you enable this, the system standardizes email addresses in the identity portion of the rule to match extended email variants in firewall policies. When you disable this setting, the system matches email addresses exactly as you provide them. Enable this setting if your email uses . or + modifiers.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to match all variants of user emails (with + or . modifiers) used as criteria in Firewall policies.

read_only: optional boolean

Indicate that this setting was shared via the Orgs API and read only for the current account.

source_account: optional string

Indicate the account tag of the account that shared this setting.

version: optional number

Indicate the version number of the setting.

fips: optional FipsSettings { tls }

Specify FIPS settings.

tls: optional boolean

Enforce cipher suites and TLS versions compliant with FIPS 140-2.

host_selector: optional { enabled }

Enable host selection in egress policies.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable filtering via hosts for egress policies.

inspection: optional { mode }

Define the proxy inspection mode.

mode: optional "static" or "dynamic"

Define the proxy inspection mode. 1. static: Gateway applies static inspection to HTTP on TCP(80). With TLS decryption on, Gateway inspects HTTPS traffic on TCP(443) and UDP(443). 2. dynamic: Gateway applies protocol detection to inspect HTTP and HTTPS traffic on any port. TLS decryption must remain on to inspect HTTPS traffic.

One of the following:
"static"
"dynamic"
protocol_detection: optional ProtocolDetection { enabled }

Specify whether to detect protocols from the initial bytes of client traffic.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to detect protocols from the initial bytes of client traffic.

sandbox: optional { enabled, fallback_action }

Specify whether to enable the sandbox.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable the sandbox.

fallback_action: optional "allow" or "block"

Specify the action to take when the system cannot scan the file.

One of the following:
"allow"
"block"
tls_decrypt: optional TLSSettings { enabled }

Specify whether to inspect encrypted HTTP traffic.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to inspect encrypted HTTP traffic.

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 { created_at, settings, updated_at }

Specify account settings.

created_at: optional string
formatdate-time
settings: optional GatewayConfigurationSettings { activity_log, antivirus, block_page, 11 more }

Specify account settings.

activity_log: optional ActivityLogSettings { enabled }

Specify activity log settings.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to log activity.

antivirus: optional AntiVirusSettings { enabled_download_phase, enabled_upload_phase, fail_closed, notification_settings }

Specify anti-virus settings.

enabled_download_phase: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable anti-virus scanning on downloads.

enabled_upload_phase: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable anti-virus scanning on uploads.

fail_closed: optional boolean

Specify whether to block requests for unscannable files.

notification_settings: optional NotificationSettings { enabled, include_context, msg, support_url }

Configure the message the user’s device shows during an antivirus scan.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable notifications.

include_context: optional boolean

Specify whether to include context information as query parameters.

msg: optional string

Specify the message to show in the notification.

support_url: optional string

Specify a URL that directs users to more information. If unset, the notification opens a block page.

block_page: optional BlockPageSettings { background_color, enabled, footer_text, 12 more }

Specify block page layout settings.

background_color: optional string

Specify the block page background color in #rrggbb format when the mode is customized_block_page.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable the custom block page.

footer_text: optional string

Specify the block page footer text when the mode is customized_block_page.

header_text: optional string

Specify the block page header text when the mode is customized_block_page.

include_context: optional boolean

Specify whether to append context to target_uri as query parameters. This applies only when the mode is redirect_uri.

logo_path: optional string

Specify the full URL to the logo file when the mode is customized_block_page.

mailto_address: optional string

Specify the admin email for users to contact when the mode is customized_block_page.

mailto_subject: optional string

Specify the subject line for emails created from the block page when the mode is customized_block_page.

mode: optional "" or "customized_block_page" or "redirect_uri"

Specify whether to redirect users to a Cloudflare-hosted block page or a customer-provided URI.

One of the following:
""
"customized_block_page"
"redirect_uri"
name: optional string

Specify the block page title when the mode is customized_block_page.

read_only: optional boolean

Indicate that this setting was shared via the Orgs API and read only for the current account.

source_account: optional string

Indicate the account tag of the account that shared this setting.

suppress_footer: optional boolean

Specify whether to suppress detailed information at the bottom of the block page when the mode is customized_block_page.

target_uri: optional string

Specify the URI to redirect users to when the mode is redirect_uri.

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version: optional number

Indicate the version number of the setting.

body_scanning: optional BodyScanningSettings { inspection_mode }

Specify the DLP inspection mode.

inspection_mode: optional "deep" or "shallow"

Specify the inspection mode as either deep or shallow.

One of the following:
"deep"
"shallow"
browser_isolation: optional BrowserIsolationSettings { non_identity_enabled, url_browser_isolation_enabled }

Specify Clientless Browser Isolation settings.

non_identity_enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable non-identity onramp support for Browser Isolation.

url_browser_isolation_enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable Clientless Browser Isolation.

certificate: optional { id }

Specify certificate settings for Gateway TLS interception. If unset, the Cloudflare Root CA handles interception.

id: string

Specify the UUID of the certificate used for interception. Ensure the certificate is available at the edge(previously called ‘active’). A nil UUID directs Cloudflare to use the Root CA.

Deprecatedcustom_certificate: optional CustomCertificateSettings { enabled, id, binding_status, updated_at }

Specify custom certificate settings for BYO-PKI. This field is deprecated; use certificate instead.

enabled: boolean

Specify whether to enable a custom certificate authority for signing Gateway traffic.

id: optional string

Specify the UUID of the certificate (ID from MTLS certificate store).

binding_status: optional string

Indicate the internal certificate status.

updated_at: optional string
formatdate-time
extended_email_matching: optional ExtendedEmailMatching { enabled, read_only, source_account, version }

Configures user email settings for firewall policies. When you enable this, the system standardizes email addresses in the identity portion of the rule to match extended email variants in firewall policies. When you disable this setting, the system matches email addresses exactly as you provide them. Enable this setting if your email uses . or + modifiers.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to match all variants of user emails (with + or . modifiers) used as criteria in Firewall policies.

read_only: optional boolean

Indicate that this setting was shared via the Orgs API and read only for the current account.

source_account: optional string

Indicate the account tag of the account that shared this setting.

version: optional number

Indicate the version number of the setting.

fips: optional FipsSettings { tls }

Specify FIPS settings.

tls: optional boolean

Enforce cipher suites and TLS versions compliant with FIPS 140-2.

host_selector: optional { enabled }

Enable host selection in egress policies.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable filtering via hosts for egress policies.

inspection: optional { mode }

Define the proxy inspection mode.

mode: optional "static" or "dynamic"

Define the proxy inspection mode. 1. static: Gateway applies static inspection to HTTP on TCP(80). With TLS decryption on, Gateway inspects HTTPS traffic on TCP(443) and UDP(443). 2. dynamic: Gateway applies protocol detection to inspect HTTP and HTTPS traffic on any port. TLS decryption must remain on to inspect HTTPS traffic.

One of the following:
"static"
"dynamic"
protocol_detection: optional ProtocolDetection { enabled }

Specify whether to detect protocols from the initial bytes of client traffic.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to detect protocols from the initial bytes of client traffic.

sandbox: optional { enabled, fallback_action }

Specify whether to enable the sandbox.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to enable the sandbox.

fallback_action: optional "allow" or "block"

Specify the action to take when the system cannot scan the file.

One of the following:
"allow"
"block"
tls_decrypt: optional TLSSettings { enabled }

Specify whether to inspect encrypted HTTP traffic.

enabled: optional boolean

Specify whether to inspect encrypted HTTP traffic.

updated_at: optional string
formatdate-time

Patch Zero Trust account configuration

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/gateway/configuration \
    -X PATCH \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{}'
{
  "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": {
    "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "settings": {
      "activity_log": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "antivirus": {
        "enabled_download_phase": false,
        "enabled_upload_phase": false,
        "fail_closed": false,
        "notification_settings": {
          "enabled": true,
          "include_context": true,
          "msg": "msg",
          "support_url": "support_url"
        }
      },
      "block_page": {
        "background_color": "background_color",
        "enabled": true,
        "footer_text": "--footer--",
        "header_text": "--header--",
        "include_context": true,
        "logo_path": "https://logos.com/a.png",
        "mailto_address": "admin@example.com",
        "mailto_subject": "Blocked User Inquiry",
        "mode": "",
        "name": "Cloudflare",
        "read_only": true,
        "source_account": "source_account",
        "suppress_footer": false,
        "target_uri": "https://example.com",
        "version": 1
      },
      "body_scanning": {
        "inspection_mode": "deep"
      },
      "browser_isolation": {
        "non_identity_enabled": true,
        "url_browser_isolation_enabled": true
      },
      "certificate": {
        "id": "d1b364c5-1311-466e-a194-f0e943e0799f"
      },
      "custom_certificate": {
        "enabled": true,
        "id": "d1b364c5-1311-466e-a194-f0e943e0799f",
        "binding_status": "pending_deployment",
        "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
      },
      "extended_email_matching": {
        "enabled": true,
        "read_only": true,
        "source_account": "source_account",
        "version": 1
      },
      "fips": {
        "tls": true
      },
      "host_selector": {
        "enabled": false
      },
      "inspection": {
        "mode": "static"
      },
      "protocol_detection": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "sandbox": {
        "enabled": true,
        "fallback_action": "allow"
      },
      "tls_decrypt": {
        "enabled": true
      }
    },
    "updated_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z"
  }
}
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": {
    "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "settings": {
      "activity_log": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "antivirus": {
        "enabled_download_phase": false,
        "enabled_upload_phase": false,
        "fail_closed": false,
        "notification_settings": {
          "enabled": true,
          "include_context": true,
          "msg": "msg",
          "support_url": "support_url"
        }
      },
      "block_page": {
        "background_color": "background_color",
        "enabled": true,
        "footer_text": "--footer--",
        "header_text": "--header--",
        "include_context": true,
        "logo_path": "https://logos.com/a.png",
        "mailto_address": "admin@example.com",
        "mailto_subject": "Blocked User Inquiry",
        "mode": "",
        "name": "Cloudflare",
        "read_only": true,
        "source_account": "source_account",
        "suppress_footer": false,
        "target_uri": "https://example.com",
        "version": 1
      },
      "body_scanning": {
        "inspection_mode": "deep"
      },
      "browser_isolation": {
        "non_identity_enabled": true,
        "url_browser_isolation_enabled": true
      },
      "certificate": {
        "id": "d1b364c5-1311-466e-a194-f0e943e0799f"
      },
      "custom_certificate": {
        "enabled": true,
        "id": "d1b364c5-1311-466e-a194-f0e943e0799f",
        "binding_status": "pending_deployment",
        "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
      },
      "extended_email_matching": {
        "enabled": true,
        "read_only": true,
        "source_account": "source_account",
        "version": 1
      },
      "fips": {
        "tls": true
      },
      "host_selector": {
        "enabled": false
      },
      "inspection": {
        "mode": "static"
      },
      "protocol_detection": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "sandbox": {
        "enabled": true,
        "fallback_action": "allow"
      },
      "tls_decrypt": {
        "enabled": true
      }
    },
    "updated_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z"
  }
}