Create a PAC file

POST/accounts/{account_id}/gateway/pacfiles

Create a new Zero Trust Gateway PAC file.

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

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

contents: string

Actual contents of the PAC file

name: string

Name of the PAC file.

description: optional string

Detailed description of the PAC file.

slug: optional string

URL-friendly version of the PAC file name. If not provided, it will be auto-generated

ReturnsExpand Collapse

errors: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

messages: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

success: true

Indicate whether the API call was successful.

result: optional object { id, contents, created_at, 5 more }

id: optional string

contents: optional string

Actual contents of the PAC file

created_at: optional string

formatdate-time

description: optional string

Detailed description of the PAC file.

name: optional string

Name of the PAC file.

slug: optional string

URL-friendly version of the PAC file name.

updated_at: optional string

formatdate-time

url: optional string

Unique URL to download the PAC file.

Create a PAC file

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/gateway/pacfiles \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "contents": "function FindProxyForURL(url, host) { return \\"DIRECT\\"; }",
          "name": "Devops team",
          "description": "PAC file for Devops team",
          "slug": "pac_devops"
        }'

{
  "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": "ed35569b41ce4d1facfe683550f54086",
    "contents": "function FindProxyForURL(url, host) { return \"DIRECT\"; }",
    "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "description": "PAC file for Devops team",
    "name": "Devops team",
    "slug": "pac_devops",
    "updated_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "url": "https://pac.cloudflare-gateway.com/699d98642c564d2e855e9661899b7252/pac_devops"
  }
}

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": "ed35569b41ce4d1facfe683550f54086",
    "contents": "function FindProxyForURL(url, host) { return \"DIRECT\"; }",
    "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "description": "PAC file for Devops team",
    "name": "Devops team",
    "slug": "pac_devops",
    "updated_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "url": "https://pac.cloudflare-gateway.com/699d98642c564d2e855e9661899b7252/pac_devops"
  }
}