Create your first network policy

You can control network-level traffic by filtering requests by selectors such as IP addresses and ports. You can also integrate network policies with an identity provider to apply identity-based filtering.

To create a new network policy:

Dashboard

1. In Zero Trust ↗, go to Gateway > Firewall policies.

2. In the Network tab, select Add a policy.

3. Name the policy.

4. Under Traffic, build a logical expression that defines the traffic you want to allow or block.

5. Choose an Action to take when traffic matches the logical expression. For example, you can use a list of device serial numbers to ensure users can only access an application if they connect with the WARP client from a company device:

   Selector	Operator	Value	Logic	Action
   SNI Domain	is	example.com	And	Block
   Passed Device Posture Checks	not in	Device serial numbers

6. Select Create policy.

API

1. Create an API token with the following permissions:

   Type	Item	Permission
   Account	Zero Trust	Edit

2. (Optional) Configure your API environment variables to include your account ID and API token.

3. Send a POST request to the Create a Zero Trust Gateway rule endpoint. For example, you can use a list of device serial numbers to ensure users can only access an application if they connect with the WARP client from a company device:

   curl API network policy example

   curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/gateway/rules \
   --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
   --header "Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>" \
   --data '{
     "name": "Enforce device posture",
     "description": "Ensure only devices in Zero Trust organization can connect to application",
     "precedence": 0,
     "enabled": true,
     "action": "block",
     "filters": [
        "l4"
     ],
     "traffic": "any(net.sni.domains[*] == \"internalapp.com\")",
     "identity": "",
     "device_posture": "not(any(device_posture.checks.passed[*] in {\"<LIST_UUID>\"}))"
   }'

   {
      "success": true,
      "errors": [],
      "messages": []
   }

   The API will respond with a summary of the policy and the result of your request.

For more information, refer to network policies.