Cloudflare API

Cloudflare has a robust API that allows developers to interact with the Cloudflare infrastructure programmatically. This allows developers to automate tasks such as DNS record management, SSL certificate deployment, firewall rule creation, and much more.

Getting Started

To get started with the Cloudflare API, you'll need to create an API token in your Cloudflare account. This can be done by navigating to the "API Tokens" section under the "My Profile" tab.

Once you have your API token, you can start using the API by making HTTPS requests to the Cloudflare API endpoint. The API endpoint is https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4.

API Documentation

The Cloudflare API documentation can be found at the following URL:

https://developers.cloudflare.com/api

The documentation contains information on all the available API endpoints, request and response formats, and authentication mechanisms.

Authentication

To authenticate with the Cloudflare API, you'll need to include your API token in the Authorization header of your HTTPS requests. The header should look like this:

Authorization: Bearer <API Token>

Example API Request

The following is an example HTTPS request to create a DNS record using the Cloudflare API:

POST https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/<zone_id>/dns_records

Authorization: Bearer <API Token>
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "type": "A",
  "name": "example.com",
  "content": "203.0.113.0",
  "ttl": 120,
  "proxied": true
}

This request creates an A record for example.com with the IP address 203.0.113.0, a TTL of 120 seconds, and proxy enabled.

Conclusion

The Cloudflare API provides developers with a powerful way to automate tasks related to managing the Cloudflare infrastructure. With the API, developers can write scripts and applications that interact with Cloudflare programmatically, greatly increasing their efficiency and productivity.