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quickstart cloudflare api docs 1 541 captures 11 aug 2020 18 sep 2026 dec jan feb 19 2020 2021 2022 success fail about this capture timestamps the wayback machine http web archive org web 20210119084548 https developers cloudflare com api this app works best with javascript enabled skip to content cloudflare docs logomark cloudflare docs cloudflare api logo api navigation menu icon open external link cloudflare docs logomark cloudflare docs cloudflare api logo api dropdown icon api menu full api docs cloudflare homepage quickstart api v4 documentation expand api tokens api tokens expand creating api tokens creating api tokens api token templates api tokens permissions expand advanced usage advanced usage restricting token use creating tokens via api api keys legacy github icon visit api on github light theme icon depiction of a sun dark theme icon depiction of a moon set theme to dark d top making api calls using cloudflare s apis getting access to the cloudflare api using the cloudflare api requires authentication so that cloudflare knows who is making requests and what permissions they have an api token can be created to grant access to the api to perform actions see creating an api token for more on this legacy note existing customers may be familiar with api keys these allow for less granular access and each user can only have one for these reasons we advice customers using api keys to transition to using api tokens making api calls once you have your api token created all api requests are authorized in the same way cloudflare uses the rfc standard external link icon open external link authorization bearer token interface when used in an example cloudflare api request it looks like this curl x get https api cloudflare com client v4 zones cd7d0123e3012345da9420df9514dad0 h content type application json h authorization bearer yqsn xwaqiieh9qm58wznnyqs7fudoqgiuabrh7t the above example is just that an example never send anyone or store you api token secret in plaintext also be sure not to check it into code repositories especially public ones like on github using cloudflare s apis for specific guidance on making api calls see the following the specific developer docs section external link icon open external link for a service for how to guides api schema docs external link icon open external link for request and response payloads for each endpoint if you are using golang external link icon open external link or hashicorp s terraform external link icon open external link you can leverage our 1st party libraries to integrate with cloudflare s api edit on github external link icon open external link updated 6 hours ago