# Appwrite Firewall (WAF) API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-waf-api/  
**Provider:** Appwrite — https://apis.io/providers/appwrite/  
**Base URL:** https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1  
**Documentation:** https://appwrite.io/docs/references

Appwrite Firewall (WAF) API is one of 44 APIs that [Appwrite](https://apis.io/providers/appwrite/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Security and Networking. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and a GitHub repository.

Appwrite Firewall — traffic control and WAF rules for a project, announced 2026-09-04. 13 operations across 12 paths in the Appwrite 2.0.0 OpenAPI.

## Operations (13)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/waf/rules` | List WAF rules. |
| POST | `/waf/rules/bypass` | Create a bypass WAF rule. |
| PATCH | `/waf/rules/bypass/{ruleId}` | Update a bypass WAF rule. |
| POST | `/waf/rules/challenge` | Create a challenge WAF rule. |
| PATCH | `/waf/rules/challenge/{ruleId}` | Update a challenge WAF rule. |
| POST | `/waf/rules/deny` | Create a deny WAF rule. |
| PATCH | `/waf/rules/deny/{ruleId}` | Update a deny WAF rule. |
| POST | `/waf/rules/rate-limit` | Create a rate-limit WAF rule. |
| PATCH | `/waf/rules/rate-limit/{ruleId}` | Update a rate-limit WAF rule. |
| POST | `/waf/rules/redirect` | Create a redirect WAF rule. |
| PATCH | `/waf/rules/redirect/{ruleId}` | Update a redirect WAF rule. |
| GET | `/waf/rules/{ruleId}` | Get a WAF rule. |
| DELETE | `/waf/rules/{ruleId}` | Delete a WAF rule. |

## Machine-readable artifacts (5)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appwrite/refs/heads/main/openapi/appwrite-waf-api-openapi.yml
- **Overlay** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appwrite/refs/heads/main/overlays/appwrite-waf-overlay.yaml
- **Documentation** — https://appwrite.io/docs
- **APIReference** — https://appwrite.io/docs/references
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite

## Other Appwrite APIs (12)

- [Appwrite Project API](https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-project-api/)
- [Appwrite TablesDB API](https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-tablesdb-api/)
- [Appwrite Account API](https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-account-api/)
- [Appwrite Databases API](https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-databases-api/)
- [Appwrite Domains API](https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-domains-api/)
- [Appwrite Messaging API](https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-messaging-api/)
- [Appwrite Organizations API](https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-organizations-api/)
- [Appwrite Users API](https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-users-api/)
- [Appwrite PostgreSQL API](https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-postgresql-api/)
- [Appwrite DocumentsDB API](https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-documentsdb-api/)
- [Appwrite VectorsDB API](https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-vectorsdb-api/)
- [Appwrite MySQL API](https://apis.io/apis/appwrite/appwrite-mysql-api/)

## Tags

Security, Networking

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