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Cloudflare DDoS Protection API

The Cloudflare DDoS Protection API provides managed rulesets for mitigating DDoS attacks at both the application and network layers. Developers can configure HTTP and network-layer attack protection overrides, adjust sensitivity levels, and customize actions via the Rulesets API.

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Documentation
https://developers.cloudflare.com/ddos-protection/
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GettingStarted
https://developers.cloudflare.com/ddos-protection/get-started/

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: cloudflare:cloudflare-ddos-protection-api
name: Cloudflare DDoS Protection API
tags:
- DDoS Protection
- Rules
- Security
humanURL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ddos-protection/
baseURL: https://api.cloudflare.com
properties:
- url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ddos-protection/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ddos-protection/get-started/
  type: GettingStarted
description: The Cloudflare DDoS Protection API provides managed rulesets for mitigating DDoS attacks
  at both the application and network layers. Developers can configure HTTP and network-layer attack protection
  overrides, adjust sensitivity levels, and customize actions via the Rulesets API.