Cloudflare

Cloudflare WAF API

The Cloudflare Web Application Firewall API checks incoming web and API requests and filters undesired traffic using rulesets. It supports managed rules, custom rules, rate limiting rules, and provides endpoints for deploying and managing rulesets via the Rulesets API.

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

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: cloudflare:cloudflare-waf-api
name: Cloudflare WAF API
tags:
- Rules
- Security
- Web Application Firewall
humanURL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/waf/
baseURL: https://api.cloudflare.com
properties:
- url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/waf/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/waf/get-started/
  type: GettingStarted
description: The Cloudflare Web Application Firewall API checks incoming web and API requests and filters
  undesired traffic using rulesets. It supports managed rules, custom rules, rate limiting rules, and
  provides endpoints for deploying and managing rulesets via the Rulesets API.