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title: Update the Content Scanning status for a zone.
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# Update the Content Scanning status for a zone.

client.ContentScanning.Update(ctx, params) (\*[ContentScanningUpdateResponse](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/content_scanning#(resource)%20content_scanning%20%3E%20(model)%20ContentScanningUpdateResponse%20%3E%20(schema)>), error)

PUT/zones/{zone\_id}/content-upload-scan/settings

Update the Content Scanning status by setting the status value to `enabled` or `disabled`. This is equivalent to calling the dedicated enable and disable endpoints.

##### Security

<details>

<summary>API Token</summary>



The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/">Create a token</a>.

**Example:**<code>Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY</code>

</details>

<details>

<summary>API Email + API Key</summary>



The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Email: user@example.com</code>

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194</code>

</details>

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`Zone WAF Write``Account WAF Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

<details>

<summary>

params ContentScanningUpdateParams

</summary>

ZoneID param.Field\[string]

Path param: Defines an identifier.

maxLength32

<a href="#(resource)%20content_scanning%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id">Link to this property</a>

<details>

<summary>

Value param.Field\[<a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/content_scanning/methods/update#(resource)%20content_scanning%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20value%20%3E%20(schema)">ContentScanningUpdateParamsValue</a>]

Body param: The status value for Content Scanning.

</summary>

const ContentScanningUpdateParamsValueEnabled <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/content_scanning/methods/update#(resource)%20content_scanning%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20value%20%3E%20(schema)">ContentScanningUpdateParamsValue</a> = "enabled"

<a href="#(resource)%20content_scanning%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20value%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(member)%200">Link to this property</a>

const ContentScanningUpdateParamsValueDisabled <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/content_scanning/methods/update#(resource)%20content_scanning%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20value%20%3E%20(schema)">ContentScanningUpdateParamsValue</a> = "disabled"

<a href="#(resource)%20content_scanning%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20value%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(member)%201">Link to this property</a>

</details>

<a href="#(resource)%20content_scanning%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20value">Link to this property</a>

</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20content_scanning%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default>)

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

<details>

<summary>

type ContentScanningUpdateResponse struct{…}

Defines the status for Content Scanning.

</summary>

Modified stringOptional

Defines the last modification date (ISO 8601) of the Content Scanning status.

<a href="#(resource)%20content_scanning%20%3E%20(model)%20ContentScanningUpdateResponse%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20modified">Link to this property</a>

Value stringOptional

Defines the status of Content Scanning.

<a href="#(resource)%20content_scanning%20%3E%20(model)%20ContentScanningUpdateResponse%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20value">Link to this property</a>

</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20content_scanning%20%3E%20(model)%20ContentScanningUpdateResponse%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Update the Content Scanning status for a zone.

Go

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go"
  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/content_scanning"
  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/option"
)

func main() {
  client := cloudflare.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIToken("Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY"),
  )
  contentScanning, err := client.ContentScanning.Update(context.TODO(), content_scanning.ContentScanningUpdateParams{
    ZoneID: cloudflare.F("023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"),
    Value: cloudflare.F(content_scanning.ContentScanningUpdateParamsValueEnabled),
  })
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", contentScanning.Modified)
}
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "modified": "2024-12-02T09:57:23.150259Z",
    "value": "enabled"
  },
  "success": true
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "modified": "2024-12-02T09:57:23.150259Z",
    "value": "enabled"
  },
  "success": true
}
```