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Firewall
Rules

Delete a firewall rule

firewall.rules.delete(strrule_id, RuleDeleteParams**kwargs) -> FirewallRule
DELETE/zones/{zone_id}/firewall/rules/{rule_id}

This endpoint has been deprecated and returns 410 Gone. Please use the Rulesets API instead.

Deletes an existing firewall rule.

Security
API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key

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

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

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

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
Firewall Services Write
ParametersExpand Collapse
zone_id: str

Defines an identifier.

maxLength32
rule_id: str

The unique identifier of the firewall rule.

maxLength32
ReturnsExpand Collapse
class FirewallRule: …
id: Optional[str]

The unique identifier of the firewall rule.

maxLength32
action: Optional[Action]

The action to apply to a matched request. The log action is only available on an Enterprise plan.

One of the following:
"block"
"challenge"
"js_challenge"
"managed_challenge"
"allow"
"log"
"bypass"
description: Optional[str]

An informative summary of the firewall rule.

maxLength500
filter: Optional[Filter]
One of the following:
class FirewallFilter: …
id: Optional[str]

The unique identifier of the filter.

maxLength32
minLength32
description: Optional[str]

An informative summary of the filter.

maxLength500
expression: Optional[str]

The filter expression. For more information, refer to Expressions.

paused: Optional[bool]

When true, indicates that the filter is currently paused.

ref: Optional[str]

A short reference tag. Allows you to select related filters.

maxLength50
class DeletedFilter: …
id: str

The unique identifier of the filter.

maxLength32
minLength32
deleted: bool

When true, indicates that the firewall rule was deleted.

paused: Optional[bool]

When true, indicates that the firewall rule is currently paused.

priority: Optional[float]

The priority of the rule. Optional value used to define the processing order. A lower number indicates a higher priority. If not provided, rules with a defined priority will be processed before rules without a priority.

maximum2147483647
minimum0
products: Optional[List[Product]]
One of the following:
"zoneLockdown"
"uaBlock"
"bic"
"hot"
"securityLevel"
"rateLimit"
"waf"
ref: Optional[str]

A short reference tag. Allows you to select related firewall rules.

maxLength50

Delete a firewall rule

import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
firewall_rule = client.firewall.rules.delete(
    rule_id="372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b60",
    zone_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
)
print(firewall_rule.id)
{
  "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": {
    "id": "372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b60",
    "action": "block",
    "description": "Blocks traffic identified during investigation for MIR-31",
    "filter": {
      "id": "372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b61",
      "description": "Restrict access from these browsers on this address range.",
      "expression": "(http.request.uri.path ~ \".*wp-login.php\" or http.request.uri.path ~ \".*xmlrpc.php\") and ip.addr ne 172.16.22.155",
      "paused": false,
      "ref": "FIL-100"
    },
    "paused": false,
    "priority": 50,
    "products": [
      "waf"
    ],
    "ref": "MIR-31"
  },
  "success": true
}
Returns Examples
{
  "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": {
    "id": "372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b60",
    "action": "block",
    "description": "Blocks traffic identified during investigation for MIR-31",
    "filter": {
      "id": "372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b61",
      "description": "Restrict access from these browsers on this address range.",
      "expression": "(http.request.uri.path ~ \".*wp-login.php\" or http.request.uri.path ~ \".*xmlrpc.php\") and ip.addr ne 172.16.22.155",
      "paused": false,
      "ref": "FIL-100"
    },
    "paused": false,
    "priority": 50,
    "products": [
      "waf"
    ],
    "ref": "MIR-31"
  },
  "success": true
}