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title: Update global schema validation settings
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# Update global schema validation settings

schema\_validation.settings.update(SettingUpdateParams\*\*kwargs) -> [SettingUpdateResponse](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/schema_validation#(resource)%20schema_validation.settings%20%3E%20(model)%20setting_update_response%20%3E%20(schema)>)

PUT/zones/{zone\_id}/schema\_validation/settings

Fully updates global schema validation settings for a zone, replacing existing configuration.

##### 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>.

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</details>

<details>

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**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)

`Account API Gateway``Domain API Gateway`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

zone\_id: str

Identifier.

maxLength32

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<details>

<summary>

validation\_default\_mitigation\_action: Literal\["none", "log", "block"]

The default mitigation action used Mitigation actions are as follows:

- <code>"log"</code> - log request when request does not conform to schema
- <code>"block"</code> - deny access to the site when request does not conform to schema
- <code>"none"</code> - skip running schema validation

</summary>

One of the following:

"none"

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"log"

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"block"

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validation\_override\_mitigation\_action: Optional\[Literal\["none"]]

When set, this overrides both zone level and operation level mitigation actions.

- `"none"` - skip running schema validation entirely for the request
- `null` - clears any existing override

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20schema_validation.settings%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20validation_override_mitigation_action%20%3E%20(schema)>)

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<details>

<summary>

class SettingUpdateResponse: …

</summary>

<details>

<summary>

validation\_default\_mitigation\_action: Literal\["none", "log", "block"]

The default mitigation action used

Mitigation actions are as follows:

- <code>log</code> - log request when request does not conform to schema
- <code>block</code> - deny access to the site when request does not conform to schema
- <code>none</code> - skip running schema validation

</summary>

One of the following:

"none"

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"log"

<a href="#(resource)%20schema_validation.settings%20%3E%20(model)%20setting_update_response%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20validation_default_mitigation_action%20%3E%20(member)%201">Link to this property</a>

"block"

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validation\_override\_mitigation\_action: Optional\[Literal\["none"]]

When not null, this overrides global both zone level and operation level mitigation actions. This can serve as a quick way to disable schema validation for the whole zone.

- <code>"none"</code> will skip running schema validation entirely for the request

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### Update global schema validation settings

Python

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
setting = client.schema_validation.settings.update(
    zone_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    validation_default_mitigation_action="block",
)
print(setting.validation_default_mitigation_action)
```

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": {
    "validation_default_mitigation_action": "block",
    "validation_override_mitigation_action": "none"
  },
  "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": {
    "validation_default_mitigation_action": "block",
    "validation_override_mitigation_action": "none"
  },
  "success": true
}
```