--- title: Create Spectrum application using a name for the origin --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python) [Spectrum](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/spectrum) [Apps](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/spectrum/subresources/apps) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # Create Spectrum application using a name for the origin spectrum.apps.create(AppCreateParams\*\*kwargs) -> [AppCreateResponse]() POST/zones/{zone\_id}/spectrum/apps Creates a new Spectrum application from a configuration using a name for the origin. ##### Security
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##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required) `Zone Settings Write` ##### ParametersExpand Collapse zone\_id: str Zone identifier. maxLength32 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
dns: DNSParam The name and type of DNS record for the Spectrum application. name: Optional\[str] The name of the DNS record associated with the application. formathostname Link to this property
type: Optional\[Literal\["CNAME", "ADDRESS"]] The type of DNS record associated with the application. One of the following: "CNAME" Link to this property "ADDRESS" Link to this property
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20dns%20%3E%20(schema)>) protocol: str The port configuration at Cloudflare’s edge. May specify a single port, for example `"tcp/1000"`, or a range of ports, for example `"tcp/1000-2000"`. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20protocol%20%3E%20(schema)>)
traffic\_type: Literal\["direct", "http", "https", "worker"] Determines how data travels from the edge to your origin. When set to “direct”, Spectrum will send traffic directly to your origin, and the application’s type is derived from the protocol. When set to “http” or “https”, Spectrum will apply Cloudflare’s HTTP/HTTPS features as it sends traffic to your origin, and the application type matches this property exactly. When set to “worker”, traffic is sent to the Worker specified by origin_worker_id. One of the following: "direct" Link to this property "http" Link to this property "https" Link to this property "worker" Link to this property
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20traffic_type%20%3E%20(schema)>) argo\_smart\_routing: Optional\[[bool]()] Enables Argo Smart Routing for this application. Notes: Only available for TCP or UDP applications with traffic\_type set to “direct”. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20argo_smart_routing%20%3E%20(schema)>)
edge\_ips: Optional\[EdgeIPsParam] The anycast edge IP configuration for the hostname of this application. One of the following:
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connectivity: Optional\[Literal\["all", "ipv4", "ipv6"]] The IP versions supported for inbound connections on Spectrum anycast IPs. One of the following: "all" Link to this property "ipv4" Link to this property "ipv6" Link to this property
Link to this property type: Optional\[Literal\["dynamic"]] The type of edge IP configuration specified. Dynamically allocated edge IPs use Spectrum anycast IPs in accordance with the connectivity you specify. Only valid with CNAME DNS names. Link to this property
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class Static: … ips: Optional\[List\[str]] The array of customer owned IPs we broadcast via anycast for this hostname and application. Link to this property type: Optional\[Literal\["static"]] The type of edge IP configuration specified. Statically allocated edge IPs use customer IPs in accordance with the ips array you specify. Only valid with ADDRESS DNS names. Link to this property
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20edge_ips%20%3E%20(schema)>) ip\_firewall: Optional\[[bool]()] Enables IP Access Rules for this application. Notes: Only available for TCP applications. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20ip_firewall%20%3E%20(schema)>) origin\_direct: Optional\[Sequence\[str]] List of origin IP addresses. Array may contain multiple IP addresses for load balancing. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20origin_direct%20%3E%20(schema)>)
origin\_dns: Optional\[OriginDNSParam] The name and type of DNS record for the Spectrum application. name: Optional\[str] The name of the DNS record associated with the origin. formathostname Link to this property ttl: Optional\[int] The TTL of our resolution of your DNS record in seconds. minimum600 Link to this property
type: Optional\[Literal\["", "A", "AAAA", "SRV"]] The type of DNS record associated with the origin. "" is used to specify a combination of A/AAAA records. One of the following: "" Link to this property "A" Link to this property "AAAA" Link to this property "SRV" Link to this property
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origin\_port: Optional\[OriginPortParam] The destination port at the origin. Only specified in conjunction with origin\_dns. May use an integer to specify a single origin port, for example 1000, or a string to specify a range of origin ports, for example "1000-2000". Notes: If specifying a port range, the number of ports in the range must match the number of ports specified in the “protocol” field. maximum65535 minimum1 One of the following: int Link to this property str Link to this property
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20origin_port%20%3E%20(schema)>) origin\_worker\_id: Optional\[str] Optional Worker script tag (worker ID) to use as the application’s origin. Only supported for TCP applications with traffic\_type “worker”; mutually exclusive with origin\_direct, origin\_dns, origin\_port, proxy\_protocol, and argo\_smart\_routing. tls may only be “off” or “flexible”. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20origin_worker_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
proxy\_protocol: Optional\[Literal\["off", "v1", "v2", "simple"]] Enables Proxy Protocol to the origin. Refer to Enable Proxy protocol for implementation details on PROXY Protocol V1, PROXY Protocol V2, and Simple Proxy Protocol. One of the following: "off" Link to this property "v1" Link to this property "v2" Link to this property "simple" Link to this property
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tls: Optional\[Literal\["off", "flexible", "full", "strict"]] The type of TLS termination associated with the application. One of the following: "off" Link to this property "flexible" Link to this property "full" Link to this property "strict" Link to this property
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20tls%20%3E%20(schema)>) virtual\_network\_id: Optional\[str] Optional UUID of a virtual network for routing origin traffic through tunnel virtual networks. formatuuid [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20virtual_network_id%20%3E%20(schema)>) ##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
AppCreateResponse One of the following:
class SpectrumConfigAppConfig: … id: str App identifier. maxLength32 Link to this property created\_on: datetime When the Application was created. formatdate-time Link to this property
dns: DNS The name and type of DNS record for the Spectrum application. name: Optional\[str] The name of the DNS record associated with the application. formathostname Link to this property
type: Optional\[Literal\["CNAME", "ADDRESS"]] The type of DNS record associated with the application. One of the following: "CNAME" Link to this property "ADDRESS" Link to this property
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Link to this property modified\_on: datetime When the Application was last modified. formatdate-time Link to this property protocol: str The port configuration at Cloudflare’s edge. May specify a single port, for example "tcp/1000", or a range of ports, for example "tcp/1000-2000". Link to this property
traffic\_type: Literal\["direct", "http", "https", "worker"] Determines how data travels from the edge to your origin. When set to “direct”, Spectrum will send traffic directly to your origin, and the application’s type is derived from the protocol. When set to “http” or “https”, Spectrum will apply Cloudflare’s HTTP/HTTPS features as it sends traffic to your origin, and the application type matches this property exactly. When set to “worker”, traffic is sent to the Worker specified by origin_worker_id. One of the following: "direct" Link to this property "http" Link to this property "https" Link to this property "worker" Link to this property
Link to this property argo\_smart\_routing: Optional\[bool] Enables Argo Smart Routing for this application. Notes: Only available for TCP or UDP applications with traffic\_type set to “direct”. Link to this property
edge\_ips: Optional\[EdgeIPs] The anycast edge IP configuration for the hostname of this application. One of the following:
class Dynamic: …
connectivity: Optional\[Literal\["all", "ipv4", "ipv6"]] The IP versions supported for inbound connections on Spectrum anycast IPs. One of the following: "all" Link to this property "ipv4" Link to this property "ipv6" Link to this property
Link to this property type: Optional\[Literal\["dynamic"]] The type of edge IP configuration specified. Dynamically allocated edge IPs use Spectrum anycast IPs in accordance with the connectivity you specify. Only valid with CNAME DNS names. Link to this property
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class Static: … ips: Optional\[List\[str]] The array of customer owned IPs we broadcast via anycast for this hostname and application. Link to this property type: Optional\[Literal\["static"]] The type of edge IP configuration specified. Statically allocated edge IPs use customer IPs in accordance with the ips array you specify. Only valid with ADDRESS DNS names. Link to this property
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Link to this property ip\_firewall: Optional\[bool] Enables IP Access Rules for this application. Notes: Only available for TCP applications. Link to this property origin\_direct: Optional\[List\[str]] List of origin IP addresses. Array may contain multiple IP addresses for load balancing. Link to this property
origin\_dns: Optional\[OriginDNS] The name and type of DNS record for the Spectrum application. name: Optional\[str] The name of the DNS record associated with the origin. formathostname Link to this property ttl: Optional\[int] The TTL of our resolution of your DNS record in seconds. minimum600 Link to this property
type: Optional\[Literal\["", "A", "AAAA", "SRV"]] The type of DNS record associated with the origin. "" is used to specify a combination of A/AAAA records. One of the following: "" Link to this property "A" Link to this property "AAAA" Link to this property "SRV" Link to this property
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origin\_port: Optional\[OriginPort] The destination port at the origin. Only specified in conjunction with origin\_dns. May use an integer to specify a single origin port, for example 1000, or a string to specify a range of origin ports, for example "1000-2000". Notes: If specifying a port range, the number of ports in the range must match the number of ports specified in the “protocol” field. maximum65535 minimum1 One of the following: int Link to this property str Link to this property
Link to this property origin\_worker\_id: Optional\[str] Optional Worker script tag (worker ID) to use as the application’s origin. Only supported for TCP applications with traffic\_type “worker”; mutually exclusive with origin\_direct, origin\_dns, origin\_port, proxy\_protocol, and argo\_smart\_routing. tls may only be “off” or “flexible”. Link to this property
proxy\_protocol: Optional\[Literal\["off", "v1", "v2", "simple"]] Enables Proxy Protocol to the origin. Refer to Enable Proxy protocol for implementation details on PROXY Protocol V1, PROXY Protocol V2, and Simple Proxy Protocol. One of the following: "off" Link to this property "v1" Link to this property "v2" Link to this property "simple" Link to this property
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tls: Optional\[Literal\["off", "flexible", "full", "strict"]] The type of TLS termination associated with the application. One of the following: "off" Link to this property "flexible" Link to this property "full" Link to this property "strict" Link to this property
Link to this property virtual\_network\_id: Optional\[str] Optional UUID of a virtual network for routing origin traffic through tunnel virtual networks. formatuuid Link to this property
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class SpectrumConfigPaygoAppConfig: … id: str App identifier. maxLength32 Link to this property created\_on: datetime When the Application was created. formatdate-time Link to this property
dns: DNS The name and type of DNS record for the Spectrum application. name: Optional\[str] The name of the DNS record associated with the application. formathostname Link to this property
type: Optional\[Literal\["CNAME", "ADDRESS"]] The type of DNS record associated with the application. One of the following: "CNAME" Link to this property "ADDRESS" Link to this property
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Link to this property modified\_on: datetime When the Application was last modified. formatdate-time Link to this property protocol: str The port configuration at Cloudflare’s edge. May specify a single port, for example "tcp/1000", or a range of ports, for example "tcp/1000-2000". Link to this property origin\_direct: Optional\[List\[str]] List of origin IP addresses. Array may contain multiple IP addresses for load balancing. Link to this property
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20spectrum.apps%20%3E%20(model)%20app_create_response%20%3E%20(schema)>) ### Create Spectrum application using a name for the origin 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 ) app = client.spectrum.apps.create( zone_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353", dns={}, protocol="tcp/22", traffic_type="direct", ) print(app) ``` 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" } } ], "success": true, "result": { "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353", "created_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z", "dns": { "name": "ssh.example.com", "type": "CNAME" }, "modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z", "protocol": "tcp/22", "traffic_type": "direct", "argo_smart_routing": true, "edge_ips": { "connectivity": "all", "type": "dynamic" }, "ip_firewall": false, "origin_direct": [ "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080" ], "origin_dns": { "name": "origin.example.com", "ttl": 600, "type": "" }, "origin_port": 22, "origin_worker_id": "277b7815c871434b960b60729659000a", "proxy_protocol": "off", "tls": "off", "virtual_network_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e" } } ``` ##### 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" } } ], "success": true, "result": { "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353", "created_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z", "dns": { "name": "ssh.example.com", "type": "CNAME" }, "modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z", "protocol": "tcp/22", "traffic_type": "direct", "argo_smart_routing": true, "edge_ips": { "connectivity": "all", "type": "dynamic" }, "ip_firewall": false, "origin_direct": [ "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080" ], "origin_dns": { "name": "origin.example.com", "ttl": 600, "type": "" }, "origin_port": 22, "origin_worker_id": "277b7815c871434b960b60729659000a", "proxy_protocol": "off", "tls": "off", "virtual_network_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e" } } ```