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# Update the Leaked Credential Checks status for a zone.
POST/zones/{zone\_id}/leaked-credential-checks
Update the Leaked Credential Checks status for the zone, enabling or disabling the detection. While enabled, the detection populates the `cf.waf.credential_check.*` fields, which you can reference in custom rules and rate limiting rules to challenge or block requests carrying compromised credentials.
##### 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)
`Zone WAF Write``Account WAF Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
zone\_id: string
Defines an identifier.
maxLength32
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20leaked_credential_checks%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
enabled: optional boolean
Determines whether or not Leaked Credential Checks are enabled.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20leaked_credential_checks%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20enabled%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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messages: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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result: object {enabled }
Defines the overall status for Leaked Credential Checks.
enabled: optional boolean
Determines whether or not Leaked Credential Checks are enabled.
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20leaked_credential_checks%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)
success: true
Defines whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20leaked_credential_checks%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
### Update the Leaked Credential Checks status for a zone.
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/leaked-credential-checks \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"enabled": true
}'
```
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": {
"enabled": true
},
"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": {
"enabled": true
},
"success": true
}
```