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title: Create a Web Analytics site
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# Create a Web Analytics site
POST/accounts/{account\_id}/rum/site\_info
Creates a new Web Analytics site.
##### 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)
`Account Settings Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
Identifier.
maxLength32
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rum.site_info%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
auto\_install: optional boolean
If enabled, the JavaScript snippet is automatically injected for orange-clouded sites.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rum.site_info%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20auto_install%20%3E%20(schema)>)
host: optional string
The hostname to use for gray-clouded sites.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rum.site_info%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20host%20%3E%20(schema)>)
zone\_tag: optional string
The zone identifier.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rum.site_info%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_tag%20%3E%20(schema)>)
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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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success: boolean
Whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rum.site_info%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
result: optional Site { auto\_install, created, rules, 4 more }
auto\_install: optional boolean
If enabled, the JavaScript snippet is automatically injected for orange-clouded sites.
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created: optional string
formatdate-time
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rules: optional array of RUMRule { id, created, host, 4 more }
A list of rules.
id: optional string
The Web Analytics rule identifier.
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created: optional string
formatdate-time
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host: optional string
The hostname the rule will be applied to.
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inclusive: optional boolean
Whether the rule includes or excludes traffic from being measured.
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is\_paused: optional boolean
Whether the rule is paused or not.
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paths: optional array of string
The paths the rule will be applied to.
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priority: optional number
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ruleset: optional object {id, enabled, zone\_name, zone\_tag }
id: optional string
The Web Analytics ruleset identifier.
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enabled: optional boolean
Whether the ruleset is enabled.
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zone\_name: optional string
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zone\_tag: optional string
The zone identifier.
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site\_tag: optional string
The Web Analytics site identifier.
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site\_token: optional string
The Web Analytics site token.
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snippet: optional string
Encoded JavaScript snippet.
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rum.site_info%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)
### Create a Web Analytics site
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/rum/site_info \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"auto_install": true,
"host": "example.com",
"zone_tag": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"
}'
```
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": {
"auto_install": true,
"created": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"rules": [
{
"id": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
"created": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"host": "example.com",
"inclusive": true,
"is_paused": false,
"paths": [
"*"
],
"priority": 1000
}
],
"ruleset": {
"id": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
"enabled": true,
"zone_name": "example.com",
"zone_tag": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"
},
"site_tag": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
"site_token": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
"snippet": ""
}
}
```
##### 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": {
"auto_install": true,
"created": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"rules": [
{
"id": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
"created": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"host": "example.com",
"inclusive": true,
"is_paused": false,
"paths": [
"*"
],
"priority": 1000
}
],
"ruleset": {
"id": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
"enabled": true,
"zone_name": "example.com",
"zone_tag": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"
},
"site_tag": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
"site_token": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
"snippet": ""
}
}
```