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title: Update URL Normalization settings
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# Update URL Normalization settings
PUT/zones/{zone\_id}/url\_normalization
Updates the URL Normalization settings.
##### 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)
`Response Compression Write``Config Settings Write``Dynamic URL Redirects Write``Cache Settings Write``Custom Errors Write``Origin Write``Managed headers Write``Zone Transform Rules Write``Mass URL Redirects Write``Magic Firewall Write``L4 DDoS Managed Ruleset Write``HTTP DDoS Managed Ruleset Write``Sanitize Write``Transform Rules Write``Select Configuration Write``Bot Management Write``Zone WAF Write``Account WAF Write``Account Rulesets Write``Logs Write``Logs Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
zone\_id: string
The unique ID of the zone.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20url_normalization%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
scope: "incoming"or "both"or "none"
The scope of the URL normalization.
One of the following:
"incoming"
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"both"
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"none"
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type: "cloudflare"or "rfc3986"
The type of URL normalization performed by Cloudflare.
One of the following:
"cloudflare"
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"rfc3986"
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20url_normalization%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20type%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of object {message, code, source }
A list of error messages.
message: string
A text description of this message.
minLength1
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code: optional number
A unique code for this message.
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source: optional object {pointer }
The source of this message.
pointer: string
A JSON pointer to the field that is the source of the message.
minLength1
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20url_normalization%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20errors>)
messages: array of object {message, code, source }
A list of warning messages.
message: string
A text description of this message.
minLength1
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code: optional number
A unique code for this message.
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source: optional object {pointer }
The source of this message.
pointer: string
A JSON pointer to the field that is the source of the message.
minLength1
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result: object {scope, type }
A result.
scope: "incoming"or "both"or "none"
The scope of the URL normalization.
One of the following:
"incoming"
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"both"
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"none"
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type: "cloudflare"or "rfc3986"
The type of URL normalization performed by Cloudflare.
One of the following:
"cloudflare"
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"rfc3986"
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20url_normalization%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)
success: true
Whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20url_normalization%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
### Update URL Normalization settings
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/url_normalization \
-X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"scope": "incoming",
"type": "cloudflare"
}'
```
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"message": "something bad happened",
"code": 10000,
"source": {
"pointer": "/rules/0/action"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"message": "something bad happened",
"code": 10000,
"source": {
"pointer": "/rules/0/action"
}
}
],
"result": {
"scope": "incoming",
"type": "cloudflare"
},
"success": true
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"message": "something bad happened",
"code": 10000,
"source": {
"pointer": "/rules/0/action"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"message": "something bad happened",
"code": 10000,
"source": {
"pointer": "/rules/0/action"
}
}
],
"result": {
"scope": "incoming",
"type": "cloudflare"
},
"success": true
}
```