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title: Get NEL setting
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# Get NEL setting
GET/zones/{zone\_id}/settings/nel
Fetches the Network Error Logging (NEL) setting for a zone. NEL allows browsers to report network errors to a configured endpoint. The setting is enabled by default for free and pro zones, and disabled by default for business and enterprise zones unless the NEL product feature is enabled.
##### Security
API Token
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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 Settings Read`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
zone\_id: string
Identifier of the zone.
maxLength32
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20zones.nel%20%3E%20(method)%20get%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of object {code, message }
code: number
Error or message code.
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message: string
Human-readable message.
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20zones.nel%20%3E%20(method)%20get%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20errors>)
messages: array of object {code, message }
code: number
Error or message code.
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message: string
Human-readable message.
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20zones.nel%20%3E%20(method)%20get%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20messages>)
result: Setting { id, editable, modified\_on, value }
A zone-scoped NEL configuration setting.
id: "nel"
Zone setting identifier.
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editable: boolean
Whether the setting is editable. This is false when the zone’s plan does not include NEL or the NEL product feature is not enabled.
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modified\_on: string
When the setting was last modified. A zero value (0001-01-01T00:00:00Z) indicates the setting has never been explicitly set and is using the default value.
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value: object {enabled }
The NEL configuration value.
enabled: boolean
Whether Network Error Logging is enabled for the zone. When enabled, browsers report network errors to Cloudflare’s NEL endpoint.
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20zones.nel%20%3E%20(method)%20get%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)
success: boolean
Whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20zones.nel%20%3E%20(method)%20get%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
### Get NEL setting
HTTP
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```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/settings/nel \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```
200 example
200 example
401 example
403 example
500 example
```
{
"errors": [],
"messages": [],
"result": {
"editable": false,
"id": "nel",
"modified_on": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"value": {
"enabled": false
}
},
"success": true
}
```
```
{
"errors": [],
"messages": [],
"result": {
"editable": true,
"id": "nel",
"modified_on": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"value": {
"enabled": true
}
},
"success": true
}
```
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1009,
"message": "auth.not_authorized"
}
],
"messages": [],
"result": null,
"success": false
}
```
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1010,
"message": "auth.forbidden"
}
],
"messages": [],
"result": null,
"success": false
}
```
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "internal_error"
}
],
"messages": [],
"result": null,
"success": false
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
200 example
401 example
403 example
500 example
```
{
"errors": [],
"messages": [],
"result": {
"editable": false,
"id": "nel",
"modified_on": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"value": {
"enabled": false
}
},
"success": true
}
```
```
{
"errors": [],
"messages": [],
"result": {
"editable": true,
"id": "nel",
"modified_on": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"value": {
"enabled": true
}
},
"success": true
}
```
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1009,
"message": "auth.not_authorized"
}
],
"messages": [],
"result": null,
"success": false
}
```
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1010,
"message": "auth.forbidden"
}
],
"messages": [],
"result": null,
"success": false
}
```
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "internal_error"
}
],
"messages": [],
"result": null,
"success": false
}
```