---
title: POST example
description: Create filters or rules with a POST API request.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
---

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# POST example

This example creates several filters using a single API call.

Request

```
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/{zone_id}/filters" \--header "X-Auth-Email: <EMAIL>" \--header "X-Auth-Key: <API_KEY>" \--header "Content-Type: application/json" \--data '[  {    "expression": "ip.src eq 93.184.216.0"  },  {    "expression": "http.request.uri.path matches \"^/api/.*$\"",    "description": "/api"  },  {    "expression": "not http.request.uri.path matches \"^/api/.*$\"",    "description": "not /api"  },  {    "expression": "(http.request.uri.path ~ \"^.*/wp-login.php$\" or http.request.uri.path ~ \"^.*/xmlrpc.php$\")",    "description": "Login"  },  {    "expression": "ip.src eq 93.184.216.0 and (http.request.uri.path ~ \"^.*/wp-login.php$\" or http.request.uri.path ~ \"^.*/xmlrpc.php$\")",    "description": "Login from office"  }]'
```

Response

```
{  "result": [    {      "id": "<FILTER_ID_1>",      "paused": false,      "expression": "ip.src eq 93.184.216.0"    },    {      "id": "<FILTER_ID_2>",      "paused": false,      "description": "/api",      "expression": "http.request.uri.path matches \"^/api/.*$\""    },    {      "id": "<FILTER_ID_3>",      "paused": false,      "description": "not /api",      "expression": "not http.request.uri.path matches \"^/api/.*$\""    },    {      "id": "<FILTER_ID_4>",      "paused": false,      "description": "Login",      "expression": "(http.request.uri.path ~ \"^.*/wp-login.php$\" or http.request.uri.path ~ \"^.*/xmlrpc.php$\")"    },    {      "id": "<FILTER_ID_5>",      "paused": false,      "description": "Login from office",      "expression": "ip.src eq 93.184.216.0 and (http.request.uri.path ~ \"^.*/wp-login.php$\" or http.request.uri.path ~ \"^.*/xmlrpc.php$\")"    }  ],  "success": true,  "errors": [],  "messages": []}
```

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