--- title: Create Bulk Redirects via API description: Learn how to create Bulk Redirects using the Cloudflare API. image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png --- > Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.cloudflare.com/rules/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. [Skip to content](#%5Ftop) # Create Bulk Redirects via API To create Bulk Redirects via API, you must: 1. Create a Bulk Redirect List via API. 2. Add items (URL redirects) to the list created in step 1. 3. Create a Bulk Redirect Rule via API, which enables the list created in step 1. Note Bulk Redirects require that the incoming traffic for the hostname referenced in visitors' requests is [proxied by Cloudflare](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/proxy-status/). ## 1\. Create a Bulk Redirect List via API Use the [Create a list](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/rules/subresources/lists/methods/create/) operation to create a new Bulk Redirect List. The list `kind` must be `redirect`. Required API token permissions At least one of the following [token permissions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/) is required: * `Account Filter Lists Edit` Create a list ``` curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/rules/lists" \ --request POST \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ --json '{ "name": "my_redirect_list", "description": "My redirect list.", "kind": "redirect" }' ``` ``` { "result": { "id": "f848b6ccb07647749411f504d6f88794", "name": "my_redirect_list", "description": "My redirect list.", "kind": "redirect", "num_items": 0, "num_referencing_filters": 0, "created_on": "2021-10-28T09:11:42Z", "modified_on": "2021-10-28T09:11:42Z" }, "success": true, "errors": [], "messages": []} ``` Take note of the list ID — you will need it in the next step. For more information on list operations, refer to the [Lists API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waf/tools/lists/lists-api/) documentation. ## 2\. Add items to the list Use the [Create list items](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/rules/subresources/lists/subresources/items/methods/create/) operation to add URL redirect items to the list. Enter the list ID from the previous step in the endpoint URL: Required API token permissions At least one of the following [token permissions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/) is required: * `Account Filter Lists Edit` Create list items ``` curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/rules/lists/f848b6ccb07647749411f504d6f88794/items" \ --request POST \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ --json '[ { "redirect": { "source_url": "example.com/blog/", "target_url": "https://example.com/blog/latest" } }, { "redirect": { "source_url": "example.net/", "target_url": "https://example.net/under-construction.html", "status_code": 307 } } ]' ``` ``` { "result": { "operation_id": "92558f8b296d4dbe9d0419e0e53f6622" }, "success": true, "errors": [], "messages": []} ``` This is an asynchronous operation. The response will contain an `operation_id` which you will use to check if the operation completed successfully using the [Get bulk operation status](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/rules/subresources/lists/subresources/bulk%5Foperations/methods/get/) operation: Required API token permissions At least one of the following [token permissions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/) is required: * `Account Filter Lists Edit` * `Account Filter Lists Read` Get bulk operation status ``` curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/rules/lists/bulk_operations/92558f8b296d4dbe9d0419e0e53f6622" \ --request GET \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" ``` Once the operation has completed successfully, the response will be similar to the following: Response ``` { "result": { "id": "92558f8b296d4dbe9d0419e0e53f6622", "status": "completed", "completed": "2021-10-28T09:15:42Z" }, "success": true, "errors": [], "messages": []} ``` ## 3\. Create a Bulk Redirect Rule via API Since Bulk Redirect Lists are essentially containers of URL redirects, you have to enable the URL redirects in the list by creating a Bulk Redirect Rule. Add Bulk Redirect Rules to the [entry point ruleset](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ruleset-engine/about/rulesets/#entry-point-ruleset) of the `http_request_redirect` phase at the account level. Refer to the [Rulesets API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ruleset-engine/rulesets-api/) documentation for more information on [creating a ruleset](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ruleset-engine/rulesets-api/create/) and supplying a list of rules for the ruleset. A Bulk Redirect Rule must have: * `action` set to `redirect` * An `action_parameters` object with additional configuration settings — refer to [Bulk Redirects API JSON objects](https://developers.cloudflare.com/rules/url-forwarding/bulk-redirects/reference/json-objects/#bulk-redirect-rule) for details. The following request of the [Create an account ruleset](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/rulesets/methods/create/) operation creates a phase entry point ruleset for the `http_request_redirect` phase at the account level, and defines a single redirect rule. Use this operation if you have not created a phase entry point ruleset for the `http_request_redirect` phase yet. Required API token permissions At least one of the following [token permissions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/) is required: * `Mass URL Redirects Write` * `Magic Firewall Write` * `L4 DDoS Managed Ruleset Write` * `Transform Rules Write` * `Select Configuration Write` * `Account WAF Write` * `Account Rulesets Write` * `Logs Write` Create an account ruleset ``` curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/rulesets" \ --request POST \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ --json '{ "name": "My redirect ruleset", "kind": "root", "phase": "http_request_redirect", "rules": [ { "ref": "enable_my_redirect_list", "expression": "http.request.full_uri in $my_redirect_list", "description": "Bulk Redirect rule.", "action": "redirect", "action_parameters": { "from_list": { "name": "my_redirect_list", "key": "http.request.full_uri" } } } ] }' ``` ``` { "result": { "id": "528f4f03bf0da53a29907199625867be", "name": "My redirect ruleset", "kind": "root", "version": "1", "rules": [ { "ref": "enable_my_redirect_list", "id": "8da312df846b4258a05bcd454ea943be", "version": "1", "expression": "http.request.full_uri in $my_redirect_list", "description": "Bulk Redirect rule.", "action": "redirect", "action_parameters": { "from_list": { "name": "my_redirect_list", "key": "http.request.full_uri" } }, "last_updated": "2021-10-28T09:20:42Z" } ], "last_updated": "2021-10-28T09:20:42Z", "phase": "http_request_redirect" }, "success": true, "errors": [], "messages": []} ``` Use the `ref` field to get stable rule IDs across updates when using Terraform. Adding this field prevents Terraform from recreating the rule on changes. For more information, refer to [Troubleshooting](https://developers.cloudflare.com/terraform/troubleshooting/rule-id-changes/#how-to-keep-the-same-rule-id-between-modifications) in the Terraform documentation. If there is already a phase entry point ruleset for the `http_request_redirect` phase, use the [Update an account ruleset](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/rulesets/methods/update/) operation instead, like in the following example: Required API token permissions At least one of the following [token permissions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/) is required: * `Mass URL Redirects Write` * `Magic Firewall Write` * `L4 DDoS Managed Ruleset Write` * `Transform Rules Write` * `Select Configuration Write` * `Account WAF Write` * `Account Rulesets Write` * `Logs Write` Update an account ruleset ``` curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/rulesets/$RULESET_ID" \ --request PUT \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ --json '{ "name": "My redirect ruleset", "kind": "root", "phase": "http_request_redirect", "rules": [ { "ref": "eval_redirects_list_1", "expression": "http.request.full_uri in $my_redirect_list_1", "description": "Bulk Redirect rule 1", "action": "redirect", "action_parameters": { "from_list": { "name": "my_redirect_list_1", "key": "http.request.full_uri" } } }, { "ref": "eval_redirects_list_2", "expression": "http.request.full_uri in $my_redirect_list_2", "description": "Bulk Redirect rule 2", "action": "redirect", "action_parameters": { "from_list": { "name": "my_redirect_list_2", "key": "http.request.full_uri" } } } ] }' ``` ``` { "result": { "id": "67013aa153df4e5fbda92f92bc979331", "name": "default", "description": "", "kind": "root", "version": "2", "rules": [ { "ref": "eval_redirects_list_1", "id": "8be62ab2ef9a4a41af30c24ff8e73e41", "version": "1", "action": "redirect", "action_parameters": { "from_list": { "name": "my_redirect_list_1", "key": "http.request.full_uri" } }, "expression": "http.request.full_uri in $my_redirect_list_1", "description": "Bulk Redirect rule 1", "last_updated": "2021-12-03T15:38:51.658387Z", "ref": "8be62ab2ef9a4a41af30c24ff8e73e41", "enabled": true }, { "ref": "eval_redirects_list_2", "id": "97e38797fb2b4b22a4919800f1318a5c", "version": "1", "action": "redirect", "action_parameters": { "from_list": { "name": "my_redirect_list_2", "key": "http.request.full_uri" } }, "expression": "http.request.full_uri in $my_redirect_list_2", "description": "Bulk Redirect rule 2", "last_updated": "2021-12-03T15:38:51.658387Z", "ref": "97e38797fb2b4b22a4919800f1318a5c", "enabled": true } ], "last_updated": "2021-12-03T15:38:51.658387Z", "phase": "http_request_redirect" }, "success": true, "errors": [], "messages": []} ``` --- ## Required API token permissions The API token used in API requests to manage Bulk Redirects objects (lists, list items, and rules) must have at least the following [permissions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/): * [ Dashboard ](#tab-panel-10466) * [ API ](#tab-panel-10467) * _Account_ \> _Bulk URL Redirects_ \> _Edit_ * _Account_ \> _Account Filter Lists_ \> _Edit_ * Mass URL Redirects Write * Account Rule Lists Write ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","@id":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/rules/url-forwarding/bulk-redirects/create-api/#page","headline":"Create Bulk Redirects via API · Cloudflare Rules docs","description":"Learn how to create Bulk Redirects using the Cloudflare API.","url":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/rules/url-forwarding/bulk-redirects/create-api/","inLanguage":"en","image":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png","dateModified":"2026-05-05","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Cloudflare","url":"https://www.cloudflare.com/"},"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/#website","name":"Cloudflare Docs","url":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/"},"keywords":["Redirects"]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/directory/","name":"Directory"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/rules/","name":"Rules"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"/rules/url-forwarding/","name":"Redirects"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@id":"/rules/url-forwarding/bulk-redirects/","name":"Bulk Redirects"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@id":"/rules/url-forwarding/bulk-redirects/create-api/","name":"Create Bulk Redirects via API"}}]} ```