Configuring Advanced TCP Protection via API
You can configure Advanced TCP Protection using the Advanced TCP Protection API.
The Advanced TCP Protection API only supports API token authentication.
For examples of API calls, refer to Common API calls.
Endpoints
To obtain the complete endpoint, append the Advanced TCP Protection API endpoints listed below to the Cloudflare API base URL.
The Cloudflare API base URL is:
https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
The {account_id} argument is the account ID (a hexadecimal string). You can find this value in the Cloudflare dashboard.
The tables in the following sections summarize the available operations.
General operations
| Operation | Method and endpoint / Description |
|---|
Get Advanced TCP
Protection status | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_protection_status
Gets the global Advanced TCP Protection status (enabled or disabled). |
Update Advanced
TCP Protection status | PATCH accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_protection_status
Enables or disables Advanced TCP Protection. |
Prefix operations
| Operation | Method and endpoint / Description |
|---|
| List prefixes | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/prefixes
Fetches all Advanced TCP Protection prefixes in the account. |
| Add prefixes in bulk | POST accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/prefixes/bulk
Adds prefixes in bulk to the account (up to 300 prefixes per request). |
| Get a prefix | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/prefixes/{prefix_id}
Fetches the details of an existing prefix. |
| Update a prefix | PATCH accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/prefixes/{prefix_id}
Updates an existing prefix. |
| Delete a prefix | DELETE accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/prefixes/{prefix_id}
Deletes an existing prefix. |
| Delete all prefixes | DELETE accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/prefixes
Deletes all existing prefixes from the account. |
Allowlist operations
| Operation | Method and endpoint / Description |
|---|
| List allowlisted prefixes | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/allowlist
Fetches all prefixes in the account allowlist. |
| Add an allowlisted prefix | POST accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/allowlist
Adds a prefix to the allowlist. |
| Get an allowlisted prefix | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/allowlist/{allowlist_id}
Fetches the details of an existing prefix in the allowlist. |
| Update an allowlisted prefix | PATCH accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/allowlist/{allowlist_id}
Updates an existing prefix in the allowlist. |
| Delete an allowlisted prefix | DELETE accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/allowlist/{allowlist_id}
Deletes an existing prefix from the allowlist. |
| Delete all allowlisted prefixes | DELETE accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/allowlist
Deletes all existing prefixes from the allowlist. |
SYN Flood Protection operations
Rules
| Operation | Method and endpoint / Description |
|---|
| List SYN flood rules | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/syn_protection/rules
Fetches all SYN flood rules in the account. |
| Add a SYN flood rule | POST accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/syn_protection/rules
Adds a SYN flood rule to the account. |
| Get a SYN flood rule | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/syn_protection/rules/{rule_id}
Fetches the details of an existing SYN flood rule in the account. |
| Update a SYN flood rule | PATCH accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/syn_protection/rules/{rule_id}
Updates an existing SYN flood rule in the account. |
| Delete a SYN flood rule | DELETE accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/syn_protection/rules/{rule_id}
Deletes an existing SYN flood rule from the account. |
| Delete all SYN flood rules | DELETE accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/syn_protection/rules
Deletes all existing SYN flood rules from the account. |
Filters
| Operation | Method and endpoint / Description |
|---|
| List SYN flood filters | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/syn_protection/filters
Fetches all SYN flood filters in the account. |
| Add a SYN flood filter | POST accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/syn_protection/filters
Adds a SYN flood filter to the account. |
| Get a SYN flood filter | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/syn_protection/filters/{filter_id}
Fetches the details of an existing SYN flood filter in the account. |
| Update a SYN flood filter | PATCH accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/syn_protection/filters/{filter_id}
Updates an existing SYN flood filter in the account. |
| Delete a SYN flood filter | DELETE accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/syn_protection/filters/{filter_id}
Deletes an existing SYN flood filter from the account. |
| Delete all SYN flood filters | DELETE accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/syn_protection/filters
Deletes all existing SYN flood filters from the account. |
Out-of-state TCP Protection operations
Rules
| Operation | Method and endpoint / Description |
|---|
| List out-of-state TCP rules | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_flow_protection/rules
Fetches all out-of-state TCP rules in the account. |
| Add an out-of-state TCP rule | POST accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_flow_protection/rules
Adds an out-of-state TCP rule to the account. |
| Get an out-of-state TCP rule | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_flow_protection/rules/{rule_id}
Fetches the details of an existing out-of-state TCP rule in the account. |
| Update an out-of-state TCP rule | PATCH accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_flow_protection/rules/{rule_id}
Updates an existing out-of-state TCP rule in the account. |
| Delete an out-of-state TCP rule | DELETE accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_flow_protection/rules/{rule_id}
Deletes an existing out-of-state TCP rule from the account. |
| Delete all out-of-state TCP rules | DELETE accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_flow_protection/rules
Deletes all existing out-of-state TCP rules from the account. |
Filters
| Operation | Method and endpoint / Description |
|---|
| List out-of-state TCP filters | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_flow_protection/filters
Fetches all out-of-state TCP filters in the account. |
| Add an out-of-state TCP filter | POST accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_flow_protection/filters
Adds an out-of-state TCP filter to the account. |
| Get an out-of-state TCP filter | GET accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_flow_protection/filters/{filter_id}
Fetches the details of an existing out-of-state TCP filter in the account. |
| Update an out-of-state TCP filter | PATCH accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_flow_protection/filters/{filter_id}
Updates an existing out-of-state TCP filter in the account. |
| Delete an out-of-state TCP filter | DELETE accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_flow_protection/filters/{filter_id}
Deletes an existing out-of-state TCP filter from the account. |
| Delete all out-of-state TCP filters | DELETE accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_tcp_protection/configs/tcp_flow_protection/filters
Deletes all existing out-of-state TCP filters from the account. |
The API operations that return a list of items use pagination. For more information on the available pagination query parameters, refer to Pagination.