cloudflare-cli

name	cloudflare-cli
description	Manage Cloudflare via CLI - zones, dns, workers, kv, d1, r2, pages, queues, tunnels, ssl, waf, firewall, bot, rate-limits, security, access, cache, page-rules, email-routing, dnssec, waiting-room, analytics, logs, rules, settings, accounts, argo, spectrum, custom-hostnames, load-balancers. Use when user mentions 'cloudflare', 'DNS records', 'workers', 'KV', 'D1 database', 'R2 bucket', 'pages deploy', 'tunnel', 'SSL certificate', 'WAF rule', 'firewall rule', 'bot management', 'rate limit', 'security level', 'zero trust', 'access policy', 'cache purge', 'page rules', 'email routing', 'DNSSEC', 'waiting room', 'logpush', 'origin rules', 'load balancer', 'spectrum', 'custom hostname', or 'argo'.
category	devtools

cloudflare-cli

Setup

If cloudflare-cli is not found, install and build it:

bun --version || curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
npx api2cli bundle cloudflare
npx api2cli link cloudflare

api2cli link adds ~/.local/bin to PATH automatically. The CLI is available in the next command.

Always use --json flag when calling commands programmatically.

Authentication

cloudflare-cli auth set "your-token"
cloudflare-cli auth test

Auth commands: auth set <token>, auth show, auth remove, auth test

Token is stored in ~/.config/tokens/cloudflare-cli.txt.

Resources

zones - Manage Cloudflare zones

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli zones list --json	List all zones
cloudflare-cli zones list --name example.com --json	Filter by domain
cloudflare-cli zones get <zone-id> --json	Get zone details
cloudflare-cli zones create --name example.com --json	Create zone
cloudflare-cli zones delete <zone-id> --json	Delete zone
cloudflare-cli zones purge <zone-id> --everything --json	Purge all cache
cloudflare-cli zones purge <zone-id> --files "url1,url2" --json	Purge specific URLs
cloudflare-cli zones settings <zone-id> --json	List all zone settings
cloudflare-cli zones set-setting <zone-id> <setting> --value "val" --json	Update setting
cloudflare-cli zones activate-check <zone-id> --json	Trigger activation check

dns - Manage DNS records

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli dns list <zone-id> --json	List all DNS records
cloudflare-cli dns list <zone-id> --type CNAME --json	Filter by type
cloudflare-cli dns get <zone-id> <record-id> --json	Get record
cloudflare-cli dns create <zone-id> --type A --name @ --content 1.2.3.4 --json	Create A record
cloudflare-cli dns create <zone-id> --type CNAME --name www --content example.com --proxied --json	Create proxied CNAME
cloudflare-cli dns update <zone-id> <record-id> --content 5.6.7.8 --json	Update record
cloudflare-cli dns delete <zone-id> <record-id> --json	Delete record
cloudflare-cli dns export <zone-id>	Export as BIND format
cloudflare-cli dns scan <zone-id> --json	Scan DNS records

accounts - Manage accounts

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli accounts list --json	List accounts
cloudflare-cli accounts get <account-id> --json	Get account
cloudflare-cli accounts members <account-id> --json	List members
cloudflare-cli accounts roles <account-id> --json	List roles

settings - Zone settings

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli settings list <zone-id> --json	List all settings
cloudflare-cli settings get <zone-id> always_use_https --json	Get setting
cloudflare-cli settings set <zone-id> min_tls_version --value "1.2" --json	Set setting
cloudflare-cli settings batch-set <zone-id> --items '[{"id":"always_use_https","value":"on"}]' --json	Batch update

workers - Workers scripts, routes, crons, secrets

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli workers list <account-id> --json	List scripts
cloudflare-cli workers get <account-id> <script> --json	Get script
cloudflare-cli workers delete <account-id> <script> --json	Delete script
cloudflare-cli workers routes <zone-id> --json	List routes
cloudflare-cli workers create-route <zone-id> --pattern "*.example.com/*" --script my-worker --json	Create route
cloudflare-cli workers crons <account-id> <script> --json	List cron triggers
cloudflare-cli workers secrets <account-id> <script> --json	List secrets
cloudflare-cli workers put-secret <account-id> <script> --name KEY --text value --json	Set secret
cloudflare-cli workers delete-secret <account-id> <script> <secret> --json	Delete secret
cloudflare-cli workers domains <account-id> --json	List custom domains

kv - Workers KV namespaces and key-value pairs

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli kv list <account-id> --json	List namespaces
cloudflare-cli kv create <account-id> --title "My KV" --json	Create namespace
cloudflare-cli kv delete <account-id> <ns-id> --json	Delete namespace
cloudflare-cli kv keys <account-id> <ns-id> --json	List keys
cloudflare-cli kv get-value <account-id> <ns-id> <key>	Get value
cloudflare-cli kv put-value <account-id> <ns-id> <key> --value "data" --json	Set value
cloudflare-cli kv delete-value <account-id> <ns-id> <key> --json	Delete value
cloudflare-cli kv bulk-write <account-id> <ns-id> --data '[{"key":"k","value":"v"}]' --json	Bulk write

d1 - D1 databases

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli d1 list <account-id> --json	List databases
cloudflare-cli d1 create <account-id> --name mydb --json	Create database
cloudflare-cli d1 get <account-id> <db-id> --json	Get database
cloudflare-cli d1 delete <account-id> <db-id> --json	Delete database
cloudflare-cli d1 query <account-id> <db-id> --sql "SELECT * FROM users" --json	Run query

r2 - R2 storage buckets

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli r2 list <account-id> --json	List buckets
cloudflare-cli r2 create <account-id> --name my-bucket --json	Create bucket
cloudflare-cli r2 get <account-id> <bucket> --json	Get bucket
cloudflare-cli r2 delete <account-id> <bucket> --json	Delete bucket

pages - Pages projects and deployments

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli pages list <account-id> --json	List projects
cloudflare-cli pages create <account-id> --name my-site --json	Create project
cloudflare-cli pages deployments <account-id> <project> --json	List deployments
cloudflare-cli pages deployment-rollback <account-id> <project> <deploy-id> --json	Rollback
cloudflare-cli pages domains <account-id> <project> --json	List custom domains
cloudflare-cli pages add-domain <account-id> <project> --name custom.example.com --json	Add domain

queues - Cloudflare Queues

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli queues list <account-id> --json	List queues
cloudflare-cli queues create <account-id> --name my-queue --json	Create queue
cloudflare-cli queues consumers <account-id> <queue-id> --json	List consumers
cloudflare-cli queues add-consumer <account-id> <queue-id> --script-name worker --json	Add consumer

tunnels - Cloudflare Tunnels

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli tunnels list <account-id> --json	List tunnels
cloudflare-cli tunnels get <account-id> <tunnel-id> --json	Get tunnel
cloudflare-cli tunnels create <account-id> --name my-tunnel --tunnel-secret <b64> --json	Create tunnel
cloudflare-cli tunnels delete <account-id> <tunnel-id> --json	Delete tunnel
cloudflare-cli tunnels configs <account-id> <tunnel-id> --json	Get config
cloudflare-cli tunnels update-config <account-id> <tunnel-id> --config '{}' --json	Update config
cloudflare-cli tunnels connections <account-id> <tunnel-id> --json	List connections
cloudflare-cli tunnels token <account-id> <tunnel-id> --json	Get token

ssl - SSL/TLS certificates and settings

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli ssl mode <zone-id> --json	Get SSL mode
cloudflare-cli ssl set-mode <zone-id> --value strict --json	Set SSL mode
cloudflare-cli ssl universal <zone-id> --json	Universal SSL settings
cloudflare-cli ssl certificate-packs <zone-id> --json	List certificate packs
cloudflare-cli ssl tls-versions <zone-id> --json	Get min TLS version
cloudflare-cli ssl set-tls-version <zone-id> --value 1.2 --json	Set min TLS
cloudflare-cli ssl always-https <zone-id> --json	Get always HTTPS
cloudflare-cli ssl set-always-https <zone-id> --value on --json	Enable always HTTPS
cloudflare-cli ssl origin-certs --json	List origin certificates

waf - WAF rulesets and custom rules

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli waf rulesets <zone-id> --json	List rulesets
cloudflare-cli waf ruleset-get <zone-id> <ruleset-id> --json	Get ruleset
cloudflare-cli waf phase-get <zone-id> http_request_firewall_custom --json	Get phase entrypoint
cloudflare-cli waf create-rule <zone-id> <ruleset-id> --action block --expression "(ip.src eq 1.2.3.4)" --json	Create rule
cloudflare-cli waf delete-rule <zone-id> <ruleset-id> <rule-id> --json	Delete rule

firewall - IP access rules and user agent rules

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli firewall ip-rules <zone-id> --json	List IP access rules
cloudflare-cli firewall ip-rule-create <zone-id> --mode block --target-type ip --target-value 1.2.3.4 --json	Block IP
cloudflare-cli firewall ip-rule-create <zone-id> --mode block --target-type country --target-value CN --json	Block country
cloudflare-cli firewall ip-rule-delete <zone-id> <rule-id> --json	Delete rule
cloudflare-cli firewall ua-rules <zone-id> --json	List UA rules
cloudflare-cli firewall ua-rule-create <zone-id> --mode block --ua-value "BadBot" --json	Block user agent

bot - Bot management

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli bot get <zone-id> --json	Get bot settings
cloudflare-cli bot update <zone-id> --fight-mode --json	Enable bot fight mode
cloudflare-cli bot update <zone-id> --no-fight-mode --json	Disable bot fight mode

rate-limits - Rate limiting rules

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli rate-limits list <zone-id> --json	List rules
cloudflare-cli rate-limits create <zone-id> --threshold 100 --period 60 --action-mode ban --action-timeout 3600 --json	Create rule
cloudflare-cli rate-limits delete <zone-id> <rule-id> --json	Delete rule

security - Zone security settings

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli security get-level <zone-id> --json	Get security level
cloudflare-cli security set-level <zone-id> --value high --json	Set security level
cloudflare-cli security set-level <zone-id> --value under_attack --json	Enable Under Attack mode
cloudflare-cli security challenge-ttl <zone-id> --json	Get challenge TTL
cloudflare-cli security browser-check <zone-id> --json	Get browser check

access - Zero Trust Access

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli access apps <account-id> --json	List Access apps
cloudflare-cli access app-create <account-id> --name "My App" --domain app.example.com --type self_hosted --json	Create app
cloudflare-cli access policies <account-id> <app-id> --json	List policies
cloudflare-cli access groups <account-id> --json	List groups
cloudflare-cli access service-tokens <account-id> --json	List service tokens
cloudflare-cli access idps <account-id> --json	List identity providers

rules - Origin, Transform, Redirect, Config, Cache rules

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli rules list-phases <zone-id> --json	List all rulesets
cloudflare-cli rules origin <zone-id> --json	Get origin rules
cloudflare-cli rules transform <zone-id> --json	Get transform rules
cloudflare-cli rules redirect <zone-id> --json	Get redirect rules
cloudflare-cli rules cache-rules <zone-id> --json	Get cache rules
cloudflare-cli rules config <zone-id> --json	Get config rules
cloudflare-cli rules update-phase <zone-id> <phase> --rules '[...]' --json	Update phase rules

cache - Cache settings and purge

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli cache purge <zone-id> --everything --json	Purge all
cloudflare-cli cache purge <zone-id> --files "url1,url2" --json	Purge files
cloudflare-cli cache level <zone-id> --json	Get cache level
cloudflare-cli cache set-level <zone-id> --value aggressive --json	Set cache level
cloudflare-cli cache dev-mode <zone-id> --json	Get dev mode
cloudflare-cli cache set-dev-mode <zone-id> --value on --json	Enable dev mode

page-rules - Page rules

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli page-rules list <zone-id> --json	List page rules
cloudflare-cli page-rules create <zone-id> --url "*.example.com/*" --actions '[...]' --json	Create rule
cloudflare-cli page-rules delete <zone-id> <rule-id> --json	Delete rule

email-routing - Email routing

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli email-routing status <zone-id> --json	Get routing status
cloudflare-cli email-routing enable <zone-id> --json	Enable routing
cloudflare-cli email-routing rules <zone-id> --json	List rules
cloudflare-cli email-routing rule-create <zone-id> --matchers '[...]' --actions '[...]' --json	Create rule
cloudflare-cli email-routing addresses <account-id> --json	List addresses
cloudflare-cli email-routing catch-all <zone-id> --json	Get catch-all

dnssec - DNSSEC settings

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli dnssec get <zone-id> --json	Get DNSSEC status
cloudflare-cli dnssec enable <zone-id> --json	Enable DNSSEC
cloudflare-cli dnssec disable <zone-id> --json	Disable DNSSEC

waiting-room - Waiting rooms

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli waiting-room list <zone-id> --json	List waiting rooms
cloudflare-cli waiting-room create <zone-id> --name "Queue" --host example.com --total-active-users 200 --new-users-per-minute 100 --json	Create
cloudflare-cli waiting-room status <zone-id> <wr-id> --json	Check status

analytics - Zone analytics and GraphQL

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli analytics dashboard <zone-id> --json	Get dashboard analytics
cloudflare-cli analytics colos <zone-id> --json	Get colo analytics
cloudflare-cli analytics graphql --query "{ viewer { ... } }" --json	Execute GraphQL

logs - Logpush jobs

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli logs jobs <zone-id> --json	List logpush jobs
cloudflare-cli logs job-create <zone-id> --destination-conf "s3://..." --dataset http_requests --json	Create job
cloudflare-cli logs datasets <zone-id> http_requests --json	List fields
cloudflare-cli logs account-jobs <account-id> --json	List account jobs

argo - Smart Routing and Tiered Caching

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli argo smart-routing <zone-id> --json	Get smart routing
cloudflare-cli argo set-smart-routing <zone-id> --value on --json	Enable
cloudflare-cli argo tiered-caching <zone-id> --json	Get tiered caching
cloudflare-cli argo set-tiered-caching <zone-id> --value on --json	Enable

spectrum - TCP/UDP proxying

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli spectrum list <zone-id> --json	List apps
cloudflare-cli spectrum create <zone-id> --protocol tcp/443 --dns-type CNAME --dns-name proxy --origin-dns-name origin.example.com --json	Create
cloudflare-cli spectrum delete <zone-id> <app-id> --json	Delete

custom-hostnames - SSL for SaaS

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli custom-hostnames list <zone-id> --json	List hostnames
cloudflare-cli custom-hostnames create <zone-id> --hostname app.customer.com --json	Create
cloudflare-cli custom-hostnames fallback <zone-id> --json	Get fallback origin
cloudflare-cli custom-hostnames set-fallback <zone-id> --origin fallback.example.com --json	Set fallback

load-balancers - Load balancers, pools, monitors

Command	Description
cloudflare-cli load-balancers list <zone-id> --json	List LBs
cloudflare-cli load-balancers create <zone-id> --name lb.example.com --default-pools "pool1,pool2" --json	Create LB
cloudflare-cli load-balancers pools <account-id> --json	List pools
cloudflare-cli load-balancers pool-create <account-id> --name "Pool 1" --origins '[{"name":"o1","address":"1.2.3.4"}]' --json	Create pool
cloudflare-cli load-balancers monitors <account-id> --json	List monitors
cloudflare-cli load-balancers monitor-create <account-id> --type https --json	Create monitor

Output Format

--json returns a standardized envelope:

{ "ok": true, "data": { ... }, "meta": { "total": 42 } }

On error: { "ok": false, "error": { "message": "...", "code": 401 } }

Quick Reference

cloudflare-cli --help                    # List all resources and global flags
cloudflare-cli <resource> --help         # List all actions for a resource
cloudflare-cli <resource> <action> --help # Show flags for a specific action

Global Flags

All commands support: --json, --format <text|json|csv|yaml>, --verbose, --no-color, --no-header

Exit codes: 0 = success, 1 = API error, 2 = usage error