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Cloudflare API

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Overview

Manage DNS, CDN, Workers and other services; documented with an official OpenAPI 3.0 spec

Cloudflare is a development API. Requests are authenticated with an API key. It is served over HTTPS and does not allow direct browser requests (no CORS).

At a glance

Authentication
API key
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
No
Category
Development

Questions

Does the Cloudflare API need an API key?

Yes. The Cloudflare API uses API key authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.

Can I call the Cloudflare API from the browser?

Not directly. The Cloudflare API does not send CORS headers, so call it from your server or a proxy instead of browser JavaScript.

Does the Cloudflare API support HTTPS?

Yes, the Cloudflare API is served over HTTPS.

What are alternatives to the Cloudflare API?

Other Development APIs include Azure DevOps, IPify, App Store Connect API, StackExchange, IPinfo.

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Listed from public-apis (MIT).