Overview
About
Actions
IP Lists
Order and priority
Manage rules in the dashboard
Create, edit, and delete rules
Edit rule expressions
Preview rules
Use IP Lists
Work with lists
Manage IP List items
Use lists in expressions
Create a mTLS rule
Manage rules via the APIs
Firewall Rules API
JSON object
Endpoints
POST example
GET examples
PUT examples
DELETE examples
Cloudflare Filters API
What is a filter?
JSON object
Endpoints
POST example
GET examples
PUT examples
DELETE examples
Expression validation
Rules Lists API
JSON object
Endpoints
Call sequence
Common use cases
Block Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover requests
Block requests by Threat Score
Challenge bad bots
Exempt partners from Hotlink Protection
Require a specific cookie
Require a valid HMAC token
Require specific HTTP headers
Require specific HTTP ports
Site administration — Require known IP addresses
Stop R-U-Dead-Yet? (R.U.D.Y.) attacks
Update firewall rules for customers or partners
FAQ

Manage firewall rules in the Cloudflare dashboard

To configure firewall rules in the Cloudflare dashboard, open Firewall rules in Security > WAF.

As depicted in the image below, the Firewall rules dashboard interface lets you:

View the list of existing rules, both enabled and disabled.
Create, edit, and delete firewall rules.
Enable or disable rules.
Search and filter the list of existing rules.
Reorder firewall rules when using list ordering.

The Firewall rules interface, displaying a list of three example firewall rules. This interface allows you to create new firewall rules, manage existing rules, and search and filter the list of rules.