--- description: Configure Programmable Flow Protection programs and rules using the Cloudflare API. title: Programmable Flow Protection image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/og-docs.png --- [Skip to content](#main-content) > Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ddos-protection/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Programmable Flow Protection Last updated Aug 24, 2026|Copy as Markdown|[View as Markdown](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ddos-protection/advanced-ddos-systems/api/programmable-flow-protection/index.md)|[Agent setup](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/agent-setup/) Use the [Cloudflare API](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/api/) to configure Programmable Flow Protection. For examples of API calls, refer to [Common API calls](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ddos-protection/advanced-ddos-systems/api/programmable-flow-protection/examples/). ## Endpoints To obtain the complete endpoint, append the Programmable Flow Protection API endpoints listed below to the Cloudflare API base URL: ```txt https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4 ``` The `{account_id}` argument is the [account ID](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/account/find-account-and-zone-ids/) (a hexadecimal string). You can find this value in the Cloudflare dashboard. The tables in the following sections summarize the available operations. ### Program operations | Operation | Method and endpoint / Description | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | List programs | GET accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/programsFetches all Programmable Flow Protection programs in the account. | | Upload a program | POST accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/programsUploads a new program to the account. Include the optional X-Program-Name header to specify a human-readable program name. If omitted, the API generates a UUID as the program name. | | Get a program | GET accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/programs/{program\_id}Fetches the details of an existing program. | | Update a program | PATCH accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/programs/{program\_id}Updates an existing program. | | Delete a program | DELETE accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/programs/{program\_id}Deletes an existing program from the account. | | Delete all programs | DELETE accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/programsDeletes all existing programs from the account. | ### Rule operations | Operation | Method and endpoint / Description | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | List rules | GET accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/rulesFetches all Programmable Flow Protection rules in the account. | | Create a rule | POST accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/rulesCreates a new rule in the account. | | Get a rule | GET accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/rules/{rule\_id}Fetches the details of an existing rule. | | Update a rule | PATCH accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/rules/{rule\_id}Updates an existing rule in the account. | | Delete a rule | DELETE accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/rules/{rule\_id}Deletes an existing rule from the account. | | Delete all rules | DELETE accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/rulesDeletes all existing rules from the account. | ### Debug operations | Operation | Method and endpoint / Description | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Debug with PCAP | POST accounts/{account\_id}/magic/programmable\_flow\_protection/configs/programs/{program\_id}/pcapRuns a program against a PCAP file and returns an annotated PCAP with program verdicts. | ## Pagination The API operations that return a list of items use pagination. For more information on the available pagination query parameters, refer to [Pagination](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/how-to/make-api-calls/#pagination). Was this helpful? 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