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title: Common API calls
description: Example API requests for managing Advanced DNS Protection rules and settings.
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# Common API calls

The following sections contain example requests for common API calls. For a list of available API endpoints, refer to [Endpoints](https://edgetunnel-b2h.pages.dev/ddos-protection/advanced-ddos-systems/api/dns-protection/#endpoints).

## Get all DNS protection rules

The following example retrieves the currently configured rules for Advanced DNS Protection.

**Request**

```bash
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_dns_protection/configs/dns_protection/rules" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>"
```

```json
---
{
  "result": [
    {
      "id": "<RULE_ID>",
      "scope": "<SCOPE>",
      "name": "<NAME>",
      "mode": "<MODE>",
      "profile_sensitivity": "<SENSITIVITY>",
      "rate_sensitivity": "<RATE>",
      "burst_sensitivity": "<BURST>",
      "created_on": "2023-10-01T13:10:38.762503+01:00",
      "modified_on": "2023-10-01T13:10:38.762503+01:00",
      }
    ],
  "success": true,
  "errors": [],
  "messages": []
}
```

### Create DNS protection rule

The following example creates an Advanced DNS Protection rule with a global scope.

**Request**

```bash
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_dns_protection/configs/dns_protection/rules" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>" \
--data '{
  "scope": "global",
  "name": "global",
  "mode": "<MODE>",
  "rate_sensitivity": "<RATE>",
  "burst_sensitivity": "<BURST>",
  "profile_sensitivity": "<SENSITIVITY>"
}'
```

```json
{
  "result": {
    "id": "<RULE_ID>",
    "scope": "global",
    "name": "global",
    "mode": "<MODE>",
    "rate_sensitivity": "<RATE>",
    "burst_sensitivity": "<BURST>",
    "profile_sensitivity": "<SENSITIVITY>",
    "created_on": "2023-10-01T13:10:38.762503+01:00",
    "modified_on": "2023-10-01T13:10:38.762503+01:00",
  },
  "success": true,
  "errors": [],
  "messages": []
}
```

Refer to [JSON objects](https://edgetunnel-b2h.pages.dev/ddos-protection/advanced-ddos-systems/api/dns-protection/json-objects/) for more information on the fields in the JSON body.

### Update DNS protection rule

The following example updates an existing DNS protection rule with ID `{rule_id}`.

The request body can contain only the fields you want to update (from `mode`, `profile_sensitivity`, `rate_sensitivity`, and `burst_sensitivity`).

**Request**

```bash
curl --request PATCH \
"https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/magic/advanced_dns_protection/configs/dns_protection/rules/{rule_id}" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>" \
--data '{
  "mode": "<NEW_MODE>",
  "profile_sensitivity": "<NEW_SENSITIVITY>",
  "rate_sensitivity": "<NEW_RATE>",
  "burst_sensitivity": "<NEW_BURST>"
}'
```

```json
{
  "result": {
    "id": "<RULE_ID>",
    "scope": "<SCOPE>",
    "name": "<NAME>",
    "mode": "<NEW_MODE>",
    "profile_sensitivity": "<NEW_SENSITIVITY>",
    "rate_sensitivity": "<NEW_RATE>",
    "burst_sensitivity": "<NEW_BURST>",
    "created_on": "2023-10-01T13:10:38.762503+01:00",
    "modified_on": "2023-10-01T13:10:38.762503+01:00",
  },
  "success": true,
  "errors": [],
  "messages": []
}
```

Refer to [JSON objects](https://edgetunnel-b2h.pages.dev/ddos-protection/advanced-ddos-systems/api/dns-protection/json-objects/) for more information on the fields in the JSON body.

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