Manage

You can manage Page Rules in the Cloudflare dashboard or via API.

Warning

Consider alternative Rules options due to their enhanced configurability. Refer to the migration guide for details.

For more flexibility and customization, consider using Snippets.

Create a page rule

Dashboard

To create a page rule in the dashboard:

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard ↗, and select your account and domain.

2. Go to Rules > Page Rules.

3. Select Create Page Rule.

4. For URL, enter the URL or URL pattern that should match the rule (more details about wildcard matching).

5. For Pick a Setting, select a Cloudflare setting to adjust. If desired, select Add a Setting to adjust multiple Cloudflare settings with the same rule.

6. In the Order dropdown, specify the desired order: First, Last or Custom.

7. To save, select one of the following options:

   • Save as Draft to save the rule and leave it disabled.
   • Save and Deploy Page Rule to save the rule and enable it immediately.

For ideas about what rules you can create, refer to recommended rules.

API

To create a page rule using the API, send a POST request.

You may also want to review the documentation on wildcard matching, available settings, and recommended rules.

Notes

• Page Rules require a proxied DNS record to work. Page Rules will not apply to subdomains that do not exist in DNS or are not being directed to Cloudflare.

• Cloudflare does not support non-ASCII characters — such as punycode/unicode domain — in Page Rules. Instead, you could URL-encode the string using Punycode converter ↗.

Edit a page rule

Dashboard

To edit a page rule in the dashboard:

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard ↗, and select your account and domain.

2. Go to Rules > Page Rules.

3. For a specific rule:

   • To enable or disable the rule, select the on/off toggle.
   • To modify the URL pattern, settings, and order, select Edit (wrench icon). Then, enter the information you want to change.

API

To update one or more fields using the API, send a PATCH request.

To entirely replace the configuration of a page rule, send a PUT request.

Delete a page rule

Dashboard

To delete a page rule in the dashboard:

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard ↗, and select your account and domain.
2. Go to Rules > Page Rules.
3. For a specific rule, select X. Then, select Delete.

API

To delete a page rule using the API, send a DELETE request.