Home / Servers / Cloudflare API / ip_access_rules_for_a_user_create_an_ip_access_rule

Create an IP Access rule

An MCP tool from the Cloudflare API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create an IP Access rule Creates a new IP Access rule for all zones owned by the current user. Note: To create an IP Access… [POST /user/firewall/access_rules/rules]

Name on the gateway: cloudflare_api__ip_access_rules_for_a_user_create_an_ip_access_rule · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
configuration requiredobjectThe rule configuration.
mode requiredblock | challenge | whitelist | js_challenge | managed_challengeThe action to apply to a matched request.
notesstringAn informative summary of the rule, typically…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "cloudflare_api__ip_access_rules_for_a_user_create_an_ip_access_rule",
  "arguments": {
    "configuration": "…",
    "mode": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Cloudflare API server directly, which lists 3,127 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-cloudflare-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/cloudflare-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the create an ip access rule tool with configuration set to ….

More from Cloudflare API