ashish7802 Cloudflare API Skill
Overview
The Cloudflare API manages DNS, CDN caching, Workers, and WAF rules. This skill covers the Node.js SDK and REST patterns.
Installation
npm install cloudflare
pip install cloudflare
Authentication
Use API Tokens (recommended) instead of the Global API Key. Tokens can be scoped to specific zones and permissions.
Core Concepts
- Zone: Represents a domain name.
- Workers: Serverless execution environments at the edge.
- Cache Purge: Invalidating stored assets.
Common Workflows
- Instantiate client with API token.
- Fetch Zone ID using domain name.
- Execute action (e.g.,
client.zones.purgeCache).
Error Handling
Errors are returned in the errors array of the JSON response payload. Watch for code 10000 (Authentication error).
Security
Scope API Tokens tightly (e.g., 'Zone.DNS.Edit' for a single domain). Never use the Global API key in automated scripts.
Rate Limits
The API allows 1200 requests per 5 minutes per IP address.
Best Practices
When purging cache, try to purge by URL, Tag, or Prefix rather than 'Purge Everything' to maintain CDN performance.
Troubleshooting
If DNS records aren't updating, verify the 'proxied' (orange cloud) status, which alters how Cloudflare serves the record.
References
Why use this skill
Use this when your agent works with cloudflare — structured patterns beat pasted docs and prevent common hallucinations.
AI pitfalls
- Using outdated SDK or API versions from training data
- Inventing environment variable names
- Omitting error handling and retry logic
Production checklist
- Secrets in environment variables, not source code
- Error handling and logging in place
- Rate limits and timeouts configured
Related skills
- No graph relationships yet — see the knowledge graph in the docs site.
Last Verified: 2026-07-02