Tunnel API

Tunnel API

Cloudflare API Access

Base URL: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4

Authentication:

Authorization: Bearer ${CF_API_TOKEN}

TypeScript SDK

Install: npm install cloudflare

import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

const cf = new Cloudflare({
  apiToken: process.env.CF_API_TOKEN,
});

const accountId = process.env.CF_ACCOUNT_ID;

Create Tunnel

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/tunnels" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${CF_API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
    "name": "my-tunnel",
    "tunnel_secret": "<base64-secret>"
  }'

TypeScript

const tunnel = await cf.zeroTrust.tunnels.create({
  account_id: accountId,
  name: 'my-tunnel',
  tunnel_secret: Buffer.from(crypto.randomBytes(32)).toString('base64'),
});

console.log(`Tunnel ID: ${tunnel.id}`);

List Tunnels

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/tunnels" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${CF_API_TOKEN}"

TypeScript

const tunnels = await cf.zeroTrust.tunnels.list({
  account_id: accountId,
});

for (const tunnel of tunnels.result) {
  console.log(`${tunnel.name}: ${tunnel.id}`);
}

Get Tunnel Info

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/tunnels/{tunnel_id}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${CF_API_TOKEN}"

TypeScript

const tunnel = await cf.zeroTrust.tunnels.get(tunnelId, {
  account_id: accountId,
});

console.log(`Status: ${tunnel.status}`);
console.log(`Connections: ${tunnel.connections?.length || 0}`);

Update Tunnel Config

cURL

curl -X PUT "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/tunnels/{tunnel_id}/configurations" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${CF_API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
    "config": {
      "ingress": [
        {"hostname": "app.example.com", "service": "http://localhost:8000"},
        {"service": "http_status:404"}
      ]
    }
  }'

TypeScript

const config = await cf.zeroTrust.tunnels.configurations.update(
  tunnelId,
  {
    account_id: accountId,
    config: {
      ingress: [
        { hostname: 'app.example.com', service: 'http://localhost:8000' },
        { service: 'http_status:404' },
      ],
    },
  }
);

Delete Tunnel

cURL

curl -X DELETE "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/tunnels/{tunnel_id}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${CF_API_TOKEN}"

TypeScript

await cf.zeroTrust.tunnels.delete(tunnelId, {
  account_id: accountId,
});

Token-Based Tunnels (Config Source: Cloudflare)

Token-based tunnels store config in Cloudflare dashboard instead of local files.

Via Dashboard

1. Zero Trust > Networks > Tunnels
2. Create a tunnel > Cloudflared
3. Configure routes in dashboard
4. Copy token
5. Run on origin:

cloudflared service install <TOKEN>

Via Token

# Run with token (no config file needed)
cloudflared tunnel --no-autoupdate run --token ${TUNNEL_TOKEN}

# Docker
docker run cloudflare/cloudflared:latest tunnel --no-autoupdate run --token ${TUNNEL_TOKEN}

Get Tunnel Token (TypeScript)

// Get tunnel to retrieve token
const tunnel = await cf.zeroTrust.tunnels.get(tunnelId, {
  account_id: accountId,
});

// Token available in tunnel.token (only for config source: cloudflare)
const token = tunnel.token;

DNS Routes API

# Create DNS route
curl -X POST "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/tunnels/{tunnel_id}/connections" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${CF_API_TOKEN}" \
  --data '{"hostname": "app.example.com"}'

# Delete route
curl -X DELETE "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/tunnels/{tunnel_id}/connections/{route_id}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${CF_API_TOKEN}"

Private Network Routes API

# Add IP route
curl -X POST "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/tunnels/{tunnel_id}/routes" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${CF_API_TOKEN}" \
  --data '{"ip_network": "10.0.0.0/8"}'

# List IP routes
curl -X GET "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/tunnels/{tunnel_id}/routes" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${CF_API_TOKEN}"