# Firewall Rules (deprecated)

Create rules that examine incoming HTTP traffic against a set of powerful filters to block, challenge, log, or allow matching requests. Firewall Rules have been replaced with WAF custom rules.

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## Overview

- [Cloudflare Firewall Rules](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/index.md): Create rules to inspect and act on incoming HTTP traffic.

## About

- [About](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/cf-firewall-rules/index.md): Learn how Cloudflare Firewall Rules work.
- [Firewall rules actions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/cf-firewall-rules/actions/index.md): Review available actions for firewall rules.
- [Order and priority](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/cf-firewall-rules/order-priority/index.md): Understand firewall rule evaluation order and priority.

## Manage rules in the dashboard

- [Manage rules in the dashboard](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/cf-dashboard/index.md): Create and manage firewall rules in the dashboard.
- [Create, edit, and delete rules](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/cf-dashboard/create-edit-delete-rules/index.md): Create, edit, and delete firewall rules.
- [Create a mTLS rule](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/cf-dashboard/create-mtls-rule/index.md): Create a mutual TLS rule in the dashboard.
- [Preview rules](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/cf-dashboard/rule-preview/index.md): Test firewall rule impact before deployment.

## Manage rules via the APIs

- [Manage rules via the APIs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/index.md): Manage firewall rules programmatically via APIs.
- [Call sequence](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/call-sequence/index.md): Recommended API call sequence for firewall rules.
- [Cloudflare Filters API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-filters/index.md): Manage filters for firewall rules via the API.
- [DELETE examples](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-filters/delete/index.md): Delete filters or rules with DELETE API requests.
- [Endpoints](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-filters/endpoints/index.md): API endpoints for managing filters and firewall rules.
- [GET examples](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-filters/get/index.md): Retrieve filters or rules with GET API requests.
- [JSON object](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-filters/json-object/index.md): Review the JSON structure for filter and rule objects.
- [POST example](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-filters/post/index.md): Create filters or rules with a POST API request.
- [PUT examples](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-filters/put/index.md): Update filters or rules with PUT API requests.
- [Expression validation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-filters/validation/index.md): Validate firewall rule expressions via the API.
- [What is a filter?](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-filters/what-is-a-filter/index.md): A filter is a way of setting up if (traffic matches certain criteria), then do something.
- [Firewall Rules API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-firewall-rules/index.md): Manage firewall rules via the Firewall Rules API.
- [DELETE examples](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-firewall-rules/delete/index.md): Delete filters or rules with DELETE API requests.
- [Endpoints](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-firewall-rules/endpoints/index.md): API endpoints for managing filters and firewall rules.
- [GET examples](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-firewall-rules/get/index.md): Retrieve filters or rules with GET API requests.
- [JSON object](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-firewall-rules/json-object/index.md): Review the JSON structure for filter and rule objects.
- [POST example](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-firewall-rules/post/index.md): Create filters or rules with a POST API request.
- [PUT examples](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/api/cf-firewall-rules/put/index.md): Update filters or rules with PUT API requests.

## troubleshooting

- [Required firewall rule changes to enable URL normalization](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/troubleshooting/required-changes-to-enable-url-normalization/index.md): Update firewall rules for URL normalization.