# Network Flow

Visibility into your network and cloud traffic by analyzing network flow data

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## Overview

- [Network Flow](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/index.md): Analyze network traffic with NetFlow, sFlow, and IPFIX data.

## Get started

- [Get started](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/get-started/index.md): Set up Network Flow to monitor network traffic patterns.

## Rules

- [Rules](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/rules/index.md): Create rules to alert on network flow anomalies.
- [Dynamic threshold rule](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/rules/dynamic-threshold/index.md): Create dynamic threshold rules for anomaly detection.
- [Configure rule notifications](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/rules/rule-notifications/index.md): Configure notifications for Network Flow rule matches.
- [sFlow DDoS attack rule](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/rules/s-flow-ddos-attack/index.md): Create sFlow DDoS attack detection rules.
- [Static threshold rule](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/rules/static-threshold/index.md): Create static threshold rules for traffic limits.

## Cloud flow logs (beta)

- [Cloud flow logs (beta)](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/cloud-flow-logs/index.md): Collect flow logs from cloud provider environments.

## Magic Transit integration

- [Magic Transit integration](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/magic-transit-integration/index.md): Integrate Network Flow with Magic Transit.

## Free version

- [Free version](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/network-flow-free/index.md): Network Flow features available on the free tier.

## API

- [API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/api/index.md): API endpoints for managing Network Flow configurations.

## Glossary

- [Glossary](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/glossary/index.md): Definitions for terms used across Network Flow documentation.

## FAQ

- [FAQ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/faq/index.md): Answers to common questions about Network Flow.

## Changelog

- [Changelog](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/changelog/index.md): Review recent changes to Network Flow (formerly Magic Network Monitoring).

## routers

- [Netflow/IPFIX configuration](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/routers/netflow-ipfix-config/index.md): A step-by-step configuration guide for exporting NetFlow or IPFIX data to Cloudflare's network.
- [Recommended sampling rate](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/routers/recommended-sampling-rate/index.md): The best sampling rate recommendations for your network's traffic volume.
- [sFlow configuration](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/routers/sflow-config/index.md): A step-by-step configuration guide for exporting sFlow data to Cloudflare's network.
- [Supported routers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/routers/supported-routers/index.md): A list of open source, NetFlow, and sFlow routers.

## tutorials

- [DDoS testing guide](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/tutorials/ddos-testing-guide/index.md): Cloudflare's Network Flow can be used to test a simulated DDoS attack.
- [Encrypt network flow data](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/tutorials/encrypt-network-flow-data/index.md): Encrypt the network flowData sent from your router to Cloudflare by routing your network traffic through a device running the Cloudflare One Client.
- [GraphQL Analytics](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/tutorials/graphql-analytics/index.md): Use the GraphQL Analytics API to retrieve Network Flow data.