Get an email domain

GET/accounts/{account_id}/email-security/settings/domains/{domain_id}

Retrieves detailed information for a specific protected email domain including its delivery configuration, SPF/DMARC status, and authorization state.

Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194

Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

Cloud Email Security: WriteCloud Email Security: Read

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

account_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

domain_id: string

Domain identifier

formatuuid

ReturnsExpand Collapse

errors: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

messages: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

success: true

Whether the API call was successful.

result: optional object { id, allowed_delivery_modes, authorization, 19 more }

id: optional string

Domain identifier

formatuuid

allowed_delivery_modes: optional array of "DIRECT" or "BCC" or "JOURNAL" or 2 more

One of the following:

"DIRECT"

"BCC"

"JOURNAL"

"API"

"RETRO_SCAN"

authorization: optional object { authorized, timestamp, status_message }

authorized: boolean

timestamp: string

formatdate-time

status_message: optional string

created_at: optional string

formatdate-time

dmarc_status: optional "none" or "good" or "invalid"

One of the following:

"none"

"good"

"invalid"

domain: optional string

drop_dispositions: optional array of "MALICIOUS" or "MALICIOUS-BEC" or "SUSPICIOUS" or 7 more

One of the following:

"MALICIOUS"

"MALICIOUS-BEC"

"SUSPICIOUS"

"SPOOF"

"SPAM"

"BULK"

"ENCRYPTED"

"EXTERNAL"

"UNKNOWN"

"NONE"

emails_processed: optional object { timestamp, total_emails_processed, total_emails_processed_previous }

timestamp: string

formatdate-time

total_emails_processed: number

minimum0

total_emails_processed_previous: number

minimum0

folder: optional "AllItems" or "Inbox"

One of the following:

"AllItems"

"Inbox"

inbox_provider: optional "Microsoft" or "Google"

One of the following:

"Microsoft"

"Google"

integration_id: optional string

formatuuid

ip_restrictions: optional array of string

Deprecatedlast_modified: optional string

Deprecated, use modified_at instead. End of life: November 1, 2026.

formatdate-time

lookback_hops: optional number

modified_at: optional string

formatdate-time

o365_tenant_id: optional string

regions: optional array of "GLOBAL" or "AU" or "DE" or 2 more

One of the following:

"GLOBAL"

"AU"

"DE"

"IN"

"US"

require_tls_inbound: optional boolean

require_tls_outbound: optional boolean

spf_status: optional "none" or "good" or "neutral" or 2 more

One of the following:

"none"

"good"

"neutral"

"open"

"invalid"

status: optional "pending" or "active" or "failed" or "timeout"

One of the following:

"pending"

"active"

"failed"

"timeout"

transport: optional string

Get an email domain

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/email-security/settings/domains/$DOMAIN_ID \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
    "allowed_delivery_modes": [
      "DIRECT"
    ],
    "authorization": {
      "authorized": true,
      "timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "status_message": "status_message"
    },
    "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "dmarc_status": "none",
    "domain": "example.com",
    "drop_dispositions": [
      "MALICIOUS"
    ],
    "emails_processed": {
      "timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "total_emails_processed": 0,
      "total_emails_processed_previous": 0
    },
    "folder": "AllItems",
    "inbox_provider": "Microsoft",
    "integration_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "ip_restrictions": [
      "192.0.2.0/24",
      "2001:db8::/32"
    ],
    "last_modified": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "lookback_hops": 0,
    "modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "o365_tenant_id": "o365_tenant_id",
    "regions": [
      "GLOBAL"
    ],
    "require_tls_inbound": true,
    "require_tls_outbound": true,
    "spf_status": "none",
    "status": "pending",
    "transport": "transport"
  }
}

Returns Examples

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
    "allowed_delivery_modes": [
      "DIRECT"
    ],
    "authorization": {
      "authorized": true,
      "timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "status_message": "status_message"
    },
    "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "dmarc_status": "none",
    "domain": "example.com",
    "drop_dispositions": [
      "MALICIOUS"
    ],
    "emails_processed": {
      "timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "total_emails_processed": 0,
      "total_emails_processed_previous": 0
    },
    "folder": "AllItems",
    "inbox_provider": "Microsoft",
    "integration_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "ip_restrictions": [
      "192.0.2.0/24",
      "2001:db8::/32"
    ],
    "last_modified": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "lookback_hops": 0,
    "modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "o365_tenant_id": "o365_tenant_id",
    "regions": [
      "GLOBAL"
    ],
    "require_tls_inbound": true,
    "require_tls_outbound": true,
    "spf_status": "none",
    "status": "pending",
    "transport": "transport"
  }
}