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# Create a new sinkhole for your account

intel.sinkholes.create(SinkholeCreateParams\*\*kwargs)  \-> [Sinkhole](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/intel#%28resource%29%20intel.sinkholes%20%3E%20%28model%29%20sinkhole%20%3E%20%28schema%29)

POST/accounts/{account\_id}/intel/sinkholes

Create a new sinkhole. Logs of large request bodies will be truncated, but the full request body can be recorded in R2\. If you wish to record large request bodies in R2, include the R2 key ID, key secret, and bucket name in the request body.

##### Security

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)

`Intel Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse 

account\_id: str

An identifier for the resource.

maxLength32

name: str

The name of the sinkhole.

r2\_bucket: Optional\[str\]

The name of the R2 bucket to store results. Required if you want to store large request bodies in R2.

r2\_id: Optional\[str\]

The id of the R2 instance. Required if you want to store large request bodies in R2.

r2\_secret: Optional\[str\]

The secret key for the R2 API token. Required if you want to store large request bodies in R2.

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse 

class Sinkhole: …

id: Optional\[str\]

The unique identifier for the sinkhole.

account\_tag: Optional\[str\]

The account tag that owns this sinkhole.

created\_on: Optional\[datetime\]

The date and time when the sinkhole was created.

formatdate-time

modified\_on: Optional\[datetime\]

The date and time when the sinkhole was last modified.

formatdate-time

name: Optional\[str\]

The name of the sinkhole.

r2\_bucket: Optional\[str\]

The name of the R2 bucket to store results.

r2\_id: Optional\[str\]

The id of the R2 instance.

### Create a new sinkhole for your account

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```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_email=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
    api_key=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
sinkhole = client.intel.sinkholes.create(
    account_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    name="name",
)
print(sinkhole.id)
```

200 example

```
{
  "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": "93defa6e909e464e8c89a85859f36d3c",
    "account_tag": "233f45e61fd1f7e21e1e154ede4q2859",
    "created_on": "2023-05-12T12:21:56.777653Z",
    "modified_on": "2023-06-18T03:13:34.123321Z",
    "name": "my_sinkhole",
    "r2_bucket": "my_bucket",
    "r2_id": "example_r2_id"
  }
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "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": "93defa6e909e464e8c89a85859f36d3c",
    "account_tag": "233f45e61fd1f7e21e1e154ede4q2859",
    "created_on": "2023-05-12T12:21:56.777653Z",
    "modified_on": "2023-06-18T03:13:34.123321Z",
    "name": "my_sinkhole",
    "r2_bucket": "my_bucket",
    "r2_id": "example_r2_id"
  }
}
```