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title: Get CSAM Scanner setting
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# Get CSAM Scanner setting

GET/zones/{zone\_id}/settings/csam\_scanner\_third\_party

Retrieve the current CSAM Scanner configuration for a zone.

The notification email is masked by default in responses.

##### Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. [Create a token](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-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)

`Zone Settings Read`

##### Path ParametersExpand Collapse 

zone\_id: string

Identifier for the zone.

maxLength32

minLength1

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse 

errors: array of [ResponseInfo](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/$shared#%28resource%29%20%24shared%20%3E%20%28model%29%20response%5Finfo%20%3E%20%28schema%29) { code, message, documentation\_url, source } 

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation\_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer } 

pointer: optional string

messages: array of [ResponseInfo](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/$shared#%28resource%29%20%24shared%20%3E%20%28model%29%20response%5Finfo%20%3E%20%28schema%29) { code, message, documentation\_url, source } 

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation\_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer } 

pointer: optional string

success: boolean

Whether the API call was successful.

result: optional object { id, editable, modified\_on, value } 

CSAM Scanner configuration for a zone.

id: optional "csam\_scanner"

The feature identifier.

editable: optional boolean

Whether the feature state can be changed. When false, the zone or account may be locked by Trust & Safety.

modified\_on: optional string

When the setting was last modified. Currently always null as the server does not populate this field.

formatdate-time

value: optional object { email, email\_state, enabled, 2 more } 

The CSAM Scanner feature configuration values. Contains the notification email and scanning enablement settings.

email: optional string

Notification email address for CSAM scan results. Masked in responses unless explicitly unmasked via admin endpoint.

maxLength254

email\_state: optional "valid" or "pending" or "unverified"

Current verification state of the notification email.

One of the following:

"valid"

"pending"

"unverified"

enabled: optional boolean

Whether CSAM scanning is enabled for this zone.

sources: optional map\[boolean\]

Map of scanning sources and their enabled state.

zone\_plan: optional string

The zone’s plan level.

### Get CSAM Scanner setting

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```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/settings/csam_scanner_third_party \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```

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": "csam_scanner",
    "editable": true,
    "modified_on": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "value": {
      "email": "**********",
      "email_state": "valid",
      "enabled": true,
      "sources": {
        "source1": true
      },
      "zone_plan": "ent"
    }
  }
}
```

##### 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": "csam_scanner",
    "editable": true,
    "modified_on": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "value": {
      "email": "**********",
      "email_state": "valid",
      "enabled": true,
      "sources": {
        "source1": true
      },
      "zone_plan": "ent"
    }
  }
}
```