Create Rate Limiting policies (beta)

Rate limiting policies (beta) allow you to set maximum traffic thresholds - measured in packets or bits per second — for incoming traffic destined for your network as it arrives at specific Cloudflare data centers. When traffic to a location exceeds your defined limit, the policy takes action.

This guide walks you through creating a policy that matches incoming packets and triggers when the traffic rate exceeds your configured threshold.

Note

For Cloudflare Advanced Network Firewall customers, rate limiting (beta) is available by request through the account team.

Add a policy

To add a policy:

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard ↗, and go to Networking > Firewall policies.
2. In the Rate limiting tab, select Add a policy.
3. Fill out the information for your new policy:
   • Select the Field: At the moment, you can only choose a data center name (for example, ORD for Chicago).
   • Select the Operator: Choose among equals or is in.
   • Select the Value.
4. When you are done, select Save policy.

Edit an existing policy

To edit a policy:

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard ↗, and go to Networking > Firewall policies.
2. Select the Rate limiting tab.
3. Locate the policy you want to edit in the list and select Edit.
4. Edit the policy with your changes and select Edit policy.

Delete an existing policy

To delete an existing policy:

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard ↗, and go to Networking > Firewall policies.
2. Select the Rate limiting tab.
3. Locate the policy you want to delete from the list.
4. Select the three dots, then select Remove.