---
title: PUT examples
description: Update filters or rules with PUT API requests.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
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# PUT examples

## Update multiple filters

This example updates two filters with IDs `<FILTER_ID_1>` and `<FILTER_ID_2>` using a single API call.

Request

```

curl --request PUT \

"https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/{zone_id}/filters" \

--header "X-Auth-Email: <EMAIL>" \

--header "X-Auth-Key: <API_KEY>" \

--header "Content-Type: application/json" \

--data '[

  {

    "id": "<FILTER_ID_1>",

    "paused": false,

    "expression": "ip.src eq 93.184.216.0",

    "description": "IP of example.org"

  },

  {

    "id": "<FILTER_ID_2>",

    "expression": "http.request.uri.path matches \"^/api/.*$\"",

    "description": "/api"

  }

]'


```

Response

```

{

  "result": [

    {

      "id": "<FILTER_ID>",

      "paused": false,

      "description": "IP of example.org",

      "expression": "ip.src eq 93.184.216.0"

    },

    {

      "id": "<FILTER_ID_2>",

      "paused": false,

      "description": "/api",

      "expression": "http.request.uri.path matches \"^/api/.*$\""

    }

  ],

  "success": true,

  "errors": [],

  "messages": []

}


```

## Update a single filter

This example updates the filter with ID `{filter_id}`.

Request

```

curl --request PUT \

"https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/{zone_id}/filters/{filter_id}" \

--header "X-Auth-Email: <EMAIL>" \

--header "X-Auth-Key: <API_KEY>" \

--header "Content-Type: application/json" \

--data '{

  "id": "<FILTER_ID>",

  "paused": false,

  "description": "Login from office",

  "expression": "ip.src in {2400:cb00::/32 2a06:98c0::/29} and (http.request.uri.path ~ \"^.*/wp-login.php$\" or http.request.uri.path ~ \"^.*/xmlrpc.php$\")"

}'


```

Response

```

{

  "result": {

    "id": "<FILTER_ID>",

    "paused": false,

    "description": "Login from office",

    "expression": "ip.src in {2400:cb00::/32 2a06:98c0::/29} and (http.request.uri.path ~ \"^.*/wp-login.php$\" or http.request.uri.path ~ \"^.*/xmlrpc.php$\")"

  },

  "success": true,

  "errors": [],

  "messages": []

}


```

```json
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/directory/","name":"Directory"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/firewall/","name":"Firewall Rules (deprecated)"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"/firewall/api/","name":"Manage rules via the APIs"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@id":"/firewall/api/cf-filters/","name":"Cloudflare Filters API"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@id":"/firewall/api/cf-filters/put/","name":"PUT examples"}}]}
```