Review Cloudflare firewall rules on a schedule
Keep firewall rules visible with a scheduled review that brings the current list into your run reports.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List Firewall Rules
Lists the firewall rules for a DNS zone.
Why this helps
Firewall rules can go unreviewed when checking them requires remembering to open Cloudflare and locate the right zone.
- Put recurring rule checks on a schedule.
- Review the returned rules in a concise report.
- Keep routine Cloudflare checks out of your working memory.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Abstract and Cloudflare once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis which zone to review, to list its firewall rules, and to summarize the results without assuming a baseline.
- 4Choose the recurring schedule and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real example using a zone you can identify.
Questions about this workflow
Does this workflow change firewall rules?
No. The selected Cloudflare action lists firewall rules for a zone.
Can Notis tell me whether a rule is new or changed?
Only if you provide a comparison baseline or history. The listed action retrieves the current rules.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Abstract to Cloudflare. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Abstract triggers
Cloudflare actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create DNS record
Create a DNS record that makes live changes to a zone.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Capture Browser Snapshot
Create WAF List
Create an empty custom list for WAF rules and filters.
Check Registrar Domains
Create Zone
Create a DNS zone for a domain.
Create Alert Policy
Delete DNS Record
Delete a DNS record immediately; this action is irreversible.
Delete WAF List
Delete a WAF list.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Abstract and Cloudflare, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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