Manage gateways

A Cloudflare Web3 gateway provides HTTP-accessible interfaces to various Web3 networks. You can interact with a gateway in several ways.

​​ Create a gateway

When you create a gateway, Cloudflare automatically:

• Creates and adds records to your Cloudflare DNS so your gateway can receive and route traffic appropriately.
• Proxies traffic to that hostname.
• Issues an SSL/TLS certificate to cover the specified hostname.

​​ Via the dashboard

To create a gateway using the dashboard:

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard Open external link .
2. Select your account and website.
3. Go to Web3.
4. Click Create Web3 Gateway.
5. Enter the following information:

• Hostname: Enter a hostname to use as your gateway, which has to be a subdomain of the current Cloudflare zone.
• Gateway Description: Enter a description to help distinguish between different gateways.
• Gateway Type: Select a gateway target of IPFS DNSLink or Ethereum .
• DNSLink: Only applicable to IPFS gateways, more details at DNSLink .

6. Click Deploy.

​​ Via the API

For a full list of gateway properties, refer to Create Web3 Hostname Open external link . If you need help with API authentication, refer to Cloudflare API Quickstart .

Request
curl -X POST \
-H "X-Auth-Email: user@cloudflare.com" \
-H "X-Auth-Key: REDACTED" \
"https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/<ZONE_ID>/web3/hostnames" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
      "name": "gateway.example.com",
      "description":"This is my IPFS gateway.",
      "target":"ipfs",
      "dnslink":"/ipns/onboarding.ipfs.cloudflare.com"
  }'

The response contains the complete definition of the new gateway.

Response
{
  "success": true,
  "errors": [],
  "messages": [],
  "result": {
    "id": "<WEB3_GATEWAY_ID>",
    "name": "gateway.example.com",
    "description": "This is my IPFS gateway.",
    "status": "active",
    "target": "ipfs",
    "dnslink": "/ipns/onboarding.ipfs.cloudflare.com",
    "created_on": "<CREATED_ON_DATE>",
    "modified_on": "<MODIFIED_ON_DATE>"
  }
}

​​ Edit a gateway

Once you have created a gateway , you can only edit the Gateway Description and — if it is an IPFS gateway — also edit the value for the DNSLink field.

If you need to edit other fields, delete the gateway and create a new one.

​​ Via the dashboard

To edit a gateway using the dashboard:

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard Open external link .
2. Select your account and website.
3. Go to Web3.
4. On a specific gateway, click Edit.
5. Update the Gateway Description and — if editing an IPFS gateway — the value for the DNSLink .
6. Click Reapply.

​​ Via the API

To edit specific settings for a gateway, use a PATCH Open external link request.

​​ Refresh a gateway

When your gateway is stuck in an Error status , you should try refreshing the gateway, which attempts to re-create the associated DNS records for the hostname.

​​ Via the dashboard

To refresh a gateway using the dashboard:

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard Open external link .
2. Select your account and website.
3. Go to Web3.
4. On a specific gateway, click the dropdown then Refresh.

​​ Via the API

To refresh a gateway using the API, send a PATCH Open external link request with an empty request body.

​​ Delete a gateway

When you delete a gateway, Cloudflare will automatically remove all associated hostname DNS records. This action will impact your traffic and cannot be undone.

​​ Via the dashboard

To delete a gateway using the dashboard:

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard Open external link .
2. Select your account and website.
3. Go to Web3.
4. On a specific gateway, click the dropdown then Remove.
5. Click Delete hostname.

​​ Via the API

To delete a gateway using the API, send a DELETE Open external link request.