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# Create and manage widgets using Cloudflare API

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Use the [Cloudflare API](https://03cfcb76.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/turnstile/) for programmatic widget management and automation.

## Prerequisites

Before you begin, you must have:

* A Cloudflare API token with `Account:Turnstile:Edit` permissions
* An account ID found in your Cloudflare dashboard

### Create a widget via the API

Required API token permissions

At least one of the following [token permissions](https://03cfcb76.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/) is required:
* `Turnstile Sites Write`
* `Account Settings Write`

```bash
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/challenges/widgets" \
	--request POST \
	--header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
	--json '{
		"domains": [
				"example.com"
		],
		"mode": "managed",
		"name": "My Example Turnstile Widget"
	}'
```

### Manage widgets via the API

Required API token permissions

At least one of the following [token permissions](https://03cfcb76.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/) is required:
* `Turnstile Sites Write`
* `Turnstile Sites Read`
* `Account Settings Write`
* `Account Settings Read`

```bash
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/challenges/widgets" \
	--request GET \
	--header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```

Required API token permissions

At least one of the following [token permissions](https://03cfcb76.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/) is required:
* `Turnstile Sites Write`
* `Turnstile Sites Read`
* `Account Settings Write`
* `Account Settings Read`

```bash
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/challenges/widgets/$SITEKEY" \
	--request GET \
	--header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```

Required API token permissions

At least one of the following [token permissions](https://03cfcb76.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/) is required:
* `Turnstile Sites Write`
* `Account Settings Write`

```bash
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/challenges/widgets/$SITEKEY" \
	--request PUT \
	--header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
	--json '{
		"domains": [
				"203.0.113.1",
				"cloudflare.com",
				"blog.example.com"
		],
		"mode": "invisible",
		"name": "blog.cloudflare.com login form",
		"clearance_level": "interactive"
	}'
```

Required API token permissions

At least one of the following [token permissions](https://03cfcb76.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/) is required:
* `Turnstile Sites Write`
* `Account Settings Write`

```bash
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/challenges/widgets/$SITEKEY/rotate_secret" \
	--request POST \
	--header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
	--json '{
		"invalidate_immediately": false
	}'
```

Required API token permissions

At least one of the following [token permissions](https://03cfcb76.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/) is required:
* `Turnstile Sites Write`
* `Account Settings Write`

```bash
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/challenges/widgets/$SITEKEY" \
	--request DELETE \
	--header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```

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