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title: Lists · Cloudflare Zero Trust docs
description: With Cloudflare Zero Trust, you can create lists of URLs,
  hostnames, or other entries to reference when creating Gateway policies or
  Access policies. This allows you to quickly create rules that match and take
  actions against several items at once.
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With Cloudflare Zero Trust, you can create lists of URLs, hostnames, or other entries to reference when creating [Gateway policies](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/policies/gateway/) or [Access policies](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/policies/access/). This allows you to quickly create rules that match and take actions against several items at once.

Before creating a list, make note of the [limitations](#limitations).

## List types

Lists can contain a single type of data each. Supported data types include:

* URLs
* Hostnames or domains
* Serial numbers
* User email addresses
* IP addresses
* Device ID numbers

## Create a list from a CSV file

To test uploading CSV lists, you can download a [sample CSV file](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/static/list-test.csv) of IP address ranges or copy the following into a file:

```csv
value,description
192.0.2.0/24,This is an IP address range in CIDR format
198.51.100.0/24,This is also an IP address range
203.0.113.0/24,This is the third IP address range
```

When you format a CSV file for upload:

* Each line should be a single entry that includes a value and an optional description.
* A header row must be present for Zero Trust to recognize descriptions.
* Trailing whitespace characters are not allowed.
* CRLF (Windows) and LF (Unix) line endings are valid.

To upload the list to Zero Trust:

* Dashboard

  1. In [Zero Trust](https://one.dash.cloudflare.com), go to **My Team** > **Lists**.
  2. Select **Upload CSV**.
  3. Next, specify a **List name**, enter an optional description, and choose a **List type**.
  4. Drag and drop a file into the **CSV file** window, or select a file.
  5. Select **Create**.

* Terraform (v5)

  1. Add the following permission to your [`cloudflare_api_token`](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs/resources/api_token):

     * `Zero Trust Write`

  2. Decode the contents of the CSV file and store it as a local value:

     ```tf
     locals {
       ip_list = csvdecode(file("${path.module}/list-test.csv"))
     }
     ```

  3. Create a list using the [`cloudflare_zero_trust_list`](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs/resources/zero_trust_list) resource:

     ```tf
     resource "cloudflare_zero_trust_list" "ips_from_csv" {
       account_id  = var.cloudflare_account_id
       name        = "IPs imported from CSV"
       description = "Managed by Terraform"
       type        = "IP"
       items       = local.ip_list
     }
     ```

You can now use this list in the policy builder by choosing the *in list* operator.

## Create a list manually

* Dashboard

  1. In [Zero Trust](https://one.dash.cloudflare.com), go to **My Team** > **Lists**.
  2. Select **Create manual list**.
  3. Next, specify a **List name**, enter an optional description, and choose a **List type**.
  4. Enter your list element manually into the **Add entry** field and select **Add**.
  5. Select **Save**.

* API

  Required API token permissions

  At least one of the following [token permissions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/) is required:

  * `Zero Trust Write`

  ```bash
  curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/gateway/lists" \
    --request POST \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    --json '{
      "description": "Private application IPs",
      "items": [
          {
              "value": "10.226.0.177/32"
          },
          {
              "value": "10.226.1.177/32"
          }
      ],
      "name": "Corporate IP list",
      "type": "IP"
    }'
  ```

* Terraform (v5)

  1. Add the following permission to your [`cloudflare_api_token`](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs/resources/api_token):

     * `Zero Trust Write`

  2. Create a list using the [`cloudflare_zero_trust_list`](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs/resources/zero_trust_list) resource.

     Example list of IPs:

     ```tf
     resource "cloudflare_zero_trust_list" "wiki_IPs" {
       account_id  = var.cloudflare_account_id
       name        = "Company Wiki IP addresses"
       description = "Managed by Terraform"
       type        = "IP"
       items = [
         {
           description = "Example IP address range"
           value = "192.0.2.0/24",
         },
         {
           value = "198.51.100.0/24"
         }
       ]
     }
     ```

     Example list of domains:

     ```tf
     resource "cloudflare_zero_trust_list" "wiki_domains" {
       account_id  = var.cloudflare_account_id
       name        = "Company Wiki Domains"
       description = "Managed by Terraform"
       type        = "DOMAIN"
       items = [
         {
           value = "wiki.example.com"
         },
         {
           value = "wiki2.example.com"
         }]
     }
     ```

You can now use this list in the policy builder by choosing the *in list* operator.

## Edit a list

1. In the **Lists** page, locate the list you want to edit.

2. Select **Edit**. This will allow you to:

   * Edit list name and description by selecting on the three-dots menu to the right of your list's name.
   * Delete the list by selecting the three-dots menu to the right of your list's name.
   * Delete individual entries.
   * Manually add entries to your list.

3. Once you have edited your list, select **Save**.

## Limitations

### List size

Your lists can include up to 1,000 entries for Standard plans and 5,000 for Enterprise plans. An uploaded CSV file must be smaller than 2 MB.

### Wildcard entries

Hostname lists do not support wildcard entries (`*.example.com`). You will need to add domains as exact matches. Adding a wildcard to lists comprised of hostnames will return an error when you save.

### Non-Latin characters

Gateway supports non-Latin characters by converting all domains and hostnames to [Punycode](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3492.txt). Once you save a list with non-Latin characters, Gateway will display the entry as Punycode.

### Duplicate entries

Lists cannot have duplicate entries. Because domains and hostnames are converted to [Punycode](#non-latin-characters), multiple list entries that convert to the same string will count as duplicates. For example, `éxàmple.com` converts to `xn—xmple-rqa5d.com`, so including both `éxàmple.com` and `xn—xmple-rqa5d.com` in a list will result in a duplicate error.

### URL slashes

Gateway ignores trailing forward slashes (`/`) in URLs. For example, `https://example.com` and `https://example.com/` will count as the same URL and may return a duplicate error.

### Extended email addresses

Extended email addresses (also known as plus addresses) are variants of an existing email address with `+` or `.` modifiers. Many email providers, such as Gmail and Outlook, deliver emails intended for an extended address to its original address. For example, providers will deliver emails sent to `contact+123@example.com` or `con.tact@example.com` to `contact@example.com`.

By default, Gateway will either filter only exact matches or all extended variants depending on the type of policy and action used:

DNS policies

| Action | Behavior |
| - | - |
| Allow | Match exact address only |
| Block | Match exact address and all variants |
| Override | Match exact address and all variants |
| Safe Search | Match exact address and all variants |
| YouTube Restricted | Match exact address and all variants |

Network policies

| Action | Behavior |
| - | - |
| Allow | Match exact address only |
| Audit SSH | Match exact address and all variants |
| Block | Match exact address and all variants |
| Network Override | Match exact address only |

HTTP policies

| Action | Behavior |
| - | - |
| Allow | Match exact address only |
| Block | Match exact address and all variants |
| Do Not Inspect | Match exact address only |
| Do Not Isolate | Match exact address only |
| Do Not Scan | Match exact address only |
| Isolate | Match exact address and all variants |

Other policies

| Policy type | Behavior |
| - | - |
| Egress policy | Match exact address only |
| Resolver policy | Match exact address only |

To force Gateway to match all email address variants, go to **Settings** > **Network** > **Firewall** and turn on **Match extended email addresses**. This setting applies to all firewall, egress, and resolver policies.

### API rate limit

You can send 600 requests to the [Gateway Lists](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/zero_trust/subresources/gateway/subresources/lists/) endpoint per minute. If you exceed the rate limit, Cloudflare will block subsequent requests for 120 seconds.
