Create a compression rule via API

Use the Rulesets API to create a compression rule via API.

​​ Basic rule settings

When creating a compression rule via API, make sure you:

• Set the rule action to compress_response.
• Define the parameters in the action_parameters field according to the settings you wish to override for matching requests.
• Deploy the rule to the http_response_compression phase at the zone level.

​​ Procedure

Follow this workflow to create a compression rule for a given zone via API:

1. Use the List zone rulesets Open API docs link operation to check if there is already a ruleset for the http_response_compression phase at the zone level.

2. If the phase ruleset does not exist, create it using the Create a zone ruleset Open API docs link operation. In the new ruleset properties, set the following values:

   • kind: zone
   • phase: http_response_compression

3. Use the Update a zone ruleset Open API docs link operation to add a compression rule to the list of ruleset rules. Alternatively, include the rule in the Create a zone ruleset Open API docs link request mentioned in the previous step.

​​ Example requests

Refer to the Examples page for example API requests.