API gaps force manual UI operations for common tasks

5/10 Medium

Cloudflare's API is incomplete for routine administrative tasks. Common operations like assigning co-hosts can only be done via UI, not programmatically, defeating infrastructure-as-code practices.

Cloudflare
Category
dx
Workaround
hack
Stage
deploy
Freshness
persistent
Scope
single_lib
Upstream
wontfix
Recurring
Yes
Buyer Type
team
Maintainer
slow

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Collection History

Query: “What are the most common pain points with Cloudflare for developers in 2025?”4/8/2026

Not only that, but their API/pricing is specifically designed to cover edge-cases that will force you to buy a license. For example, they don't expose an API to assign a co-host. You can do that via the UI, manually, but not via the API.

Created: 4/8/2026Updated: 4/8/2026