Querying Magic Firewall Samples with GraphQL

In this example, we are going to use the GraphQL Analytics API to query for Magic Firewall Samples over a specified time period.

The following API call will request Magic Firewall Samples over a one hour period, and output the requested fields. Be sure to replace <CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID>, <EMAIL>, and <API_KEY> with your zone tag and API credentials, and adjust the datetime_geg and datetime_leq values to your liking.

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The returned values represent the total number of packets and bits received during the five minute interval for a particular rule. The result will be in JSON (as requested), so piping the output to jq will make it easier to read, like in the following example: