---
title: Enable Firewall Rule
description: "Marks the rule active and runs InstallFirewall over SSH. Synchronous. Requires the write:servers scope."
url: "https://betterdocs.shahrear.msf.bd/index.php/docs/hell0-boys-docs/hell0-boys/servers/enable-firewall-rule/"
updated: "2026-08-20"
category: hell0 boys / Servers
---

# Enable Firewall Rule

POST`/servers/{uuid}/firewall-rules/{firewallRuleUuid}/enable`

## Code Samples

```curl

                curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://app.xcloud.host/api/v1/servers/{uuid}/firewall-rules/{firewallRuleUuid}/enable' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'

                const response = await fetch('https://app.xcloud.host/api/v1/servers/{uuid}/firewall-rules/{firewallRuleUuid}/enable', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

                import requests

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
}

response = requests.post("https://app.xcloud.host/api/v1/servers/{uuid}/firewall-rules/{firewallRuleUuid}/enable", headers=headers)

print(response.json())

                <?php
$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => 'https://app.xcloud.host/api/v1/servers/{uuid}/firewall-rules/{firewallRuleUuid}/enable',
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
  'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
curl_close($curl);

echo $response;

                using System.Net.Http;

var client = new HttpClient();
var request = new HttpRequestMessage(new HttpMethod("POST"), "https://app.xcloud.host/api/v1/servers/{uuid}/firewall-rules/{firewallRuleUuid}/enable");
request.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN");
var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(body);

                import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.*;

HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://app.xcloud.host/api/v1/servers/{uuid}/firewall-rules/{firewallRuleUuid}/enable"))
    .header("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN")
    .method("POST", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
    .build();

HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(response.body());
```

## Response

```json

                {
    "success": true,
    "message": "Operation completed successfully.",
    "data": {
        "uuid": "55ff66aa-77bb-88cc-99dd-00ee11ff2233",
        "name": "ssh-admin",
        "ip_address": "203.0.113.10",
        "port": "22",
        "protocol": "tcp",
        "traffic": "allow",
        "is_active": true,
        "description": "Office static IP",
        "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
        "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
    }
}

                {
    "success": false,
    "message": "Unauthenticated.",
    "data": null
}

                {
    "success": false,
    "message": "This action is unauthorized. Your token is missing the required scope.",
    "data": null
}

                {
    "success": false,
    "message": "Not found.",
    "data": null
}

                {
    "success": false,
    "message": "An error occurred.",
    "data": null
}
```

Marks the rule active and runs `InstallFirewall` over SSH. Synchronous. Requires the `write:servers` scope.

## Path Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `uuid` | string (uuid) | **Required** | UUID of the [Server](https://betterdocs.shahrear.msf.bd/encyclopedia/server/) |
| `firewallRuleUuid` | string (uuid) | **Required** |  |

## Responses

### 200 — Firewall rule enabled

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `success` | boolean | Optional |  |
| `message` | string | Optional |  |
| `data` | object | Optional |  |
| `data` | object | Optional |  |
| `data.uuid` | string (uuid) | Optional |  |
| `data.name` | string | Optional |  |
| `data.ip_address` | string | Optional |  |
| `data.port` | string | Optional | Single port or comma/range list as configured (e.g. "22", "80,443", "8000-9000"). |
| `data.protocol` | string | Optional | Allowed: any, tcp, udp |
| `data.traffic` | string | Optional | Allowed: allow, deny |
| `data.is_active` | boolean | Optional |  |
| `data.description` | string | Optional |  |
| `data.created_at` | string (date-time) | Optional |  |
| `data.updated_at` | string (date-time) | Optional |  |

```json

                {
    "success": true,
    "message": "Operation completed successfully.",
    "data": {
        "uuid": "55ff66aa-77bb-88cc-99dd-00ee11ff2233",
        "name": "ssh-admin",
        "ip_address": "203.0.113.10",
        "port": "22",
        "protocol": "tcp",
        "traffic": "allow",
        "is_active": true,
        "description": "Office static IP",
        "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
        "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
    }
}
```

### 401 — Missing or invalid authentication token

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `success` | boolean | Optional |  |
| `message` | string | Optional |  |
| `data` | object | Optional |  |

```json

                {
    "success": false,
    "message": "Unauthenticated.",
    "data": null
}
```

### 403 — Token lacks the required scope

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `success` | boolean | Optional |  |
| `message` | string | Optional |  |
| `data` | object | Optional |  |

```json

                {
    "success": false,
    "message": "This action is unauthorized. Your token is missing the required scope.",
    "data": null
}
```

### 404 — Resource not found or not accessible to your [Team](https://betterdocs.shahrear.msf.bd/encyclopedia/team/)

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `success` | boolean | Optional |  |
| `message` | string | Optional |  |
| `data` | object | Optional |  |

```json

                {
    "success": false,
    "message": "Not found.",
    "data": null
}
```

### 422 — InstallFirewall SSH error.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `success` | boolean | Optional |  |
| `message` | string | Optional |  |
| `data` | object | Optional |  |

```json

                {
    "success": false,
    "message": "An error occurred.",
    "data": null
}
```