---
title: "Create a new firewall"
method: POST
path: "/project/{project_id}/location/{location}/firewall/{firewall_reference}"
tags: ["Firewall"]
---

# Create a new firewall

`POST /project/{project_id}/location/{location}/firewall/{firewall_reference}`

## Request body

- object
  - `description` string — Description of the firewall

## Response `200`

A Firewall

- Firewall
  - `description` string, required — Description of the firewall
  - `firewall_rules` FirewallRule[], required — List of firewall rules
    - `cidr` string, required — CIDR of the firewall rule
    - `id` string, required — ID of the firewall rule
    - `port_range` string, required — Port range of the firewall rule
    - `protocol` 'tcp' | 'udp', required — Protocol of the firewall rule (tcp or udp)
    - `description` string, required — Description of the firewall rule
  - `id` string, required — ID of the firewall
  - `location` string, required — Location of the firewall
  - `name` string, required — Name of the firewall

## Other responses

- `default` — An error response

## Changes

- **2026-05-21** `65eaca27bbb7` — 1 info
  - added the required property `firewall_rules/items/protocol` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-10-25** `d81708f425bb` — 1 info
  - added the required property `firewall_rules/items/description` to the response with the `200` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ubicloud/apis/clover-api/changes/project/:project_id/location/:location/firewall/:firewall_reference/post.md)

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