DigitalOcean Firewalls API Reference
Use the DigitalOcean API to create, configure, list, and delete Cloud Firewalls.
Firewalls Reference
Validated on 19 Jun 2018 • Last edited on 11 Dec 2025
DigitalOcean Cloud Firewalls are a network-based, stateful firewall service for Droplets provided at no additional cost. Cloud firewalls block all traffic that isn’t expressly permitted by a rule.
The DigitalOcean API lets you manage resources programmatically with standard HTTP requests. All actions available in the control panel are also available through the API.
doctl is the command-line interface for the DigitalOcean API. It supports most of the same actions available in the API and DigitalOcean Control Panel.
The DigitalOcean Model Context Protocol (MCP) server lets you use natural language prompts to interact with DigitalOcean Networking services to manage resources. All operations use argument-based input, and no resource URIs are used. These tools enable full automation and management of networking resources and configurations.
