Device profiles
A device profile defines WARP client settings for a specific set of devices in your organization. You can create multiple profiles and apply different settings based on the user’s identity, the device’s location, and other criteria.
For example, users in one identity provider group (signifying a specific office location) might have different routes that need to be excluded from their WARP tunnel, or some device types (like Linux) might need different DNS settings to accommodate local development services.
Create a new profile
- In Zero Trust, go to Settings > WARP Client.
- In the Profile settings card, select Create profile. This will make a copy of the Default profile.
- Enter any name for the profile.
- Create rules to define the devices that will use this profile. Learn more about the available Selectors, Operators, and Values.
- Configure WARP settings for these devices.
- Select Create profile.
Your profile will appear in the Profile settings list. You can rearrange the profiles in the list according to your desired order of precedence.
Send a POST request to the Devices endpoint:
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/devices/policy \
--header "X-Auth-Email: <EMAIL>" \
--header "X-Auth-Key: <API_KEY>" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{ "allow_mode_switch": false, "allow_updates": false, "allowed_to_leave": false, "auto_connect": 900, "captive_portal": 180, "description": "Cloudflare'\''s basic device settings profile, recommended in the implementation documentation. For details, refer to https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/replace-vpn/configure-device-agent/device-profiles/", "disable_auto_fallback": true, "enabled": true, "exclude_office_ips": false, "match": "identity.email == \"me@mycompany.com\"", "name": "Cloudflare basic device profile", "precedence": 101, "service_mode_v2": { "mode": "warp"}, "support_url": "https://it.company.com/help", "switch_locked": true}'
Edit profile settings
In Zero Trust, go to Settings > WARP Client.
In the Profile settings card, find the profile you want to update and select Configure.
Modify WARP settings for this profile.
Select Save profile.
The new settings will immediately propagate to devices that match this profile.
Verify settings
To check WARP client settings on a specific device, open a terminal on the device and run:
$ warp-cli settings
Selectors
| Selector | Description | WARP mode required |
|---|---|---|
| User email | Email address of a useruser-name@company.com | Gateway with WARP |
| User group emails | Email address of an IdP groupcontractors@company.com | Gateway with WARP |
| User group IDs | ID of an IdP group12jf495bhjd7893ml09o | Gateway with WARP |
| User group names | Name of an IdP groupdevelopers | Gateway with WARP |
| Operating system | Operating system of the devicemacOS | Any mode |
| Operating system version | OS version specified in Semver format1.2.0 | Any mode |
| Managed network | Network location of the device | Any mode |
| SAML Attributes | Attribute name and value from a SAML IdP | Gateway with WARP |
Comparison operators
| Operator | Meaning |
|---|---|
| is | equals the defined value |
| in | matches at least one of the defined values |
Logical operators
To evaluate multiple conditions in an expression, select a logical operator:
| Operator | Meaning |
|---|---|
| And | match all of the conditions in the expression |
| Or | match any of the conditions in the expression |
Order of precedence
Profiles are evaluated from top to bottom as shown in the UI and follows the first match principle — once a device matches a profile, evaluation stops and no subsequent profiles can override the decision.
The Default profile is always at the bottom of the list, meaning that it will only apply if the device does not match any of the previous profiles. If you make another custom profile the default, all settings will be copied over into the Default profile.