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Hetzner Cloud API POST /v1/firewalls changes: CIDRs for Firewall rules not allowing host bits

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Calls to POST /v1/firewalls on Hetzner Cloud API stopped working on December 10, 2025.


Calls it hits

  • POST /v1/firewalls

In Hetzner Cloud API's words

Starting on 10 December 2025, CIDRs specified as destination_ips or source_ips for Firewall rules will no longer allow for the host bits to be set.

Hetzner Cloud API, Changelog

Facts

API
Hetzner Cloud API api.hetzner.cloud
Kind
Behaviour change
Takes effect
December 10, 2025
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Changelog
Last updated
Verified
, against Hetzner Cloud API's own pages

Questions

When does this change take effect?

Calls to POST /v1/firewalls on Hetzner Cloud API stopped working on December 10, 2025.

What happens to calls after December 10, 2025?

They have failed since December 10, 2025.

How do I find the calls this hits in my code?

Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.


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