Traffic transparency: unleashing the power of Cloudflare Trace

Cloudflare has introduced Cloudflare Trace, an innovative tool available to all customers that provides insights into how HTTP requests traverse their zone's configuration and what Cloudflare rules are being applied to the request. This new feature aims to demystify the journey of web traffic through the complex Cloudflare ecosystem for its users. Cloudflare Trace allows users to set various parameters, enabling them to tailor their trace according to specific needs. The tool visualizes products matched on a request, such as Configuration Rules, Transform Rules, and Firewall Rules, along with details of filters and actions undertaken by the rules. It also generates a programmatic version for use via command line tools like jq. Cloudflare Trace has been available via API for nine months and has already proven useful in addressing customer issues. In the coming months, additional features such as scheduling and alerts will be added to enhance its functionality further. [Reference](https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-cloudflare-trace/)