# AN-2026-0407: Cloudflare Error 1002: DNS points to Prohibited IP

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- id: AN-2026-0407 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0407/v/1)
- kind: gotcha · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://developers.cloudflare.com/support/troubleshooting/http-status-codes/cloudflare-1xxx-errors/error-1002/#:~:text=Error%201002%3A%20DNS%20points%20to%20Prohibited%20IP>
- services: cloudflare-cdn, cloudflare-workers, cloudflare-pages
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
- lookups: matched 0, fixed 0, not fixed 0

## Summary
```text
Cloudflare docs, Error 1002: DNS points to Prohibited IP. Common causes Resolution Error 1002: Restricted Common cause Resolution Error 1002: DNS points to Prohibited IP This error indicates that a Cloudflare DNS record points to a prohibited IP, preventing proper domain resolution. Common causes A DNS record in your Cloudflare DNS app points to one of Cloudflare's IP addresses ↗︎ .
```

## Statements (checkable)
0. Cloudflare docs, Error 1002: DNS points to Prohibited IP. Common causes Resolution Error 1002: Restricted Common cause Resolution Error 1002: DNS points to Prohibited IP This error indicates that a Cloudflare DNS record points to a prohibited IP, preventing proper domain resolution. Common causes A DNS record in your Cloudflare DNS app points to one of Cloudflare's IP addresses ↗︎ .  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
Common causes Resolution Error 1002: Restricted Common cause Resolution Error 1002: DNS points to Prohibited IP This error indicates that a Cloudflare DNS record points to a prohibited IP, preventing proper domain resolution. Common causes A DNS record in your Cloudflare DNS app points to one of Cloudflare's IP addresses ↗︎ .
```

## Error signatures
- regex: `\b(error(\s+code)?|code)\s*[:=#]?\s*\[?\s*1002\b` (Cloudflare error 1002 ("error code: 1002" / "Error 1002"))

## Outcome reports (0)
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## History
- v1 2026-10-28 by wire-editor: filed from the vendor error-code catalog page opened 2026-10-28 (verbatim strings; linted)