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api-ninjas-com DNS Lookup API

The DNS Lookup API retrieves DNS records for any given domain. Currently supports A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SRV, SOA, TXT, and CAA record types.

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GET /v1/dnslookup Retrieve DNS records for a domain #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Ninjas DNS Lookup API
  description: 'Combined OpenAPI specification for every API Ninjas endpoint. Requests go to https://api.api-ninjas.com with an `X-Api-Key` header; get a free key at https://api-ninjas.com/register. Human-readable docs: https://api-ninjas.com/api. Index for LLMs: https://api-ninjas.com/llms.txt.'
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: API Ninjas
    url: https://api-ninjas.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
servers:
- url: https://api.api-ninjas.com
  description: API Ninjas Production
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: DNS Lookup
  description: The DNS Lookup API retrieves DNS records for any given domain. Currently supports A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SRV, SOA, TXT, and CAA record types.
paths:
  /v1/dnslookup:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve DNS records for a domain
      description: Retrieves DNS records for a domain, covering the A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SRV, SOA, TXT and CAA record types. Requires `domain`.
      operationId: getDNSRecords
      security:
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: domain
        in: query
        description: Valid domain to check (e.g. example.com). For top-level domains other than .com, a premium subscription is required.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of DNS records for the specified domain.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/DNSRecord'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request - The request was invalid or cannot be served.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - The request requires user authentication.
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error - We had a problem with our server. Try again later.
      tags:
      - DNS Lookup
components:
  schemas:
    DNSRecord:
      type: object
      properties:
        record_type:
          type: string
          description: The type of DNS record.
        value:
          type: string
          description: The value of the DNS record.
        priority:
          type: integer
          description: The priority of the MX record. Only present for MX records.
        mname:
          type: string
          description: The MNAME of the SOA record. Only present for SOA records.
        rname:
          type: string
          description: The RNAME of the SOA record. Only present for SOA records.
        serial:
          type: integer
          description: The SERIAL of the SOA record. Only present for SOA records.
        refresh:
          type: integer
          description: The REFRESH of the SOA record. Only present for SOA records.
        retry:
          type: integer
          description: The RETRY of the SOA record. Only present for SOA records.
        expire:
          type: integer
          description: The EXPIRE of the SOA record. Only present for SOA records.
        ttl:
          type: integer
          description: The TTL of the SOA record. Only present for SOA records.
      required:
      - record_type
      - value
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Api-Key
externalDocs:
  description: API Ninjas documentation
  url: https://api-ninjas.com/api