Cisco Expressway DNS API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Cisco Expressway Configuration Admin Account DNS API
  description: RESTful API for configuring and managing Cisco Expressway systems including zones, search rules, transforms,
    DNS servers, NTP servers, SFTP configuration, system upgrades, and admin account management. The API uses JSON Schema
    version 4 for request and response schemas and is self-documented via RAML definitions available at /api/raml on the Expressway
    system. All endpoints require HTTPS and HTTP Basic Authentication using Expressway administrator credentials.
  version: 14.2.0
  contact:
    name: Cisco TAC
    email: tac@cisco.com
    url: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/unified-communications/expressway-series/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
  license:
    name: Cisco EULA
    url: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/legal/cloud-and-software/end_user_license_agreement.html
  x-logo:
    url: https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/unified-communications/expressway-series/datasheet-c78-733751.jpg
  x-provenance:
    method: derived
    authored_by: API Evangelist
    derived_on: '2026-08-19'
    first_party: false
    provider_published: false
    source: Modelled from the provider's public HTML documentation.
    note: 'Not published by the provider. Probed 2026-08-19: no anonymously fetchable first-party contract. Served by each
      customer''s own Expressway appliance; no central spec.'
servers:
- url: https://{host}/api
  description: Cisco Expressway server
  variables:
    host:
      default: expressway.example.com
      description: The FQDN or IP address of the Cisco Expressway node. The API is only accessible via HTTPS.
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: DNS
  description: DNS server configuration management
paths:
  /v1/provisioning/common/dns/dnsserver:
    get:
      operationId: listDnsServers
      summary: Cisco Expressway List all configured DNS servers
      description: Retrieves the list of all DNS servers configured on the Expressway. Supports filtering by name or address
        using query path segments such as /dnsserver/address/{address}.
      tags:
      - DNS
      responses:
        '200':
          description: DNS server list retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsServer'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
    post:
      operationId: createDnsServer
      summary: Cisco Expressway Add a new DNS server
      description: Adds a new DNS server entry to the Expressway configuration. The Expressway supports up to five DNS server
        addresses.
      tags:
      - DNS
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsServerInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: DNS server created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsServer'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
    put:
      operationId: updateDnsServer
      summary: Cisco Expressway Modify a DNS server entry
      description: Updates an existing DNS server configuration on the Expressway. The target server is identified by its
        current address or index.
      tags:
      - DNS
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsServerInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: DNS server updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsServer'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteDnsServer
      summary: Cisco Expressway Delete a DNS server entry
      description: Removes a DNS server from the Expressway configuration. The target server is identified by its address
        or index in the configuration.
      tags:
      - DNS
      responses:
        '200':
          description: DNS server deleted successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    DnsServerInput:
      type: object
      description: Input for creating or updating a DNS server entry
      properties:
        Index:
          type: integer
          description: Index position for the DNS server (1-5)
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 5
        Address:
          type: string
          description: IP address of the DNS server
          examples:
          - 8.8.8.8
      required:
      - Address
    DnsServer:
      type: object
      description: DNS server configuration entry
      properties:
        Index:
          type: integer
          description: Index position of the DNS server (1-5)
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 5
        Address:
          type: string
          description: IP address of the DNS server
          examples:
          - 8.8.8.8
      required:
      - Address
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response from the Expressway API
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error code or type
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error description
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request body contains invalid data or missing required fields.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid. The API requires HTTP Basic Authentication with administrator
        credentials over HTTPS.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Conflict:
      description: A resource with the same identifier already exists.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: The authenticated user does not have sufficient permissions for this operation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic Authentication using Expressway administrator credentials. The API is only accessible via HTTPS.
externalDocs:
  description: Cisco Expressway REST API Summary Guide (X14.2)
  url: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/expressway/admin_guide/X14-2/rest-api/exwy_b_cisco-expressway-rest-api-summary-guide--x142/exwy_m_using-the-expressway-rest-api.html