Cloudflare DNS Record Import/Export API

Import and export DNS records using BIND zone file format.

Operations 2

GET /zones/{zone_id}/dns_records/export Cloudflare Export Dns Records #
POST /zones/{zone_id}/dns_records/import Cloudflare Import Dns Records #

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cloudflare-dns-record-import-export-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Cloudflare DNS DNS Record Import/Export API
  description: The Cloudflare DNS API allows developers to programmatically manage DNS records for their zones, including creating, listing, updating, and deleting records. It also supports batch operations, DNS record scanning, BIND config import and export, DNSSEC configuration, and DNS analytics.
  version: '4.0'
  contact:
    name: Cloudflare Support
    url: https://support.cloudflare.com/
  termsOfService: https://www.cloudflare.com/terms/
servers:
- url: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  description: Cloudflare API v4 Production Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: DNS Record Import/Export
  description: Import and export DNS records using BIND zone file format.
paths:
  /zones/{zone_id}/dns_records/export:
    get:
      operationId: exportDnsRecords
      summary: Cloudflare Export Dns Records
      description: Export all DNS records for a zone in BIND zone file format.
      tags:
      - DNS Record Import/Export
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ZoneId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: BIND zone file content.
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
              examples:
                Exportdnsrecords200Example:
                  summary: Default exportDnsRecords 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example_value
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /zones/{zone_id}/dns_records/import:
    post:
      operationId: importDnsRecords
      summary: Cloudflare Import Dns Records
      description: Import DNS records from a BIND zone file. Upload the BIND config to create DNS records in the zone.
      tags:
      - DNS Record Import/Export
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ZoneId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                  description: BIND zone file to import.
            examples:
              ImportdnsrecordsRequestExample:
                summary: Default importDnsRecords request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  file: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Import completed successfully.
        '400':
          description: Bad request due to invalid BIND config.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  parameters:
    ZoneId:
      name: zone_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the zone.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API token authentication. Generate a token from the Cloudflare dashboard with appropriate permissions.
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Auth-Key
      description: Global API key paired with X-Auth-Email header for authentication.
externalDocs:
  description: Cloudflare DNS API Documentation
  url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/dns/