Cloudflare
Cloudflare DNS Records API

Manage DNS records for a zone including A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, and other record types.
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openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Cloudflare / Accounts DNS Records API
  description: Needs description.
  license:
    name: BSD-3-Clause
    url: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
  version: 4.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  description: Client API
security:
- api_email: []
  api_key: []
- api_token: []
- user_service_key: []
tags:
- name: DNS Records
  description: Manage DNS records for a zone including A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, and other record types.
paths:
  /zones/{zone_id}/dns_records:
    get:
      operationId: listDnsRecords
      summary: Cloudflare List Dns Records
      description: List, search, sort, and filter a zone's DNS records. Returns a paginated list of DNS records for the specified zone.
      tags:
      - DNS Records
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ZoneId'
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: DNS record type to filter by.
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecordType'
        example: example_value
      - name: name
        in: query
        description: DNS record name to filter by.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: Example Title
      - name: content
        in: query
        description: DNS record content to filter by.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Page number of paginated results.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          default: 1
        example: 10
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        description: Number of records per page.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 5
          maximum: 50000
          default: 100
        example: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with a list of DNS records.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsRecordListResponse'
              examples:
                Listdnsrecords200Example:
                  summary: Default listDnsRecords 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    result:
                    - id: abc123
                      zone_id: '500123'
                      zone_name: example_value
                      name: Example Title
                      content: example_value
                      ttl: 10
                      proxied: true
                      proxiable: true
                      locked: true
                      comment: example_value
                      tags: {}
                      created_on: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      modified_on: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    success: true
                    errors:
                    - {}
                    messages:
                    - {}
                    result_info:
                      page: 10
                      per_page: 10
                      count: 10
                      total_count: 10
                      total_pages: 10
        '400':
          description: Bad request due to invalid parameters.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized due to missing or invalid authentication.
        '403':
          description: Forbidden due to insufficient permissions.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createDnsRecord
      summary: Cloudflare Create Dns Record
      description: Create a new DNS record for a zone. A/AAAA records cannot coexist with CNAME records on the same name, and NS records cannot share names with other record types.
      tags:
      - DNS Records
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ZoneId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsRecordInput'
            examples:
              CreatednsrecordRequestExample:
                summary: Default createDnsRecord request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  type: A
                  name: Example Title
                  content: example_value
                  ttl: 10
                  priority: 10
                  proxied: true
                  comment: example_value
                  tags:
                  - example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: DNS record created successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsRecordResponse'
              examples:
                Creatednsrecord200Example:
                  summary: Default createDnsRecord 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    result:
                      id: abc123
                      zone_id: '500123'
                      zone_name: example_value
                      name: Example Title
                      content: example_value
                      ttl: 10
                      proxied: true
                      proxiable: true
                      locked: true
                      comment: example_value
                      tags:
                      - {}
                      created_on: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      modified_on: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    success: true
                    errors:
                    - {}
                    messages:
                    - {}
        '400':
          description: Bad request due to invalid record data.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /zones/{zone_id}/dns_records/{dns_record_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getDnsRecord
      summary: Cloudflare Get Dns Record Details
      description: Retrieve the details of a specific DNS record by its identifier.
      tags:
      - DNS Records
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ZoneId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DnsRecordId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with DNS record details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsRecordResponse'
              examples:
                Getdnsrecord200Example:
                  summary: Default getDnsRecord 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    result:
                      id: abc123
                      zone_id: '500123'
                      zone_name: example_value
                      name: Example Title
                      content: example_value
                      ttl: 10
                      proxied: true
                      proxiable: true
                      locked: true
                      comment: example_value
                      tags:
                      - {}
                      created_on: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      modified_on: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    success: true
                    errors:
                    - {}
                    messages:
                    - {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
        '404':
          description: DNS record not found.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    patch:
      operationId: updateDnsRecord
      summary: Cloudflare Update Dns Record
      description: Partially update a DNS record. Only the fields provided in the request body will be updated.
      tags:
      - DNS Records
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ZoneId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DnsRecordId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsRecordInput'
            examples:
              UpdatednsrecordRequestExample:
                summary: Default updateDnsRecord request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  type: A
                  name: Example Title
                  content: example_value
                  ttl: 10
                  priority: 10
                  proxied: true
                  comment: example_value
                  tags:
                  - example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: DNS record updated successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsRecordResponse'
              examples:
                Updatednsrecord200Example:
                  summary: Default updateDnsRecord 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    result:
                      id: abc123
                      zone_id: '500123'
                      zone_name: example_value
                      name: Example Title
                      content: example_value
                      ttl: 10
                      proxied: true
                      proxiable: true
                      locked: true
                      comment: example_value
                      tags:
                      - {}
                      created_on: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      modified_on: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    success: true
                    errors:
                    - {}
                    messages:
                    - {}
        '400':
          description: Bad request.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
        '404':
          description: DNS record not found.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    put:
      operationId: overwriteDnsRecord
      summary: Cloudflare Overwrite Dns Record
      description: Completely replace a DNS record with the provided data. All fields must be provided.
      tags:
      - DNS Records
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ZoneId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DnsRecordId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsRecordInput'
            examples:
              OverwritednsrecordRequestExample:
                summary: Default overwriteDnsRecord request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  type: A
                  name: Example Title
                  content: example_value
                  ttl: 10
                  priority: 10
                  proxied: true
                  comment: example_value
                  tags:
                  - example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: DNS record overwritten successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsRecordResponse'
              examples:
                Overwritednsrecord200Example:
                  summary: Default overwriteDnsRecord 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    result:
                      id: abc123
                      zone_id: '500123'
                      zone_name: example_value
                      name: Example Title
                      content: example_value
                      ttl: 10
                      proxied: true
                      proxiable: true
                      locked: true
                      comment: example_value
                      tags:
                      - {}
                      created_on: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      modified_on: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    success: true
                    errors:
                    - {}
                    messages:
                    - {}
        '400':
          description: Bad request.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
        '404':
          description: DNS record not found.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteDnsRecord
      summary: Cloudflare Delete Dns Record
      description: Delete a specific DNS record from the zone.
      tags:
      - DNS Records
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ZoneId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DnsRecordId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: DNS record deleted successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  result:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                        description: The identifier of the deleted DNS record.
                  success:
                    type: boolean
              examples:
                Deletednsrecord200Example:
                  summary: Default deleteDnsRecord 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    result:
                      id: abc123
                    success: true
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
        '404':
          description: DNS record not found.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    DnsRecord:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the DNS record.
          example: abc123
        zone_id:
          type: string
          description: The zone identifier.
          example: '500123'
        zone_name:
          type: string
          description: The zone name.
          example: example_value
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecordType'
        name:
          type: string
          description: The DNS record name.
          example: Example Title
        content:
          type: string
          description: The DNS record content.
          example: example_value
        ttl:
          type: integer
          description: Time to live in seconds.
          example: 10
        proxied:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the record is proxied through Cloudflare.
          example: true
        proxiable:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the record can be proxied.
          example: true
        locked:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the record is locked.
          example: true
        comment:
          type: string
          description: A comment about the DNS record.
          example: example_value
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Custom tags for the DNS record.
          example: []
        created_on:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the record was created.
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        modified_on:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the record was last modified.
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
    DnsRecordInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecordType'
        name:
          type: string
          description: The DNS record name, e.g. example.com.
          example: Example Title
        content:
          type: string
          description: The DNS record content value.
          example: example_value
        ttl:
          type: integer
          description: Time to live in seconds. A value of 1 indicates automatic TTL.
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 86400
          example: 10
        priority:
          type: integer
          description: Required for MX, SRV, and URI records. Record priority.
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 65535
          example: 10
        proxied:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the record is receiving Cloudflare proxy services.
          example: true
        comment:
          type: string
          description: A comment about the DNS record.
          example: example_value
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Custom tags for the DNS record.
          example: []
    RecordType:
      type: string
      description: The type of DNS record.
      enum:
      - A
      - AAAA
      - CAA
      - CERT
      - CNAME
      - DNSKEY
      - DS
      - HTTPS
      - LOC
      - MX
      - NAPTR
      - NS
      - PTR
      - SMIMEA
      - SRV
      - SSHFP
      - SVCB
      - TLSA
      - TXT
      - URI
    DnsRecordResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        result:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsRecord'
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
          example: []
        messages:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
          example: []
    DnsRecordListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        result:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsRecord'
          example: []
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
          example: []
        messages:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
          example: []
        result_info:
          type: object
          properties:
            page:
              type: integer
            per_page:
              type: integer
            count:
              type: integer
            total_count:
              type: integer
            total_pages:
              type: integer
          example: example_value
  parameters:
    ZoneId:
      name: zone_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the zone.
      schema:
        type: string
    DnsRecordId:
      name: dns_record_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the DNS record.
      schema:
        type: string
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