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linode Domains API

Manage DNS domains and their associated resource records including A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, CAA, and NS records.

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Operations 7

GET /domains List domains #
POST /domains Create a domain #
GET /domains/{domainId} Get a domain #
PUT /domains/{domainId} Update a domain #
DELETE /domains/{domainId} Delete a domain #
GET /domains/{domainId}/records List domain records #
POST /domains/{domainId}/records Create a domain record #

Documentation

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https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/api

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linode/refs/heads/main/openapi/linode-domains-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

linode-domains-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Linode API v4 Account Domains API
  description: The Linode API v4 provides programmatic access to the full range of Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) products and services. It enables developers to create and manage compute instances, deploy Kubernetes clusters, configure NodeBalancers, manage DNS domains, provision Block Storage volumes, control Object Storage buckets, set up firewalls, and administer account settings. The RESTful API uses OAuth and personal access tokens for authentication and returns JSON responses, with support for filtering and sorting across all resource endpoints.
  version: 4.189.0
  contact:
    name: Linode Support
    url: https://www.linode.com/support/
  termsOfService: https://www.linode.com/legal-tos/
servers:
- url: https://api.linode.com/v4
  description: Production Server
security:
- personalAccessToken: []
- oauth: []
tags:
- name: Domains
  description: Manage DNS domains and their associated resource records including A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, CAA, and NS records.
paths:
  /domains:
    get:
      operationId: getDomains
      summary: List domains
      description: Returns a paginated list of all domains on your account, including their status, type, and SOA email address.
      tags:
      - Domains
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageSizeParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Domains retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginatedDomainList'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication
    post:
      operationId: createDomain
      summary: Create a domain
      description: Creates a new domain on your account. The domain can be a master or slave zone type.
      tags:
      - Domains
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DomainRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Domain created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Domain'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid parameters
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication
  /domains/{domainId}:
    get:
      operationId: getDomain
      summary: Get a domain
      description: Returns the details for a single domain on your account.
      tags:
      - Domains
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/domainIdParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Domain retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Domain'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication
        '404':
          description: Domain not found
    put:
      operationId: updateDomain
      summary: Update a domain
      description: Updates the configuration for a domain on your account.
      tags:
      - Domains
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/domainIdParam'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DomainRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Domain updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Domain'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid parameters
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication
        '404':
          description: Domain not found
    delete:
      operationId: deleteDomain
      summary: Delete a domain
      description: Deletes a domain from your account. All associated DNS records will also be deleted.
      tags:
      - Domains
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/domainIdParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Domain deleted successfully
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication
        '404':
          description: Domain not found
  /domains/{domainId}/records:
    get:
      operationId: getDomainRecords
      summary: List domain records
      description: Returns a paginated list of all DNS records for a given domain.
      tags:
      - Domains
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/domainIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageSizeParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Domain records retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginatedDomainRecordList'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication
        '404':
          description: Domain not found
    post:
      operationId: createDomainRecord
      summary: Create a domain record
      description: Creates a new DNS record for the given domain.
      tags:
      - Domains
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/domainIdParam'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DomainRecordRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Domain record created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DomainRecord'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid parameters
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication
        '404':
          description: Domain not found
components:
  schemas:
    Domain:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: The unique ID of this domain.
        domain:
          type: string
          description: The domain name.
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - master
          - slave
          description: Whether this is a master or slave zone.
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - disabled
          - edit_mode
          description: The status of this domain.
        soa_email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: The SOA email address for this domain.
        description:
          type: string
          description: A description for this domain.
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Tags for this domain.
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When this domain was created.
        updated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When this domain was last updated.
        ttl_sec:
          type: integer
          description: The default TTL in seconds.
        retry_sec:
          type: integer
          description: The retry interval in seconds.
        refresh_sec:
          type: integer
          description: The refresh interval in seconds.
        expire_sec:
          type: integer
          description: The expiry time in seconds.
    PaginatedDomainRecordList:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
      - type: object
        properties:
          data:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DomainRecord'
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
          description: The current page number.
        pages:
          type: integer
          description: The total number of pages.
        results:
          type: integer
          description: The total number of results.
    DomainRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - domain
      - type
      properties:
        domain:
          type: string
          description: The domain name.
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - master
          - slave
          description: Whether this is a master or slave zone.
        soa_email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: The SOA email address.
        description:
          type: string
          description: A description for this domain.
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Tags for this domain.
    PaginatedDomainList:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
      - type: object
        properties:
          data:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Domain'
    DomainRecordRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - type
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - A
          - AAAA
          - NS
          - MX
          - CNAME
          - TXT
          - SRV
          - PTR
          - CAA
          description: The type of DNS record.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The hostname or FQDN.
        target:
          type: string
          description: The target value.
        priority:
          type: integer
          description: The priority for MX and SRV records.
        weight:
          type: integer
          description: The weight for SRV records.
        port:
          type: integer
          description: The port for SRV records.
        ttl_sec:
          type: integer
          description: The TTL in seconds.
    DomainRecord:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: The unique ID of this domain record.
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - A
          - AAAA
          - NS
          - MX
          - CNAME
          - TXT
          - SRV
          - PTR
          - CAA
          description: The type of DNS record.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The hostname or FQDN for this record.
        target:
          type: string
          description: The target for this record.
        priority:
          type: integer
          description: The priority for MX and SRV records.
        weight:
          type: integer
          description: The weight for SRV records.
        port:
          type: integer
          description: The port for SRV records.
        ttl_sec:
          type: integer
          description: The TTL in seconds for this record.
        tag:
          type: string
          description: The tag for CAA records.
  parameters:
    pageParam:
      name: page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
      description: The page number to return.
    pageSizeParam:
      name: page_size
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 25
        maximum: 500
        default: 100
      description: The number of items per page.
    domainIdParam:
      name: domainId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: The ID of the domain.
  securitySchemes:
    personalAccessToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: A personal access token generated from the Linode Cloud Manager that grants access to the API based on the token's scopes.
    oauth:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 authentication for third-party applications.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://login.linode.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://login.linode.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            account:read_only: Read access to account information
            account:read_write: Read and write access to account information
            domains:read_only: Read access to domains
            domains:read_write: Read and write access to domains
            events:read_only: Read access to events
            events:read_write: Read and write access to events
            firewall:read_only: Read access to firewalls
            firewall:read_write: Read and write access to firewalls
            images:read_only: Read access to images
            images:read_write: Read and write access to images
            ips:read_only: Read access to IP addresses
            ips:read_write: Read and write access to IP addresses
            linodes:read_only: Read access to Linodes
            linodes:read_write: Read and write access to Linodes
            lke:read_only: Read access to LKE
            lke:read_write: Read and write access to LKE
            longview:read_only: Read access to Longview
            longview:read_write: Read and write access to Longview
            nodebalancers:read_only: Read access to NodeBalancers
            nodebalancers:read_write: Read and write access to NodeBalancers
            object_storage:read_only: Read access to Object Storage
            object_storage:read_write: Read and write access to Object Storage
            stackscripts:read_only: Read access to StackScripts
            stackscripts:read_write: Read and write access to StackScripts
            volumes:read_only: Read access to Volumes
            volumes:read_write: Read and write access to Volumes
            vpc:read_only: Read access to VPCs
            vpc:read_write: Read and write access to VPCs
externalDocs:
  description: Linode API v4 Documentation
  url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/api