Rackspace Technology ReverseDNS API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Rackspace Cloud DNS Contacts ReverseDNS API
  version: '1.0'
  description: The Rackspace Cloud DNS API (v1.0) provides programmatic management of DNS zones and records hosted on the Rackspace Cloud. Operations include listing, creating, updating, importing, exporting, and cloning domains, plus full CRUD on standard DNS records and reverse DNS PTR records, with support for paginated listings, asynchronous job tracking, and per-account usage limits.
  contact:
    name: Rackspace Technology
    url: https://www.rackspace.com/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-source-url: https://github.com/rackerlabs/docs-cloud-dns
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-05'
servers:
- url: https://dns.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0
  description: Rackspace Cloud DNS production endpoint
security:
- AuthToken: []
tags:
- name: ReverseDNS
  description: Reverse DNS (PTR) record operations.
paths:
  /{account}/rdns:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
    post:
      operationId: addPtrRecords
      summary: Add PTR Records
      description: Adds reverse DNS (PTR) records for one or more cloud devices (servers, load balancers).
      tags:
      - ReverseDNS
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AddPtrRecordsRequest'
      responses:
        '202':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/AsyncJobAccepted'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /{account}/rdns/{serviceName}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
    - in: path
      name: serviceName
      required: true
      description: The cloud service whose PTR records are being managed (cloudServersOpenStack, cloudLoadBalancers).
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      operationId: listPtrRecords
      summary: List PTR Records
      description: Lists PTR records for the specified service and device.
      tags:
      - ReverseDNS
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: href
        required: true
        description: The fully qualified device URL whose PTR records should be listed.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uri
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PTR records returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecordList'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deletePtrRecords
      summary: Delete PTR Records
      description: Deletes PTR records for the specified device.
      tags:
      - ReverseDNS
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: href
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uri
      - in: query
        name: ip
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '202':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/AsyncJobAccepted'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /{account}/rdns/{serviceName}/{recordId}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
    - in: path
      name: serviceName
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/RecordId'
    get:
      operationId: showPtrRecord
      summary: Show PTR Record
      description: Returns details for a single PTR record.
      tags:
      - ReverseDNS
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PTR record returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Record'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    Record:
      title: Record
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - A
          - AAAA
          - MX
          - CNAME
          - NS
          - TXT
          - SRV
          - PTR
        data:
          type: string
        ttl:
          type: integer
          minimum: 300
        priority:
          type: integer
          description: Required for MX and SRV records.
        comment:
          type: string
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    RecordInput:
      title: RecordInput
      type: object
      required:
      - type
      - name
      - data
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - A
          - AAAA
          - MX
          - CNAME
          - NS
          - TXT
          - SRV
          - PTR
        name:
          type: string
        data:
          type: string
        ttl:
          type: integer
          minimum: 300
        priority:
          type: integer
        comment:
          type: string
    RecordList:
      title: RecordList
      type: object
      properties:
        records:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Record'
        totalEntries:
          type: integer
        links:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
    AsyncJob:
      title: AsyncJob
      type: object
      properties:
        callbackUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - INITIALIZED
          - RUNNING
          - COMPLETED
          - ERROR
        requestUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        verb:
          type: string
        jobId:
          type: string
        response:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    AddPtrRecordsRequest:
      title: AddPtrRecordsRequest
      type: object
      required:
      - recordsList
      - link
      properties:
        recordsList:
          type: object
          properties:
            records:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecordInput'
        link:
          type: object
          properties:
            content:
              type: string
            href:
              type: string
              format: uri
            rel:
              type: string
    Link:
      title: Link
      type: object
      properties:
        rel:
          type: string
        href:
          type: string
          format: uri
        content:
          type: string
  parameters:
    RecordId:
      in: path
      name: recordId
      required: true
      description: The Rackspace Cloud DNS record ID.
      schema:
        type: string
    AccountId:
      in: path
      name: account
      required: true
      description: The Rackspace Cloud account (tenant) ID.
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    AsyncJobAccepted:
      description: The asynchronous job has been accepted; poll the callbackUrl until status is COMPLETED.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsyncJob'
  securitySchemes:
    AuthToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Auth-Token
      description: Rackspace Cloud Identity-issued authentication token.