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Google Cloud DNS

Google Cloud DNS is a scalable, reliable, and managed authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) service running on the same infrastructure as Google. It provides low-latency, high-availability DNS serving with 100% uptime SLA, supporting both public and private DNS zones for domain name resolution.

Google Cloud DNS publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Changes API, ManagedZones API, Policies API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include DNS, Domain Names, Google Cloud, Name Resolution, and Networking.

The Google Cloud DNS catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Google Cloud DNS’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, getting-started guide, documentation, pricing, support, and 11 more developer resources.

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62.6/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
4 APIs
DNSDomain NamesGoogle CloudName ResolutionNetworking

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Composite quality — 62.6/100 · strong
Contract Quality 17.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 9.6 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Google Cloud DNS Changes API

Manage DNS changes

Google Cloud DNS ManagedZones API

Manage DNS zones

Google Cloud DNS Policies API

Manage DNS policies

Google Cloud DNS ResourceRecordSets API

Manage DNS resource record sets

Postman Collections 4

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Google Cloud DNS Changes API

POSTMAN

Google Cloud DNS Changes ManagedZones API

POSTMAN

Google Cloud DNS Changes Policies API

POSTMAN

Google Cloud DNS Changes ResourceRecordSets API

POSTMAN

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Google Cloud DNS API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Google Cloud Dns Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Cloud Dns Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Google Cloud Dns Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Dns Context

11 classes · 3 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Google Cloud DNS API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Google Cloud DNS Managed Zone

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Google Cloud Dns Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Google Cloud Dns Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Google Cloud Dns Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Google Cloud Dns Scopes

2 scopes · authorizationCode

2 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Google Cloud Dns Agentic Access

10 operations · 5 acting

10 operations · 5 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD
JSONLD

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace
PostmanWorkspace
 GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 Support
Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: google-cloud-dns
name: Google Cloud DNS
description: Google Cloud DNS is a scalable, reliable, and managed authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) service running
  on the same infrastructure as Google. It provides low-latency, high-availability DNS serving with 100% uptime SLA, supporting
  both public and private DNS zones for domain name resolution.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/google-cloud-dns.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-search/google-cloud-dns/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- DNS
- Domain Names
- Google Cloud
- Name Resolution
- Networking
apis:
- aid: google-cloud-dns:google-cloud-dns-changes-api
  name: Google Cloud DNS Changes API
  description: Manage DNS changes
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/reference/v1
  baseURL: https://dns.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Changes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-dns-changes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/reference/v1
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dns-managedzone.json
- aid: google-cloud-dns:google-cloud-dns-managedzones-api
  name: Google Cloud DNS ManagedZones API
  description: Manage DNS zones
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/reference/v1
  baseURL: https://dns.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - ManagedZones
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-dns-managedzones-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/reference/v1
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dns-managedzone.json
- aid: google-cloud-dns:google-cloud-dns-policies-api
  name: Google Cloud DNS Policies API
  description: Manage DNS policies
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/reference/v1
  baseURL: https://dns.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Policies
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-dns-policies-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/reference/v1
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dns-managedzone.json
- aid: google-cloud-dns:google-cloud-dns-resourcerecordsets-api
  name: Google Cloud DNS ResourceRecordSets API
  description: Manage DNS resource record sets
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/reference/v1
  baseURL: https://dns.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - ResourceRecordSets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-dns-resourcerecordsets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/reference/v1
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dns-managedzone.json
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/google-cloud-dns/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/google-cloud-dns-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-cloud-dns-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-cloud-dns-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-cloud-dns-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/google-cloud-dns-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/googleapis
- type: Portal
  url: https://cloud.google.com/dns
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/quickstart
- type: Documentation
  url: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs
- type: Authentication
  url: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication
- type: Pricing
  url: https://cloud.google.com/dns/pricing
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://cloud.google.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.cloud.google.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/support
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/dns-context.jsonld
- type: Integrations
  url: https://cloud.google.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Become a Partner
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com