Note

The DNS API V1 described here is deprecated, refer to the OpenAPI documentation for DNS API V2.

The key feature of Exoscale DNS resides in its simple JSON API, which allows you to program hosted zones and records.

API authentication

There are two levels of authentication:

  • A global authentication which allows listing registered zones
  • A per-zone authentication realm

The API endpoint lives at https://api.exoscale.com/dns and authentication is done through the X-DNS-Token header for the global realm, or X-DNS-Domain-Token header for the per-zone realm.

The X-DNS-Token header follows this layout: API_KEY:API_SECRET. This layout is your standard Exoscale API Key and secret, separated with a colon.

The X-DNS-Domain-Token follows a simpler layout: ZONE_TOKEN. Instead of a fixed token, you will supply the per-zone token retrieved via the GET /domains call.

JSON API

Domain API

GET /domains

List all domains

Example query:

curl -H 'X-DNS-Token: <api-key:secret>' \
     -H 'Accept: application/json' \
     https://api.exoscale.com/dns/v1/domains

Example response:

[
  {
    "domain": {
      "id": 228,
      "user_id": 19,
      "registrant_id": null,
      "name": "example.it",
      "unicode_name": "example.it",
      "token": "domain-token",
      "state": "hosted",
      "language": null,
      "lockable": true,
      "auto_renew": false,
      "whois_protected": false,
      "record_count": 5,
      "service_count": 0,
      "expires_on": null,
      "created_at": "2014-01-15T22:03:49Z",
      "updated_at": "2014-01-15T22:03:49Z"
    }
  },
  {
    "domain": {
      "id": 227,
      "user_id": 19,
      "registrant_id": 28,
      "name": "example.com",
      "unicode_name": "example.com",
      "token": "domain-token",
      "state": "registered",
      "language": null,
      "lockable": true,
      "auto_renew": true,
      "whois_protected": false,
      "record_count": 7,
      "service_count": 0,
      "expires_on": "2015-01-16",
      "created_at": "2014-01-15T22:01:55Z",
      "updated_at": "2014-01-16T22:56:22Z"
    }
  }
]

POST /domains

Create a domain. Expected input parameters:

  • domain.name: zone to host

Example query:

curl -H 'X-DNS-Token: <api-key:secret>' \
     -H 'Accept: application/json' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{"domain":{"name":"example.com"}}' \
     -X POST \
     https://api.exoscale.com/dns/v1/domains

Example response:

  {
    "domain": {
      "id": 227,
      "user_id": 19,
      "registrant_id": 28,
      "name": "example.com",
      "unicode_name": "example.com",
      "token": "domain-token",
      "state": "registered",
      "language": null,
      "lockable": true,
      "auto_renew": true,
      "whois_protected": false,
      "record_count": 7,
      "service_count": 0,
      "expires_on": "2015-01-16",
      "created_at": "2014-01-15T22:01:55Z",
      "updated_at": "2014-01-16T22:56:22Z"
    }
  }

GET /domains/:domain

Retrieve a domain’s details.

Example query:

curl -H 'X-DNS-Domain-Token: <token>' \
     -H 'Accept: application/json' \
     https://api.exoscale.com/dns/v1/domains/example.com

Example response:

  {
    "domain": {
      "id": 227,
      "user_id": 19,
      "registrant_id": 28,
      "name": "example.com",
      "unicode_name": "example.com",
      "token": "domain-token",
      "state": "registered",
      "language": null,
      "lockable": true,
      "auto_renew": true,
      "whois_protected": false,
      "record_count": 7,
      "service_count": 0,
      "expires_on": "2015-01-16",
      "created_at": "2014-01-15T22:01:55Z",
      "updated_at": "2014-01-16T22:56:22Z"
    }
  }

DELETE /domains/:domain

Delete a domain.

Example query:

curl -H 'X-DNS-Token: <api-key:secret>' \
     -H 'Accept: application/json' \
     -X DELETE \
     https://api.exoscale.com/dns/v1/domains/example.com

POST /domains/:domain/token

Resets a domain’s token.

curl -H 'X-DNS-Token: <api-key:secret>' \
     -H 'Accept: application/json' \
     -X POST \
     https://api.exoscale.com/dns/v1/domains/example.com/token

Example response:

  {
    "domain": {
      "id": 227,
      "user_id": 19,
      "registrant_id": 28,
      "name": "example.com",
      "unicode_name": "example.com",
      "token": "domain-token",
      "state": "registered",
      "language": null,
      "lockable": true,
      "auto_renew": true,
      "whois_protected": false,
      "record_count": 7,
      "service_count": 0,
      "expires_on": "2015-01-16",
      "created_at": "2014-01-15T22:01:55Z",
      "updated_at": "2014-01-16T22:56:22Z"
    }
  }

GET /domains/:domain/records

List records for a domain.

Accepts the following parameters:

  • domain: Domain name or id

Example query:

curl  -H 'X-DNS-Domain-Token: <token>' \
      -H 'Accept: application/json' \
      https://api.exoscale.com/dns/v1/domains/example.com/records

Example response:

[
  {
    "record": {
      "name": "",
      "ttl": 3600,
      "created_at": "2010-07-04T04:41:31Z",
      "updated_at": "2010-10-21T15:47:47Z",
      "domain_id": 1,
      "id": 31,
      "content": "1.2.3.4",
      "record_type": "A",
      "prio": null
    }
  }
]

POST /domains/:domain/records

Create a new record. Accepts the following parameters:

  • domain: Domain name or id

The JSON input accepts the following parameters:

  • record.name: record name, *required
  • record.record_type: record type (A, CNAME, MX, …), required
  • record.content: record content required
  • record.ttl: optional record TTL
  • record.prio: record priority when applicable

Example query:

curl  -H 'X-DNS-Domain-Token: <token>' \
      -H 'Accept: application/json' \
      -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
      -X POST \
      -d '<json>' \
      https://api.exoscale.com/dns/v1/domains/example.com/records

{
  "record": {
    "name": "",
    "record_type": "MX",
    "content": "mail.example.com",
    "ttl": 3600,
    "prio": 10
  }
}

Example response:

  {
    "record": {
      "name": "",
      "ttl": 3600,
      "created_at": "2010-07-04T04:41:31Z",
      "updated_at": "2010-10-21T15:47:47Z",
      "domain_id": 1,
      "id": 31,
      "content": "mail.example.com",
      "record_type": "MX",
      "prio": 10
    }
  }

GET /domains/:domain/records/:id

Retrieve record details. Accepts the following parameters:

  • domain: Domain name or ID
  • id: Record ID

Example query:

curl  -H 'X-DNS-Domain-Token: <token>' \
      -H 'Accept: application/json' \
      https://api.exoscale.com/dns/v1/domains/example.com/records/1

Example response:

  {
    "record": {
      "name": "",
      "ttl": 3600,
      "created_at": "2010-07-04T04:41:31Z",
      "updated_at": "2010-10-21T15:47:47Z",
      "domain_id": 1,
      "id": 31,
      "content": "1.2.3.4",
      "record_type": "A",
      "prio": null
    }
  }

PUT /domains/:domain/records/:id

Modify a record’s content. Accepts the following parameters:

  • record.name: record name
  • record.content: record content
  • record.ttl: optional record TTL
  • record.prio: record priority when applicable

Example query:

curl  -H 'X-DNS-Domain-Token: <token>' \
      -H 'Accept: application/json' \
      -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
      -X PUT \
      -d '<json>' \
      https://api.exoscale.com/dns/v1/domains/example.com/records/1

Example response:

  {
    "record": {
      "name": "",
      "ttl": 3600,
      "created_at": "2010-07-04T04:41:31Z",
      "updated_at": "2010-10-21T15:47:47Z",
      "domain_id": 1,
      "id": 31,
      "content": "1.2.3.4",
      "record_type": "A",
      "prio": null
    }
  }

DELETE /domains/:domain/records/:id

Delete a record.

Example query:

curl  -H 'X-DNS-Domain-Token: <token>' \
      -H 'Accept: application/json' \
      -X DELETE \
      https://api.exoscale.com/dns/v1/domains/example.com/records/1

GET /domains/:domain/zone

Get the domain as a zone file content. (This API endpoint responds also to the MIME type plain/text).

Example query:

curl  -H 'X-DNS-Domain-Token: <token>' \
      -H 'Accept: application/json' \
      https://api.exoscale.com/dns/v1/domains/example.com/zone