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Trigger DNS Record Scan

client.dns.records.scanTrigger(RecordScanTriggerParams { zone_id } params, RequestOptionsoptions?): RecordScanTriggerResponse { errors, messages, success }
POST/zones/{zone_id}/dns_records/scan/trigger

Initiates an asynchronous scan for common DNS records on your domain. Note that this does not automatically add records to your zone. The scan runs in the background, and results can be reviewed later using the /scan/review endpoints. Useful if you haven't updated your nameservers yet.

Security
API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
DNS Write
ParametersExpand Collapse
params: RecordScanTriggerParams { zone_id }
zone_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32
ReturnsExpand Collapse
RecordScanTriggerResponse { errors, messages, success }
errors: Array<Error>
code: number
minimum1000
message: string
documentation_url?: string
source?: Source { pointer }
pointer?: string
messages: Array<Message>
code: number
minimum1000
message: string
documentation_url?: string
source?: Source { pointer }
pointer?: string
success: true

Whether the API call was successful.

Trigger DNS Record Scan

import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

const client = new Cloudflare({
  apiToken: process.env['CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const response = await client.dns.records.scanTrigger({
  zone_id: '023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353',
});

console.log(response.errors);
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}
Returns Examples
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}