Add Account Custom Nameserver

POST/accounts/{account_id}/custom_ns

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)

Account Settings Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

account_id: string

Account identifier tag.

maxLength32

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

ns_name: string

The FQDN of the name server.

formathostname

ns_set: optional number

The number of the set that this name server belongs to.

maximum5

minimum1

ReturnsExpand Collapse

errors: array of { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional { pointer }

pointer: optional string

messages: array of { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional { pointer }

pointer: optional string

success: true

Whether the API call was successful.

result: optional CustomNameserver { dns_records, ns_name, status, 2 more }

A single account custom nameserver.

dns_records: array of { type, value }

A and AAAA records associated with the nameserver.

type: optional "A" or "AAAA"

DNS record type.

One of the following:

"A"

"AAAA"

value: optional string

DNS record contents (an IPv4 or IPv6 address).

ns_name: string

The FQDN of the name server.

formathostname

Deprecatedstatus: "moved" or "pending" or "verified"

Verification status of the nameserver.

One of the following:

"moved"

"pending"

"verified"

zone_tag: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

ns_set: optional number

The number of the set that this name server belongs to.

maximum5

minimum1

Add Account Custom Nameserver

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/custom_ns \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "ns_name": "ns1.example.com",
          "ns_set": 1
        }'

{
  "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,
  "result": {
    "dns_records": [
      {
        "type": "A",
        "value": "1.1.1.1"
      }
    ],
    "ns_name": "ns1.example.com",
    "status": "verified",
    "zone_tag": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    "ns_set": 1
  }
}

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,
  "result": {
    "dns_records": [
      {
        "type": "A",
        "value": "1.1.1.1"
      }
    ],
    "ns_name": "ns1.example.com",
    "status": "verified",
    "zone_tag": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    "ns_set": 1
  }
}