Import DNS Records

POST/zones/{zone_id}/dns_records/import

You can upload your BIND config through this endpoint. It assumes that cURL is called from a location with bind_config.txt (valid BIND config) present.

See the documentation for more information.

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

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

zone_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

Body ParametersForm DataExpand Collapse

file: string

BIND config to import.

Tip: When using cURL, a file can be uploaded using --form 'file=@bind_config.txt'.

proxied: optional string

Whether or not proxiable records should receive the performance and security benefits of Cloudflare.

The value should be either true or false.

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 { recs_added, total_records_parsed }

recs_added: optional number

Number of DNS records added.

total_records_parsed: optional number

Total number of DNS records parsed.

Import DNS Records

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/dns_records/import \
    -H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -F file='www.example.com. 300 IN  A 127.0.0.1' \
    -F proxied=true

{
  "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": {
    "recs_added": 5,
    "total_records_parsed": 5
  }
}

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": {
    "recs_added": 5,
    "total_records_parsed": 5
  }
}