Create DNS Record
dns.records.create(RecordCreateParams**kwargs) -> RecordResponse
POST/zones/{zone_id}/dns_records
Create a new DNS record for a zone.
Notes:
- A/AAAA records cannot exist on the same name as CNAME records.
- NS records cannot exist on the same name as any other record type.
- Domain names are always represented in Punycode, even if Unicode characters were used when creating the record.
Security
API Token
The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.
Example:
API Email + API Key
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.
Example:
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.
Example:
Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
Create DNS Record
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare
client = Cloudflare(
api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"), # This is the default and can be omitted
)
record_response = client.dns.records.create(
zone_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
name="example.com",
ttl=3600,
type="A",
)
print(record_response){
"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": {
"name": "example.com",
"ttl": 3600,
"type": "A",
"comment": "Domain verification record",
"content": "198.51.100.4",
"private_routing": true,
"proxied": true,
"settings": {
"ipv4_only": true,
"ipv6_only": true
},
"tags": [
"owner:dns-team"
],
"id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
"created_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"meta": {},
"modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"proxiable": true,
"comment_modified_on": "2024-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"tags_modified_on": "2025-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z"
}
}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": {
"name": "example.com",
"ttl": 3600,
"type": "A",
"comment": "Domain verification record",
"content": "198.51.100.4",
"private_routing": true,
"proxied": true,
"settings": {
"ipv4_only": true,
"ipv6_only": true
},
"tags": [
"owner:dns-team"
],
"id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
"created_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"meta": {},
"modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"proxiable": true,
"comment_modified_on": "2024-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"tags_modified_on": "2025-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z"
}
}