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DNS
Records

Import DNS Records

dns.records.import_(RecordImportParams**kwargs) -> RecordImportResponse
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
ParametersExpand Collapse
zone_id: str

Identifier.

maxLength32
file: str

BIND config to import.

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

proxied: Optional[str]

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

The value should be either true or false.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
class RecordImportResponse: …
recs_added: Optional[float]

Number of DNS records added.

total_records_parsed: Optional[float]

Total number of DNS records parsed.

Import DNS Records

import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
response = client.dns.records.import_(
    zone_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    file="www.example.com. 300 IN  A 127.0.0.1",
)
print(response.recs_added)
{
  "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
  }
}