Trigger DNS Record Scan

dns.records.scan_trigger() -> RecordScanTriggerResponse

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

zone_id: str

Identifier.

maxLength32

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class RecordScanTriggerResponse: …

errors: List[Error]

code: int

minimum1000

message: str

documentation_url: Optional[str]

source: Optional[ErrorSource]

pointer: Optional[str]

messages: List[Message]

code: int

minimum1000

message: str

documentation_url: Optional[str]

source: Optional[MessageSource]

pointer: Optional[str]

success: Literal[true]

Whether the API call was successful.

Trigger DNS Record Scan

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.scan_trigger(
    zone_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
)
print(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
}