## Import DNS Records

**post** `/zones/{zone_id}/dns_records/import`

You can upload your [BIND config](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_file "Zone file") through this endpoint. It assumes that cURL is called from a location with bind_config.txt (valid BIND config) present.

See [the documentation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/manage-dns-records/how-to/import-and-export/ "Import and export records") for more information.

### Path Parameters

- `zone_id: string`

  Identifier.

### Returns

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

  - `code: number`

  - `message: string`

  - `documentation_url: optional string`

  - `source: optional  { pointer }`

    - `pointer: optional string`

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

  - `code: number`

  - `message: string`

  - `documentation_url: optional string`

  - `source: optional  { pointer }`

    - `pointer: optional string`

- `success: true`

  Whether the API call was successful.

  - `true`

- `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.

### Example

```http
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
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "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
  }
}
```