Get DNS Record Usage

GET/zones/{zone_id}/dns_records/usage

Get the current DNS record usage for a zone, including the number of records and the quota limit.

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)

Zone DNS Settings WriteZone DNS Settings ReadDNS ReadDNS Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

zone_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

ReturnsExpand Collapse

errors: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

messages: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

success: true

Whether the API call was successful.

result: optional object { record_quota, record_usage }

record_quota: number

Maximum number of DNS records allowed for the zone. Null if using account-level quota.

minimum0

record_usage: number

Current number of DNS records in the zone.

minimum0

Get DNS Record Usage

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/dns_records/usage \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"

{
  "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": {
    "record_quota": 200,
    "record_usage": 150
  }
}

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": {
    "record_quota": 200,
    "record_usage": 150
  }
}