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title: Update Secondary Zone Configuration
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# Update Secondary Zone Configuration
PUT/zones/{zone\_id}/secondary\_dns/incoming
Update secondary zone configuration for incoming zone transfers.
##### 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 Settings Write``Zone Write``DNS Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
zone\_id: string
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20dns.zone_transfers.incoming%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
auto\_refresh\_seconds: number
How often should a secondary zone auto refresh regardless of DNS NOTIFY. Not applicable for primary zones.
minimum300
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20dns.zone_transfers.incoming%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20auto_refresh_seconds%20%3E%20(schema)>)
name: string
Zone name.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20dns.zone_transfers.incoming%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20name%20%3E%20(schema)>)
peers: array of string
A list of peer tags.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20dns.zone_transfers.incoming%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20peers%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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messages: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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success: true
Whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20dns.zone_transfers.incoming%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
result: optional object {id, auto\_refresh\_seconds, checked\_time, 5 more }
id: optional string
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auto\_refresh\_seconds: optional number
How often should a secondary zone auto refresh regardless of DNS NOTIFY. Not applicable for primary zones.
minimum300
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checked\_time: optional string
The time for a specific event.
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created\_time: optional string
The time for a specific event.
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modified\_time: optional string
The time for a specific event.
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name: optional string
Zone name.
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peers: optional array of string
A list of peer tags.
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soa\_serial: optional number
The serial number of the SOA for the given zone.
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20dns.zone_transfers.incoming%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)
### Update Secondary Zone Configuration
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/secondary_dns/incoming \
-X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"auto_refresh_seconds": 86400,
"name": "www.example.com.",
"peers": [
"23ff594956f20c2a721606e94745a8aa",
"00920f38ce07c2e2f4df50b1f61d4194"
]
}'
```
200 example
```
{
"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": {
"id": "269d8f4853475ca241c4e730be286b20",
"auto_refresh_seconds": 86400,
"checked_time": "2019-10-24T17:09:42.883908+01:00",
"created_time": "2019-10-24T17:09:42.883908+01:00",
"modified_time": "2019-10-24T17:09:42.883908+01:00",
"name": "www.example.com.",
"peers": [
"23ff594956f20c2a721606e94745a8aa",
"00920f38ce07c2e2f4df50b1f61d4194"
],
"soa_serial": 2019102400
}
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"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": {
"id": "269d8f4853475ca241c4e730be286b20",
"auto_refresh_seconds": 86400,
"checked_time": "2019-10-24T17:09:42.883908+01:00",
"created_time": "2019-10-24T17:09:42.883908+01:00",
"modified_time": "2019-10-24T17:09:42.883908+01:00",
"name": "www.example.com.",
"peers": [
"23ff594956f20c2a721606e94745a8aa",
"00920f38ce07c2e2f4df50b1f61d4194"
],
"soa_serial": 2019102400
}
}
```