| Type | Name | IPv4 address | Proxy status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | @ | 192.0.2.1 | Proxied |
Create zone apex record
When you add a domain to Cloudflare, you may also need to create a DNS record on your zone apex (example.com).
To do this, create an IP address resolution record (A, AAAA, or CNAME) using @ for the Name, as in the following example.
- Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard ↗ and select your account and zone.
- Go to DNS > Records and select Add record.
- Select
A,AAAA, orCNAMEas the record Type, according to your needs:- To point to an IPv4 address, select
A, use your zone apex (@) for the record Name, and insert the IPv4 address in the respective field. - To point to an IPv6 address, select
AAAA, use your zone apex (@) for the record Name, and insert the IPv6 address in the respective field. - To point to a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) ↗ (such as
your-site.host.example.com), selectCNAME, use your zone apex (@) for the record Name, and insert the fully qualified domain name in the Target field.
- To point to an IPv4 address, select
- Specify the Proxy status and TTL according to your needs.
- Select Save to confirm.
Use the Create DNS Record API endpoint.
For field definitions, refer to the API documentation (visible once you select the record type under the request body specification).
- To point to an IPv4 address, select A Record, use your zone apex (
@) for the fieldname, and use the IPv4 address for the fieldcontent. - To point to an IPv6 address, select AAAA Record, use your zone apex (
@) for the fieldname, and use the IPv6 address for the fieldcontent. - To point to a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) ↗ (such as
your-site.host.example.com), select CNAME Record, use your zone apex (@) for the fieldname, and use the fully qualified domain name for the fieldcontent.
Once you create a domain, you may want to route that traffic to other places.
For more guidance, refer to Redirect domain to subdomain or Redirect one domain to another.
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