| 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 or review the DNS record on your zone apex. Zone apex refers to the domain (example.com) or subdomain (blog.example.com) that you are adding to Cloudflare.
Usually, the zone apex record makes your domain accessible by visitors. In this case, the necessary record type (A, AAAA, or CNAME) and its content will depend on the provider that hosts your website or application. If you are using Cloudflare Pages, refer to Custom domains. If you are using other providers, look for their guidance on how to connect domains managed on external DNS services.
To create a zone apex record, use @ for the record 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.
While DNS is what communicates where your website or application can be reached, SSL/TLS is what enables websites and applications to establish connections in a secure way.
If your domain is not correctly covered by an SSL/TLS certificate, your visitors will find a warning on their browser stating that your website or application is not secure.
Cloudflare offers free, unshared, publicy trusted Universal SSL certificates to all Cloudflare domains.