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Commands

Documentation for `scw dns`

This API allows you to manage your domains, DNS zones and records.

TLS certificate management

TLS certificate management.

Create or get the DNS zone's TLS certificate

Create a new TLS certificate or retrieve information about an existing TLS certificate.

Usage:

Code
scw dns certificate create <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone		Required
alternative-dns-zones.{index}

Delete a TLS certificate

Delete an existing TLS certificate specified by its DNS zone. Deleting a TLS certificate is permanent and cannot be undone.

Usage:

Code
scw dns certificate delete <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone		Required

Get a DNS zone's TLS certificate

Get the DNS zone's TLS certificate. If you do not have a certificate, the output returns no certificate found.

Usage:

Code
scw dns certificate get <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone		Required

List a user's TLS certificates

List all the TLS certificates a user has created, specified by the user's Project ID and the DNS zone.

Usage:

Code
scw dns certificate list <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone		Required
project-id

DNS records management

DNS records management.

Add a new DNS record

Usage:

Code
scw dns record add <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone	DNS zone in which to add the record	Required
data		Required
name
priority
ttl		Required Default: 3600
type		Required One of: A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, SRV, TLSA, MX, NS, PTR, CAA, ALIAS, LOC, SSHFP, HINFO, RP, URI, DS, NAPTR
comment
geo-ip-config.matches.{index}.countries.{index}
geo-ip-config.matches.{index}.continents.{index}
geo-ip-config.matches.{index}.data
geo-ip-config.default
http-service-config.ips.{index}
http-service-config.must-contain
http-service-config.url
http-service-config.user-agent
http-service-config.strategy		One of: random, hashed
weighted-config.weighted-ips.{index}.ip
weighted-config.weighted-ips.{index}.weight
view-config.views.{index}.subnet
view-config.views.{index}.data

Examples:

Add a CNAME

Code
scw dns record add my-domain.tld data=www name=www2 type=CNAME

Add an IP

Code
scw dns record add my-domain.tld data=1.2.3.4 name=vpn type=A

Update records within a DNS zone

Update records within a DNS zone that has default name servers and perform several actions on your records.

Actions include:

• add: allows you to add a new record or add a new IP to an existing A record, for example
• set: allows you to edit a record or edit an IP from an existing A record, for example
• delete: allows you to delete a record or delete an IP from an existing A record, for example
• clear: allows you to delete all records from a DNS zone

All edits will be versioned.

Usage:

Code
scw dns record bulk-update <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone	DNS zone in which to update the DNS zone records	Required
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.data
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.name
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.priority
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.ttl
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.type		One of: unknown, A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, SRV, TLSA, MX, NS, PTR, CAA, ALIAS, LOC, SSHFP, HINFO, RP, URI, DS, NAPTR, DNAME, SVCB, HTTPS
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.comment
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.geo-ip-config.matches.{index}.countries.{index}
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.geo-ip-config.matches.{index}.continents.{index}
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.geo-ip-config.matches.{index}.data
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.geo-ip-config.default
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.http-service-config.ips.{index}
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.http-service-config.must-contain
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.http-service-config.url
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.http-service-config.user-agent
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.http-service-config.strategy		One of: random, hashed, all
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.weighted-config.weighted-ips.{index}.ip
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.weighted-config.weighted-ips.{index}.weight
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.view-config.views.{index}.subnet
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.view-config.views.{index}.data
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.id
changes.{index}.add.records.{index}.updated-at
changes.{index}.set.id
changes.{index}.set.id-fields.name
changes.{index}.set.id-fields.type		One of: unknown, A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, SRV, TLSA, MX, NS, PTR, CAA, ALIAS, LOC, SSHFP, HINFO, RP, URI, DS, NAPTR, DNAME, SVCB, HTTPS
changes.{index}.set.id-fields.data
changes.{index}.set.id-fields.ttl
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.data
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.name
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.priority
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.ttl
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.type		One of: unknown, A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, SRV, TLSA, MX, NS, PTR, CAA, ALIAS, LOC, SSHFP, HINFO, RP, URI, DS, NAPTR, DNAME, SVCB, HTTPS
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.comment
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.geo-ip-config.matches.{index}.countries.{index}
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.geo-ip-config.matches.{index}.continents.{index}
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.geo-ip-config.matches.{index}.data
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.geo-ip-config.default
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.http-service-config.ips.{index}
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.http-service-config.must-contain
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.http-service-config.url
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.http-service-config.user-agent
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.http-service-config.strategy		One of: random, hashed, all
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.weighted-config.weighted-ips.{index}.ip
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.weighted-config.weighted-ips.{index}.weight
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.view-config.views.{index}.subnet
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.view-config.views.{index}.data
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.id
changes.{index}.set.records.{index}.updated-at
changes.{index}.delete.id
changes.{index}.delete.id-fields.name
changes.{index}.delete.id-fields.type		One of: unknown, A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, SRV, TLSA, MX, NS, PTR, CAA, ALIAS, LOC, SSHFP, HINFO, RP, URI, DS, NAPTR, DNAME, SVCB, HTTPS
changes.{index}.delete.id-fields.data
changes.{index}.delete.id-fields.ttl
changes.{index}.clear
return-all-records	Specifies whether or not to return all the records
disallow-new-zone-creation	Disable the creation of the target zone if it does not exist. Target zone creation is disabled by default
serial	Use the provided serial (0) instead of the auto-increment serial

Clear records within a DNS zone

Delete all records within a DNS zone that has default name servers.
All edits will be versioned.

Usage:

Code
scw dns record clear <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone	DNS zone to clear	Required

Delete a DNS record

Usage:

Code
scw dns record delete <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone	DNS zone in which to delete the record	Required
data
name
ttl
type		Required One of: A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, SRV, TLSA, MX, NS, PTR, CAA, ALIAS, LOC, SSHFP, HINFO, RP, URI, DS, NAPTR

Examples:

Delete a CNAME

Code
scw dns record delete my-domain.tld name=www type=CNAME

Delete a single IP from a record with more than one

Code
scw dns record delete my-domain.tld data=1.2.3.4 name=vpn type=A

List records within a DNS zone

Retrieve a list of DNS records within a DNS zone that has default name servers. You can filter records by type and name.

Usage:

Code
scw dns record list <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
project-id	Project ID on which to filter the returned DNS zone records
order-by	Sort order of the returned DNS zone records	One of: name_asc, name_desc
dns-zone	DNS zone on which to filter the returned DNS zone records	Required
name	Name on which to filter the returned DNS zone records
type	Record type on which to filter the returned DNS zone records	One of: unknown, A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, SRV, TLSA, MX, NS, PTR, CAA, ALIAS, LOC, SSHFP, HINFO, RP, URI, DS, NAPTR, DNAME, SVCB, HTTPS
id	Record ID on which to filter the returned DNS zone records

List name servers within a DNS zone

Retrieve a list of name servers within a DNS zone and their optional glue records.

Usage:

Code
scw dns record list-nameservers <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
project-id	Project ID on which to filter the returned DNS zone name servers
dns-zone	DNS zone on which to filter the returned DNS zone name servers	Required

Update a DNS record

This command will replace all the data for this record with the given values.

Usage:

Code
scw dns record set <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone	DNS zone in which to set the record	Required
values.{index}	A list of values for replacing the record data. (multiple values cannot be used for all type)	Required
name		Required
priority
ttl		Required Default: 3600
type		Required One of: A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, SRV, TLSA, MX, NS, PTR, CAA, ALIAS, LOC, SSHFP, HINFO, RP, URI, DS, NAPTR
comment
geo-ip-config.matches.{index}.countries.{index}
geo-ip-config.matches.{index}.continents.{index}
geo-ip-config.matches.{index}.data
geo-ip-config.default
http-service-config.ips.{index}
http-service-config.must-contain
http-service-config.url
http-service-config.user-agent
http-service-config.strategy		One of: random, hashed
weighted-config.weighted-ips.{index}.ip
weighted-config.weighted-ips.{index}.weight
view-config.views.{index}.subnet
view-config.views.{index}.data

Examples:

Add or replace a CNAME

Code
scw dns record set my-domain.tld values.0=www name=www2 type=CNAME

Add or replace a list of IP

Code
scw dns record set my-domain.tld values.0=1.2.3.4 values.1=1.2.3.5 name=vpn type=A

Update name servers within a DNS zone

Update name servers within a DNS zone and set optional glue records.

Usage:

Code
scw dns record update-nameservers <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone	DNS zone in which to update the DNS zone name servers	Required
ns.{index}.name
ns.{index}.ip.{index}

Transaction SIGnature key management

Transaction SIGnature key management.

Delete the DNS zone's TSIG key

Delete an existing TSIG key specified by its DNS zone. Deleting a TSIG key is permanent and cannot be undone.

Usage:

Code
scw dns tsig-key delete <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone		Required

Get the DNS zone's TSIG key

Retrieve information about the TSIG key of a given DNS zone to allow AXFR requests.

Usage:

Code
scw dns tsig-key get <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone		Required

DNS zones version management

DNS zones version management.

Access differences from a specific DNS zone version

Access a previous DNS zone version to see the differences from another specific version.

Usage:

Code
scw dns version diff <dns-zone-version-id ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone-version-id		Required

List versions of a DNS zone

Retrieve a list of a DNS zone's versions.
The maximum version count is 100. If the count reaches this limit, the oldest version will be deleted after each new modification.

Usage:

Code
scw dns version list <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone		Required

Restore a DNS zone version

Restore and activate a version of a specific DNS zone.

Usage:

Code
scw dns version restore <dns-zone-version-id ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone-version-id		Required

List records from a given version of a specific DNS zone

Retrieve a list of records from a specific DNS zone version.

Usage:

Code
scw dns version show <dns-zone-version-id ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone-version-id		Required

DNS Zones management

DNS Zones management.

Clone a DNS zone

Clone an existing DNS zone with all its records into a new DNS zone.

Usage:

Code
scw dns zone clone [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone	DNS zone to clone	Required
dest-dns-zone	Destination DNS zone in which to clone the chosen DNS zone	Required
overwrite	Specifies whether or not the destination DNS zone will be overwritten
project-id	Project ID of the destination DNS zone

Create a DNS zone

Create a new DNS zone specified by the domain name, the subdomain and the Project ID.

Usage:

Code
scw dns zone create [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
domain	Domain in which to create the DNS zone	Required
subdomain	Subdomain of the DNS zone to create	Required
project-id	Project ID to use. If none is passed the default project ID will be used

Delete a DNS zone

Delete a DNS zone and all its records.

Usage:

Code
scw dns zone delete <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone	DNS zone to delete	Required
project-id	Project ID to use. If none is passed the default project ID will be used

Export a raw DNS zone

Export a DNS zone with default name servers, in a specific format.

Usage:

Code
scw dns zone export <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone	DNS zone to export	Required
format	DNS zone format	Default: bind One of: unknown_raw_format, bind

Import a raw DNS zone

Import and replace the format of records from a given provider, with default name servers.

Usage:

Code
scw dns zone import <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone	DNS zone to import	Required
content		Deprecated
project-id	Project ID to use. If none is passed the default project ID will be used
format		Deprecated One of: unknown_raw_format, bind
bind-source.content
axfr-source.name-server
axfr-source.tsig-key.name
axfr-source.tsig-key.key
axfr-source.tsig-key.algorithm

List DNS zones

Retrieve the list of DNS zones you can manage and filter DNS zones associated with specific domain names.

Usage:

Code
scw dns zone list [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
project-id	Project ID on which to filter the returned DNS zones
order-by	Sort order of the returned DNS zones	One of: domain_asc, domain_desc, subdomain_asc, subdomain_desc, created_at_asc, created_at_desc, updated_at_asc, updated_at_desc
domain	Domain on which to filter the returned DNS zones
dns-zone	DNS zone on which to filter the returned DNS zones	Deprecated
dns-zones.{index}	DNS zones on which to filter the returned DNS zones
created-after	Only list DNS zones created after this date
created-before	Only list DNS zones created before this date
updated-after	Only list DNS zones updated after this date
updated-before	Only list DNS zones updated before this date
organization-id	Organization ID on which to filter the returned DNS zones

Refresh a DNS zone

Refresh an SOA DNS zone to reload the records in the DNS zone and update the SOA serial. You can recreate the given DNS zone and its sub DNS zone if needed.

Usage:

Code
scw dns zone refresh <dns-zone ...> [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone	DNS zone to refresh	Required
recreate-dns-zone	Specifies whether or not to recreate the DNS zone
recreate-sub-dns-zone	Specifies whether or not to recreate the sub DNS zone

Update a DNS zone

Update the name and/or the Organizations for a DNS zone.

Usage:

Code
scw dns zone update [arg=value ...]

Arguments:

Name	Description	Argument Specifications
dns-zone	The full name of the DNS zone to modify. For a root zone (e.g., example.com), enter example.com. For a specific sub-zone (e.g., prod.example.com), enter prod.example.com.	Required
new-dns-zone	Name of the new DNS zone to create	Required
project-id	Project ID to use. If none is passed the default project ID will be used