API Module - DNS | ProVision APIv1

get

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=dnsServer&action=get

Description

If provided with an id, fetches that DNS Server from the database. If not, fetches a list of all stored DNS Servers

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:

{"success":1,"message":"Fetch Sucessful.","data":[{"id":"10","server":"mrbomasm-dns-4.onnet.net", "username":"user", "password":"vwvddp","port":"2600","customer_name":null,"transfer_type": "SCP","remote_directory":"zones", "named_conf_path":"\/etc\/zones","active":"1","post_command":null,"pre_command":null,"dyn_DNSSEC_contact":null, "powerdns_backend":"Bind","db_username":null,"db_password":"(","db_port":null,"db_name":null, "server_type":"slave","SOA":null,"master_id":null,"options": "{\"customer_name\":\"\",\"server_type\":\"slave\" ,\"SOA\":\"\",\"remote_directory\":\"zones\", \"named_conf_path\":\"\\\/etc\\\/zones\", \"dyn_DNSSEC_contact\" :\"\",\"post_command\":\"\" ,\"pre_command\":\"\",\"powerdns_backend\":\"Bind\", \"db_username\":\"\",\"db_password\":\"(\",\"db_port\":\"\",\"db_name\":\"\",\"enable_views\":\"1\"}", "testID":"963","zoneCount":"8","views":"[{\"id\":\"1\", \"server_id\":\"10\",\"name\":\"_exampleDefault\",\"extras\":\"[]\",\"description\":\"\",\"timestamp\":\"1371789181\"},{\"id\":\"3\",\"server_id\":\"10\",\"name\":\"internal\",\"extras\":\"[]\",\"description\":null,\"timestamp\":\"1374686650\"}]"}]}

ERROR:

{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Data Detail:

Name	Type	Description
id	INTEGER	Server ID
server	STRING	Server Name
username	STRING	Login Name
password	CRYPT	Login Password
port	INTEGER	Port the Server listens on
zoneCount	INTEGER	The number of zones attached to this server.
options	JSON	The options entry is a JSON-encoded string containing a variety of server-specific configuration options. This string will vary widely by server type and configuration. The following are a selection of common settings.
transfer_type	STRING	Protocol used for transfer of DNS zones and records. Valid settings include SCP, PowerDNS, Secure64, Secure64Signer
server_type	STRING	Whether this server is a master or a slave server
SOA	STRING	The SOA entry to be used for zones on this server
remote_directory	STRING	The directory where SCP will place the zone files.
named_conf_path	STRING	The path to the zone files used within the named.conf file.
pre_command	STRING	The command executed on the server before the zones are transferred
post_command	STRING	The command executed on the server after the transfer is complete
enable_views	INTEGER	Whether or not Views are enabled
views	JSON	The views entry is a JSON-encoded string containing all the information about the Views attached to this server, if any exist.
id	INTEGER	The View ID
server_id	INTEGER	The ID of the server the View is attached to
name	STRING	The name of the View
description	STRING	A description of the View
timestamp	INTEGER	The UNIX timestamp of when the view was created.
extras	JSON	A JSON-encoded array of the extra attributes printed out in the view definition in the config file.

Required Parameters

None

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
id	INTEGER	15	The server id to fetch.

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=dnsServer&action=get&id=15

add

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=dnsServer&action=add

Description

Adds a new DNS Server

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Add Successful."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
server	STRING	dns.yourdomain.com	IP or FQDN of the DNS Server
password	STRING	password1	Login password for Server
transferType	STRING	SCP	Protocol used for transfer of DNS zones and records. Valid settings include SCP, PowerDNS, Secure64, Secure64Signer
serverType	STRING	Master	Values are 'Master' or 'Slave' only
displayName	STRING	Primary NS	The name displayed representing the DNS server, can be the same as server or different
SOA	STRING	ns1.example.com. hostmaster.example.com.	Server of Authority record for DNS server

Optional Parameters

These optional parameters vary according to what type of server is being configured.

Name	Type	Example	Description
customerName	STRING	/tmp/zones	Customer Name
remoteDirectory	STRING	/tmp/zones	Zone Directory on Server
port	INTEGER	22	Port for ssh or scp access to server
namedConfPath	STRING	/tmp	The path to the zone files used within the named.conf file.
preCommand	STRING	/path/to/stuff/precommand	Command to execute before zone transfer
postCommand	STRING	/path/to/stuff/postcommand	Command to execute after zone transfer
DNSSECContact	STRING	joeuser	For use with Dyn dns service
username	STRING	bobuser	Login name for Server
active	INTEGER	0	Values 0 or 1 only, sets the server to inactive on 0 value
masterId	INTEGER	53	Master server ID. If a server is a slave, masterId points to its master.
powerDNSBackend	STRING	Bind or MySQL	pDNS server backend type
dbDatabaseName	STRING	pdns_1	DB name for pDNS servers with MySQL powerDNSBackend type
dbPort	INTEGER	3306	Port for for pDNS servers with MySQL powerDNSBackend type
dbUsername	STRING	someuser	DB username for pDNS servers with MySQL powerDNSBackend type
dbPassword	STRING	somepass	DB password for pDNS servers with MySQL powerDNSBackend type

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=dnsServer&action=add&server=dns.yourdomain.com&transferType=Secure64&displayName=PrimaryNS&serverType=master&password=password1&SOA=ns1.example.com.+hostmaster.example.com.

delete

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=dnsServer&action=delete

Description

Deletes a DNS Server

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Delete Successful."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
id	INTEGER	5	ID of server to delete

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=dnsServer&action=delete&id=5

update

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=dnsServer&action=update

Description

Updates an existing DNS Server with new information.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Update Successful."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
id	INTEGER	5	ID of server
server	STRING	dns.yourdomain.com	IP or FQDN of the DNS Server
SOA	STRING	ns1.example.com. hostmaster.example.com.	Server of Authority record for DNS server
transferType	STRING	SCP	Protocol used for transfer of DNS zones and records. Valid settings include SCP, PowerDNS, Secure64, Secure64Signer

Optional Parameters

These optional parameters vary according to what type of server is being configured.

Name	Type	Example	Description
active	INTEGER	0	Values 0 or 1 only, sets the server to inactive on 0 value
customerName	STRING	/tmp/zones	Customer Name
dbDatabaseName	STRING	pdns_1	DB name for pDNS servers with MySQL powerDNSBackend type
dbPassword	STRING	somepass	DB password for pDNS servers with MySQL powerDNSBackend type
dbPort	INTEGER	3306	Port for for pDNS servers with MySQL powerDNSBackend type
dbUsername	STRING	someuser	DB username for pDNS servers with MySQL powerDNSBackend type
displayName	STRING	Primary NS	The name displayed representing the DNS server, can be the same as server or different
DNSSECContact	STRING	joeuser	For use with Dyn dns service
enable_views	INTEGER	1	Whether or not Views are enabled. Valid values are '1' for enable or '0' for do not enable
masterId	INTEGER	53	Master server ID. If a server is a slave, masterId points to its master.
namedConfPath	STRING	/tmp	The path to the zone files used within the named.conf file.
password	STRING	password1	Login password for Server
port	INTEGER	22	Port for ssh or scp access to server
powerDNSBackend	STRING	Bind or MySQL	pDNS server backend type
postCommand	STRING	/path/to/stuff/postcommand	Command to execute after zone transfer
preCommand	STRING	/path/to/stuff/precommand	Command to execute before zone transfer
remoteDirectory	STRING	/tmp/zones	Zone Directory on Server
serverType	STRING	Master	Values are 'Master' or 'Slave' only
username	STRING	bobuser	Login name for Server

Example URL

/api.php?target=dnsServer&action=update&id=74&transferType=SCP&server=dns.yourdomain.com&SOA=ns1.example.com.+hostmaster.example.com.

transferServer

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=dnsServer&action=transferServer

Description

Performs a full zone push on a DNS Server, executing pre and post commands, transferring files, and restarting services.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Transfer Successful."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
push	INTEGER	1	The ID of the server to push zones to

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=dnsServer&action=transferServer&push=1

transferSingle

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=dnsServer&action=transferSingle

Description

Transfers a single Zone file to all its associated DNS Servers, along with updated server configurations.

Performs pre and post commands on the target servers, transfers the zone file(s), and restarts services.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Updated Zone: $name.zone on $server via SCP"}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
zoneId	INTEGER	35	The ID of the zone to push

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=dnsServer&action=transferSingle&zoneId=35

get

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=get

Description

Accepts search criteria to retrieve a list of all matching DNS Zones and associated Records.

Search can be performed on any combination of Zone and Record attributes.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:

{"success":1,"message":"Search Successful.","data":[{"zoneId":"932","zoneName":"185.160.209.in-addr.arpa","zoneResourceId":"81", "zoneSerial":"2013040302","zoneRefresh":"28800","zoneRetry":"7200","zoneExpire":"604800","zoneMinimum":"86400","zoneSOA":null, "zoneTTL":"28800","zoneAutoCheck":"1","zoneEnableDNSSEC":null,"recordId":"154110","recordZoneId":"932", "recordHost": "185.160.209.inaddr.arpa.","recordType":"NS","recordValue":"auth01.veroxity.net.","recordDescription":null,"recordTTL":"28800", "recordOrdering":"1", "recordErrors":null,"assetId":"0","userCanCreate":0,"userCanDelete":1,"userCanUpdate":1}]}

ERROR:

{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Data Detail:

Name	Type	Description
zoneId	INTEGER	The Id of the Zone entry. A single Zone entry might have multiple Records.
zoneName	STRING	The Zone name.
zoneResourceId	INTEGER	The resource Id associated with this Zone.
zoneSerial	INTEGER	Zone Serial.
zoneRefresh	INTEGER	Zone Refresh.
zoneRetry	INTEGER	Zone Retry.
zoneExpire	INTEGER	Zone Expire.
zoneMinimum	INTEGER	Zone Minimum.
zoneSOA	STRING	Zone SOA.
zoneTTL	STRING	Zone TTL.
zoneEnableDNSSEC	BOOL	Whether or not DNSSEC is enabled for this Zone.
zoneAutoCheck	BOOL	Whether or not this zone is configured to be automatically validated on load/edit.
recordId	INTEGER	The Id of this Record Entry. It is always included with its parent Zone.
recordHost	STRING	The Hostname of this Record.
recordType	STRING	The Record Type (MX,NS,A,PTR,etc)
recordValue	STRING	The Value of this Record.
recordDescription	STRING	A short description of this Record.
recordTTL	STRING	The TTL of this Record.
recordOrdering	INTEGER	The numerical order in which the record appears in the zone.
recordErrors	STRING	A string containing any detected problems with this record
userCanCreate	BOOL	Whether or not the user has DNS CREATE permissions on this zone's resource
userCanUpdate	BOOL	Whether or not the user has DNS UPDATE permissions on this zone's resource
userCanDelete	BOOl	Whether or not the user has DNS DELETE permissions on this zone's resource
unpagedRows	INTEGER	If pagination is used, this value will contain a total count of records had the pagination not been used.

Required Parameters

None

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
likeFlag	BOOL	1	When 1, string searches are done via LIKE with wildcards at both ends. When 0, strict comparison is used.
generalFlag	BOOL	1	When 1, searches over the provided parameters using OR. If 0 or omitted, uses AND.
selectCount	INTEGER	30	When supplied only returns the first X entries

Name	Type	Example	Description
zoneId	INTEGER	123	The Zone Id to search for.
zoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
zoneResourceId	INTEGER	5	The Resource Id to search for.
zoneSerial	INTEGER	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
zoneRefresh	INTEGER	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
zoneRetry	INTEGER	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
zoneExpire	INTEGER	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
zoneMinimum	INTEGER	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
zoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
zoneTTL	INTEGER	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
zoneEnableDNSSEC	INTEGER	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.
recordId	INTEGER	123	The Record Id to search for.
recordZoneId	INTEGER	123	The parent Zone to search for.
recordHost	STRING	@	The Record Host to search for.
recordType	STRING	NS	The Record Type to search for.
recordValue	STRING	ns1.dns.example.com.	The Record Value to search for.
recordDescription	STRING	Description	Search based on Record Description.
recordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to search for.

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=get&zoneId=123

search

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=search

Description

Accepts search criteria to retrieve a list of all matching DNS Zones but NO associated Records. Search can be performed on any combination of Zone and Record attributes.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Search Successful.","data":[{"zoneId":"123","zoneName":"foobs.net","zoneResourceId":"483","zoneIpver":null,"zoneMask":null,"zoneSerial":"2012121803","zoneRefresh":null,"zoneRetry":null,"zoneExpire":null,"zoneMinimum":null,"zoneSOA":null,"zoneTTL":"3600","zoneEnableDNSSEC":"1","zoneLocalSigning":"1","assetId":"0","recordCount":"1","unpagedRows":"215"}]}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Data Detail:

Name	Type	Description
zoneId	INTEGER	The Id of the Zone entry. A single Zone entry might have multiple Records.
zoneName	STRING	The Zone name.
zoneResourceId	INTEGER	The resource Id associated with this Zone.
zoneSerial	INTEGER	Zone Serial.
zoneRefresh	INTEGER	Zone Refresh.
zoneRetry	INTEGER	Zone Retry.
zoneExpire	INTEGER	Zone Expire.
zoneMinimum	INTEGER	Zone Minimum.
zoneSOA	STRING	Zone SOA.
zoneTTL	STRING	Zone TTL.
zoneEnableDNSSEC	BOOL	Whether or not DNSSEC is enabled for this Zone.
zoneAutoCheck	BOOL	Whether or not this zone is configured to be automatically validated on load/edit.
recordCount	INTEGER	How many records are associated with this zone.
userCanCreate	BOOL	Whether or not the user has DNS CREATE permissions on this zone's resource
userCanUpdate	BOOL	Whether or not the user has DNS UPDATE permissions on this zone's resource
userCanDelete	BOOl	Whether or not the user has DNS DELETE permissions on this zone's resource
unpagedRows	INTEGER	If pagination is used, this value will contain a total count of records had the pagination not been used.

Required Parameters

None

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
likeFlag	BOOL	1	When 1, string searches are done via LIKE with wildcards at both ends. When 0, strict comparison is used.
generalFlag	BOOL	1	When 1, searches over the provided paramenters using OR. If 0 or omitted, uses AND.
selectCount	INTEGER	30	When supplied only returns the first X entries
selectOffset	INTEGER	10	When supplied, only returns entries after record X
sortArray	JSON	{"zoneName":"desc","zoneMask":"asc"}	A JSON-encoded object containing a list of columns to sort on and the direction in which to sort. Any API variable may be used for sorting. Valid sort directions are ASC and DESC.

Name	Type	Example	Description
zoneId	INTEGER	123	The Zone Id to search for.
zoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
zoneResourceId	INTEGER	5	The Resource Id to search for.
zoneSerial	INTEGER	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
zoneRefresh	INTEGER	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
zoneRetry	INTEGER	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
zoneExpire	INTEGER	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
zoneMinimum	INTEGER	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
zoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
zoneTTL	INTEGER	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
zoneEnableDNSSEC	INTEGER	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.
recordId	INTEGER	123	The Record Id to search for.
recordZoneId	INTEGER	123	The parent Zone to search for.
recordHost	STRING	@	The Record Host to search for.
recordType	STRING	NS	The Record Type to search for.
recordValue	STRING	ns1.dns.example.com.	The Record Value to search for.
recordDescription	STRING	Description	Search based on Record Description.
recordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to search for.

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=search&zoneId=123

update

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=update

Description

First performs a search based on the submitted Zone and Record criteria, then performs an Update across those entries based on new values.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Update Successful."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

None

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
likeFlag	BOOL	1	When 1, string searches are done via LIKE with wildcards at both ends. When 0, strict comparison is used.
generalFlag	BOOL	1	When 1, searches over the provided parameters using OR. If 0 or omitted, uses AND.

Name	Type	Example	Description
searchZoneId	INTEGER	123	The Zone Id to search for.
searchZoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
searchZoneResourceId	INTEGER	5	The Resource Id to search for.
searchZoneSerial	INTEGER	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
searchZoneRefresh	INTEGER	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
searchZoneRetry	INTEGER	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
searchZoneExpire	INTEGER	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
searchZoneMinimum	INTEGER	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
searchZoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
searchZoneTTL	INTEGER	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
searchZoneEnableDNSSEC	INTEGER	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.
searchRecordId	INTEGER	123	The Record Id to search for.
searchRecordHost	STRING	@	The Record Host to search for.
searchRecordType	STRING	NS	The Record Type to search for.
searchRecordValue	STRING	ns1.dns.example.com.	The Record Value to search for.
searchRecordDescription	STRING	Description	Search based on Record Description.
searchRecordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to search for.

Name	Type	Example	Description
updateZoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone name to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneSerial	INTEGER	2012033001	The Zone Serial to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneRefresh	INTEGER	36000	The Zone Refresh to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneRetry	INTEGER	800	The Zone Retry to replace into the searched rows..
updateZoneExpire	INTEGER	6090000	The Zone Expire to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneMinimum	INTEGER	10	The Zone Minimum to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneTTL	INTEGER	3600	The Zone TTL to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneEnableDNSSEC	INTEGER	1	Update DNSSEC Settings.
updateRecordHost	STRING	@	The Record Host to replace into the searched rows.
updateRecordType	STRING	NS	The Record Type to replace into the searched rows.
updateRecordValue	STRING	ns1.dns.example.com.	The Record Value to replace into the searched rows.
updateRecordDescription	STRING	Description	Update Record Descriptions.
updateRecordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneAutoCheck	BOOL	1	Whether or not this zone is configured to be automatically validated on load/edit.

Name	Type	Example	Description
recordZoneId	INTEGER	123	The parent zone ID

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=update&searchZoneId=123&updateZoneExpire=6090000

add

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=add

Description

Adds a new DNS Zone.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Add Successful.","data":123}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Data Detail:

Name	Type	Description
data	INTEGER	The Id of the new Zone entry.

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
zoneName	STRING	254.221.67.in-addr.arpa	The name for the new Zone.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
likeFlag	BOOL	1	When 1, string searches are done via LIKE with wildcards at both ends. When 0, strict comparison is used.
zoneIpver	STRING	IPv6	The IP Version.
zoneLocalSigning	BOOL	1	Whether or not this zone should be signed by the ProVision server when DNSSEC is enabled. If set to false, ProVision will deliver the zone unsigned to the DNS server and the signing / updating process should be triggered by the post-push command
zoneSerial	INTEGER	2012033001	Serial for the new Zone.
zoneRefresh	INTEGER	36000	Refresh for the new Zone.
zoneRetry	INTEGER	800	Retry for the new Zone.
zoneExpire	INTEGER	6090000	Expire for the new Zone.
zoneMinimum	INTEGER	10	Minimum for the new Zone.
zoneSOA	STRING	200	SOA for the new Zone.
zoneTTL	STRING	3600	TTL for the new Zone.
zoneEnableDNSSEC	INTEGER	1	Whether or not this new zone uses DNSSEC.

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=add&zoneName=254.221.67.in-addr.arpa&zoneSerial=2012033001

delete

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=delete

Description

Performs a search over the Zones and Records dataset and deletes all found Zones, plus all associated Records of those Zones.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Zones and Associated Records Deleted."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

No specific parameter is required, however, one or more optional parameters must be used for a successful return

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
deleteZoneId	INTEGER	123	The Zone Id to search for.
deleteZoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
deleteZoneResourceId	INTEGER	5	The Resource Id to search for.
deleteZoneSerial	INTEGER	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
deleteZoneRefresh	INTEGER	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
deleteZoneRetry	INTEGER	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
deleteZoneExpire	INTEGER	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
deleteZoneMinimum	INTEGER	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
deleteZoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
deleteZoneTTL	INTEGER	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
deleteZoneEnableDNSSEC	INTEGER	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.
deleteRecordId	INTEGER	123	The Record Id to search for.
deleteRecordHost	STRING	@	The Record Host to search for.
deleteRecordType	STRING	NS	The Record Type to search for.
deleteRecordValue	STRING	ns1.dns.example.com.	The Record Value to search for.
deleteRecordDescription	STRING	Description	Search based on Record Description.
deleteRecordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to search for.
deleteRecordZoneId	INTEGER	123	The parent zone ID

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=delete&deleteZoneId=123

getRecordTypes

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=getRecordTypes

Description

Returns a list of all Record Types allowed by the system.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Search Successful.","data":[{"recordType":"A"},{"recordType":"AAAA"},{"recordType":"MX"},{"recordType":"CNAME"},{"recordType":"PTRG"},{"recordType":"NS"},{"recordType":"TXT"},{"recordType":"DNSKEY"},{"recordType":"SRV"},{"recordType":"DS"},{"recordType":"TEST"}]}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Data Detail:

Name	Type	Description
recordType	STRING	A Record Type

Required Parameters

None

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=getRecordTypes

getFile

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=getFile&zoneId=50

Description

Returns a fully written zone file. If one does not exist, returns false.

Returns

A Zone File

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
zoneId	INTEGER	50	The Id of the zone to retrieve.
format	ENUMERATED	'html' or "	If html, the zone file will be formatted for display via a web browser. If blank or omitted, the zone file will be formatted for display in a file system.
unsigned	BOOL	1	For a DNSSEC-enabled zone, determines whether or not the system retrieves the signed or unsigned zone file. Ignored for non-DNSSEC zones.

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=getFile&zoneId=50&zoneId=50&format=html&unsigned=1

getDSFile

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=getDSFile

Description

Returns a fully written zone DS key file. If one does not exist, returns false.

Returns

A Zone DS Key File

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
zoneId	INTEGER	50	The Id of the zone whose DS keys are to be retrieved.

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=getDSFile&zoneId=50

checkZone

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=checkZone

Description

Runs a zone file through Named checkzone

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"No errors found."}
ERROR:	{"success":0,"message":"21: ignoring out-of-zone data (veggie.com) 22: ignoring out-of-zone data (veggie.com) dns_rdata_fromtext: 23: near '2001:db8:': bad IPv6 address dns_rdata_fromtext: 24: near '1.2.3.': bad dotted quad dns_rdata_fromtext: 25: near '2001::db8::\/32': bad IPv6 address "}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
zoneId	INTEGER	50	The Id of the zone to check.

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=checkZone&zoneId=50

getArchivedZone

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=getArchivedZone

Description

Searches for all archived versions of the a zone. Zones are archived every time changes are pushed to their DNS Server.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:

{"success":1,"message":"Search Successful.","data":[{"zoneArchiveId" :"2768","zoneId":"1227", "zoneArchiveTimestamp":"1375298692", "zoneArchiveFingerprint":"d060e59d69606326d80b2e55b50f0bc9","zoneName":"example.com","zoneIpver":null, "zoneMask":null,"zoneSerial": "2013073105","zoneRefresh":"14400","zoneRetry":"2000","zoneExpire":"604800", "zoneMinimum":"3600", "zoneSOA":null,"zoneTTL":"3600","zoneEnableDNSSEC":"1", "zoneResourceId":"1013","zonePreviousViewLinkage":"[]"}]}

ERROR:

{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Data Detail:

Name	Type	Description
zoneId	INTEGER	The Id of the Zone entry to find archived versions of.
zoneArchiveId	INTEGER	The ID of the Archive Entry
zoneArchiveTimestamp	INTEGER	A timestamp marking when this zone was archived.
zoneArchiveFingerprint	STRING	A hash value identifying this zone. Used for comparing versions.
zoneName	INTEGER	Zone Name.
zoneSerial	INTEGER	Zone Serial.
zoneRefresh	INTEGER	Zone Refresh.
zoneRetry	INTEGER	Zone Retry.
zoneExpire	INTEGER	Zone Expire.
zoneMinimum	INTEGER	Zone Minimum.
zoneSOA	STRING	Zone SOA.
zoneTTL	INTEGER	Zone TTL.
zoneEnableDNSSEC	STRING	Whether or not this version had DNSSEC enabled.
zoneResourceId	STRING	Zone Resource ID
zonePreviousViewLinkage	JSON	A JSON-encoded array of views this zone was linked to.

Required Parameters

None

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
zoneId	INTEGER	123	The Zone Id to search for.
zoneArchiveId	INTEGER	123	The Zone Archive Id
zoneArchiveTimestamp	INTEGER	2012033001	The Zone Archive Timestamp
fetchArchiveFile	BOOL	1	Whether or not to return the full Zone file with the result set..

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zone&action=getArchivedZone&zoneId=123

get

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=record&action=get

Description

Accepts search criteria to retrieve a list of all matching DNS Records. Search can be performed on any combination of Zone and Record attributes.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Search Successful.","data":[{"recordId":"30894","recordZoneId":"229","recordHost":"@","recordType":"NS","recordValue":"ns1.domain.com.","recordDescription":"","recordTTL":""}]}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Data Detail:

Name	Type	Description
recordId	INTEGER	The ID of this Record Entry. It is always included with its parent Zone.
recordZoneId	INTEGER	The ID of this Record's parent Zone.
recordHost	STRING	The Hostname of this Record.
recordType	STRING	The Record Type (MX,NS,A,PTR,etc)
recordValue	STRING	The Value of this Record.
recordDescription	STRING	A short description of this Record.
recordTTL	STRING	The TTL of this Record.

Required Parameters

None

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
likeFlag	BOOL	1	When 1, string searches are done via LIKE with wildcards at both ends. When 0, strict comparison is used.
selectCount	INTEGER	30	When supplied only returns the first X entries
selectOffset	INTEGER	10	When supplied, only returns entries after record X

Name	Type	Example	Description
recordId	INTEGER	123	The Record ID to search for.
recordZoneId	INTEGER	123	The parent Zone to search for.
recordHost	STRING	@	The Record Host to search for.
recordType	STRING	NS	The Record Type to search for.
recordValue	STRING	ns1.dns.example.com.	The Record Value to search for.
recordDescription	STRING	Description	Search based on Record Description.
recordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to search for.

Name	Type	Example	Description
zoneId	INTEGER	123	The Zone Id to search for.
zoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
zoneResourceId	INTEGER	5	The Resource Id to search for.
zoneCustName	STRING	foo	The Customer Name to search for.
zoneIpver	STRING	IPv6	The IP Version to search for.
zoneSerial	INTEGER	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
zoneRefresh	INTEGER	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
zoneRetry	INTEGER	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
zoneExpire	INTEGER	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
zoneMinimum	INTEGER	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
zoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
zoneTTL	INTEGER	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
zoneEnableDNSSEC	INTEGER	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=record&action=get&selectCount=30&zoneId=123

update

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=record&action=update

Description

First performs a search based on the submitted Zone and Record criteria, then performs an Update across those entries based on new values.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Update Successful."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

None

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
likeFlag	BOOL	1	When 1, string searches are done via LIKE with wildcards at both ends. When 0, strict comparison is used.
generalFlag	BOOL	1	When 1, searches over the provided parameters using OR. If 0 or omitted, uses AND.

Name	Type	Example	Description
searchZoneId	INTEGER	123	The Zone ID to search for.
searchZoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
searchZoneCustId	INTEGER	5	The Customer ID to search for.
searchZoneSerial	INTEGER	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
searchZoneRefresh	INTEGER	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
searchZoneRetry	INTEGER	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
searchZoneExpire	INTEGER	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
searchZoneMinimum	INTEGER	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
searchZoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
searchZoneTTL	INTEGER	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
searchZoneEnableDNSSEC	INTEGER	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.
searchRecordId	INTEGER	123	The Record ID to search for.
searchRecordHost	STRING	@	The Record Host to search for.
searchRecordType	STRING	NS	The Record Type to search for.
searchRecordValue	STRING	ns1.dns.example.com.	The Record Value to search for.
searchRecordDescription	STRING	Description	Search based on Record Description.
searchRecordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to search for.
searchZoneResourceId	INTEGER	5	The Resource Id to search for.
searchRecordZoneId	INTEGER	123	The Zone ID of the Record to search for.

Name	Type	Example	Description
updateZoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone name to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneSerial	INTEGER	2012033001	The Zone Serial to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneRefresh	INTEGER	36000	The Zone Refresh to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneRetry	INTEGER	800	The Zone Retry to replace into the searched rows..
updateZoneExpire	INTEGER	6090000	The Zone Expire to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneMinimum	INTEGER	10	The Zone Minimum to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneTTL	INTEGER	3600	The Zone TTL to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneEnableDNSSEC	INTEGER	1	Update DNSSEC Settings.
updateRecordHost	STRING	@	The Record Host to replace into the searched rows.
updateRecordType	STRING	NS	The Record Type to replace into the searched rows.
updateRecordValue	STRING	ns1.dns.example.com.	The Record Value to replace into the searched rows.
updateRecordDescription	STRING	Description	Update Record Descriptions.
updateRecordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneResourceId	INTEGER	5	The Resource Id to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneAutoCheck	BOOL	1	Whether or not this zone is configured to be automatically validated on load/edit.

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=record&action=update&searchZoneId=123&updateZoneTTL=3600

add

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=record&action=add

Description

Adds a new Record to a supplied Zone.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Add Successful.","data":123}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Data Detail:

Name	Type	Description
data	INTEGER	The ID of the new Record entry.

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
newRecordZoneId	INTEGER	123	The Zone ID of the new Record.
newRecordHost	STRING	@	New Host Name.
newRecordType	STRING	PTR	New Record Type.
newRecordValue*	STRING	123	New Record Value.
*newRecordValue required only for certain Record Types

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
likeFlag	BOOL	1	When 1, string searches are done via LIKE with wildcards at both ends. When 0, strict comparison is used.
newRecordDescription	STRING	Description.	Notes for the Record.
newRecordTTL	INTEGER	3600	Record TTL.

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=record&action=add&newRecordZoneId=123&newRecordHost=@host&newRecordType=PTR&newRecordTTL=3600

delete

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=record&action=delete

Description

Performs a search over the Zones and Records dataset and deletes all found Records, but leaves their parent Zones intact.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Deletion Successful."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

None

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
deleteZoneId	INTEGER	123	The Zone ID to search for.
deleteZoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
deleteZoneCustId	INTEGER	5	The Customer ID to search for.
deleteZoneIpver	STRING	IPv6	The IP Version to search for.
deleteZoneSerial	INTEGER	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
deleteZoneRefresh	INTEGER	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
deleteZoneRetry	INTEGER	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
deleteZoneExpire	INTEGER	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
deleteZoneMinimum	INTEGER	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
deleteZoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
deleteZoneTTL	INTEGER	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
deleteZoneEnableDNSSEC	INTEGER	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.
deleteRecordId	INTEGER	123	The Record ID to search for.
deleteRecordHost	STRING	@	The Record Host to search for.
deleteRecordType	STRING	NS	The Record Type to search for.
deleteRecordValue	STRING	ns1.dns.example.com.	The Record Value to search for.
deleteRecordDescription	STRING	Description	Search based on Record Description.
deleteRecordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to search for.
deleteZoneResourceId	INTEGER	5	The Resource Id to search for.
deleteZoneCustName	STRING	foo	The Customer Name to search for.

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=record&action=delete&deleteZoneName=foo

switch

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=record&action=switch

Description

Switches the order of two record entries.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Record Moved."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
moveWhichId	INTEGER	123	The Record Id to be moved.
moveAfterId	INTEGER	42	The Id of the Record the first Record is to be moved after.

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=record&action=switch&moveWhichId=123&moveAfterId=42

get

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zoneLinkage&action=get

Description

Searches for Server-Zone Linkages. If no search parameters are supplied, all linkages are returned.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"2 rows retrieved.","data":[{"id":"285","zoneId":"64","serverId":"1","serverName":"173.164.182.169","serverType":"SCP","serverMasterType":"master","zoneName":"bind.com","resourceId":"483"},{"id":"287","zoneId":"371","serverId":"1","serverName":"173.164.182.169","serverType":"SCP","serverMasterType":"master","zoneName":"132.235.198.in-addr.arpa","resourceId":"577"}}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Data Detail:

Name	Type	Description
id	INTEGER	The Linkage Id.
zoneId	INTEGER	The ZoneId involved in this link.
serverId	INTEGER	The ServerId involved in this link.
serverName	STRING	The server name
serverType	STRING	The server transfer type
serverMasterType	STRING	Whether this server is a master or a slave.
zoneName	STRING	The zone name
resourceId	INTEGER	The Resource Id the Zone is attached to.

Required Parameters

None

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
id	INTEGER	15	Fetches the linkage with the matching id.
serverId	INTEGER	15	Fetches all linkages with the matching serverId.
zoneId	INTEGER	15	Fetches all linkages with the matching zoneId.

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zoneLinkage&action=get&id=15

add

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zoneLinkage&action=add

Description

Adds a new link between a DNS Server and a Zone

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Link Added."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
serverId	INTEGER	16	The DNS Server Id.
zoneId	INTEGER	105	The Zone Id.
serverSlave	BOOL	1	Whether or not this zone is a master or a slave on the linked server. Values are: 1 for slave, 0 for master.

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zoneLinkage&action=add&serverId=16&zoneId=105&serverSlave=0

delete

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zoneLinkage&action=delete

Description

Deletes a link between a DNS Server and a Zone

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Link Deleted."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

None

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
id	INTEGER	15	Fetches the linkage with the matching id.
serverId	INTEGER	15	Fetches all linkages with the matching serverId.
zoneId	INTEGER	15	Fetches all linkages with the matching zoneId.

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=zoneLinkage&action=delete

get

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=nameServer&action=get

Description

Fetches a list of all stored Name Servers

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:

{"success":1,"message":"Fetch Sucessful.","data":[{"id":"1","nameserver":"ns1.dns.example.net","add_to_zones_default":"1","ordering":"10","uses":"34"},{"id":"10","nameserver":"ns2.dns.example.net","add_to_zones_default":"1","ordering":"11","uses":"46"},{"id":"9","nameserver":"ns4.dns.example.net","add_to_zones_default":"1","ordering":"14","uses":"12"},{"id":"3","nameserver":"ns3.dns.example.net","add_to_zones_default":"1","ordering":"15","uses":"46"}]}

ERROR:

{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Data Detail:

Name	Type	Description
id	INTEGER	Server ID
nameserver	STRING	Server Name
add_to_zones_default	BOOL	Whether or not this is a default server.
ordering	INTEGER	Display order
uses	INTEGER	How many zones have been assigned to this NameServer

Required Parameters

None

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
default	INTEGER	1	Set server as default

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=nameServer&action=get&default=1

add

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=nameServer&action=add

Description

Adds a new DNS Server

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Add Successful."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
newServer	STRING	ns.yourdomain.com	Name of the NameServer

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=nameServer&action=add&newServer=ns.yourdomain.com

delete

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=nameServer&action=delete

Description

Deletes a NameServer

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Server Deleted."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
id	INTEGER	5	ID of server to delete.

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=nameServer&action=delete&id=5

setDefault

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=nameServer&action=setDefault

Description

Default NameServers have all new zones added to them as they are created. Multiple NameServers can be classified as Default.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1, "message":"Success."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
id	INTEGER	5	ID of server to modify.
value	INTEGER	1	1 = Default, 0 = Normal

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=nameServer&action=setDefault&id=3&value=1

orderUp

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=nameServer&action=orderUp

Description

Swaps the index order of the targeted NameServer with that of the one above it.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Reordering Successful."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
id	INTEGER	5	ID of server to modify.

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=nameServer&action=orderUp&id=3

orderDown

URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=nameServer&action=orderDown

Description

Swaps the index order of the targeted NameServer with that of the one below it.

Returns

Examples:

SUCCESSFUL:	{"success":1,"message":"Reordering Successful."}
ERROR:	{"success":0, "message":"error message"}

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
id	INTEGER	5	ID of server to activate.

Optional Parameters

None

Example URL

/api/v1/api.php?target=nameServer&action=orderDown&id=5

API Module - DNS

APIv1 - DNS Module

DNS Server Control

get

add

delete

update

transferServer

transferSingle

DNS Zone Control

get

search

update

add

delete

getRecordTypes

getFile

getDSFile

checkZone

getArchivedZone

DNS Record Control

get

update

add

delete

switch

Server-Zone Linkage

get

add

delete

Name Server Control

get

add

delete

setDefault

orderUp

orderDown