DNS Server Control

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\":\"_6connectDefault\",\"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	INT	Server ID
server	STRING	Server Name
username	STRING	Login Name
password	CRYPT	Login Password
port	INT	Port the Server listens on
zoneCount	INT	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	The type of server this is. 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 transfered
post_command	STRING	The command executed on the server after the transfer is complete
enable_views	INT	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	INT	The View ID
server_id	INT	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	INT	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.

Optional Parameters

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

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
username	STRING	bobuser	Login name for Server
password	STRING	password1	Login password for Server
transferType	STRING	SCP	Protocol used for transfer of DNS zones and records
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

Optional Parameters

There 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	INT	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		For use with Dyn dns service
SOA	STRING	ns1.6connect.com. hostmaster.6connect.com.	Server of Authority record for DNS server
active	INT	0	Values 0 or 1 only, sets the server to inactive on 0 value
powerDNSBackend	STRING	Bind or MySQL	pDNS server backend type
dbDatabaseName	STRING	pdns_1	DB name for pDNS servers with MySQL powerDNSBackend type
dbPort	INT	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

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	NUMERIC	5	ID of server to delete.

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
username	STRING	bobuser	Login name for Server
password	STRING	password1	Login password for Server
transferType	STRING	SCP	Protocol

Optional Parameters

There 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
namedConfPath	STRING	/tmp	The path to the zone files used within the named.conf file.
preCommand	STRING	/path/to/stuff/precommand
postCommand	STRING	/path/to/stuff/postcommand

transferAll

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	INT	1	The ID of the server to push zones to

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	NUMERIC	35	The ID of the zone to push

DNS Zone Control

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, "zoneTags":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	INT	The Id of the Zone entry. A single Zone entry might have multiple Records.
zoneName	STRING	The Zone name.
zoneResourceId	INT	The resource Id associated with this Zone.
zoneSerial	INT	Zone Serial.
zoneRefresh	INT	Zone Refresh.
zoneRetry	INT	Zone Retry.
zoneExpire	INT	Zone Expire.
zoneMinimum	INT	Zone Minimum.
zoneSOA	STRING	Zone SOA.
zoneTags	STRING	All the tags associated with this Zone.
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	INT	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	INT	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	INT	If pagination is used, this value will contain a total count of records had the pagination not been used.

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	INT	30	When supplied only returns the first X entries
selectOffset	INT	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	INT	123	The Zone Id to search for.
zoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
zoneResourceId	INT	5	The Resource Id to search for.
zoneSerial	INT	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
zoneRefresh	INT	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
zoneRetry	INT	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
zoneExpire	INT	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
zoneMinimum	INT	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
zoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
zoneTags	STRING	client,production	Zone Tags to search for.
zoneTTL	INT	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
zoneEnableDNSSEC	INT	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.
recordId	INT	123	The Record Id to search for.
recordZoneId	INT	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.6connect.com.	The Record Value to search for.
recordDescription	STRING	Description	Search based on Record Description.
recordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to search for.

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,"zoneTags":"Aaron,Personal","zoneTTL":"3600","zoneEnableDNSSEC":"1","zoneLocalSigning":"1","assetId":"0","recordCount":"1","unpagedRows":"215"}]}

ERROR:

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

Data Detail:

Name	Type	Description
zoneId	INT	The Id of the Zone entry. A single Zone entry might have multiple Records.
zoneName	STRING	The Zone name.
zoneResourceId	INT	The resource Id associated with this Zone.
zoneSerial	INT	Zone Serial.
zoneRefresh	INT	Zone Refresh.
zoneRetry	INT	Zone Retry.
zoneExpire	INT	Zone Expire.
zoneMinimum	INT	Zone Minimum.
zoneSOA	STRING	Zone SOA.
zoneTags	STRING	All the tags associated with this Zone.
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	int	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	INT	If pagination is used, this value will contain a total count of records had the pagination not been used.

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	INT	30	When supplied only returns the first X entries
selectOffset	INT	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	INT	123	The Zone Id to search for.
zoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
zoneResourceId	INT	5	The Resource Id to search for.
zoneSerial	INT	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
zoneRefresh	INT	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
zoneRetry	INT	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
zoneExpire	INT	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
zoneMinimum	INT	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
zoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
zoneTags	STRING	client,production	Zone Tags to search for.
zoneTTL	INT	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
zoneEnableDNSSEC	INT	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.
recordId	INT	123	The Record Id to search for.
recordZoneId	INT	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.6connect.com.	The Record Value to search for.
recordDescription	STRING	Description	Search based on Record Description.
recordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to search for.

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"}

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.

Name	Type	Example	Description
searchZoneId	INT	123	The Zone Id to search for.
searchZoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
searchZoneResourceId	INT	5	The Resource Id to search for.
searchZoneSerial	INT	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
searchZoneRefresh	INT	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
searchZoneRetry	INT	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
searchZoneExpire	INT	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
searchZoneMinimum	INT	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
searchZoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
searchZoneTags	STRING	client,production	Zone Tags to search for.
searchZoneTTL	INT	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
searchZoneEnableDNSSEC	INT	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.
searchRecordId	INT	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.6connect.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.
updateZoneResourceId	INT	5	The Resource Id to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneSerial	INT	2012033001	The Zone Serial to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneRefresh	INT	36000	The Zone Refresh to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneRetry	INT	800	The Zone Retry to replace into the searched rows..
updateZoneExpire	INT	6090000	The Zone Expire to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneMinimum	INT	10	The Zone Minimum to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneTags	STRING	client,production	Zone Tags to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneTTL	INT	3600	The Zone TTL to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneEnableDNSSEC	INT	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.6connect.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.

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	INT	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
zoneResourceId	STRING	123	Resource Id for the new Zone.
zoneSerial	INT	2012033001	Serial for the new Zone.
zoneRefresh	INT	36000	Refresh for the new Zone.
zoneRetry	INT	800	Retry for the new Zone.
zoneExpire	INT	6090000	Expire for the new Zone.
zoneMinimum	INT	10	Minimum for the new Zone.
zoneSOA	STRING	200	SOA for the new Zone.
zoneTags	STRING	client,production	Tags for the new Zone.
zoneTTL	STRING	3600	TTL for the new Zone.
zoneEnableDNSSEC	INT	1	Whether or not this new zone uses DNSSEC.
zoneAutoCheck	BOOL	1	Whether or not this zone is configured to be automatically validated on load/edit.

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"}

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
deleteZoneId	INT	123	The Zone Id to search for.
deleteZoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
deleteZoneResourceId	INT	5	The Resource Id to search for.
deleteZoneSerial	INT	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
deleteZoneRefresh	INT	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
deleteZoneRetry	INT	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
deleteZoneExpire	INT	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
deleteZoneMinimum	INT	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
deleteZoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
deleteZoneTags	STRING	client,production	Zone Tags to search for.
deleteZoneTTL	INT	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
deleteZoneEnableDNSSEC	INT	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.
deleteRecordId	INT	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.6connect.com.	The Record Value to search for.
deleteRecordDescription	STRING	Description	Search based on Record Description.
deleteRecordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to search for.

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

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	INT	50	The Id of the zone to retrieve.

getDSFile

URL

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

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	INT	50	The Id of the zone whose DS keys wer are to retrieve.

checkZone

URL

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

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	INT	50	The Id of the zone to check.

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":"6connect.com","zoneIpver":null, "zoneMask":null,"zoneSerial": "2013073105","zoneRefresh":"14400","zoneRetry":"2000","zoneExpire":"604800", "zoneMinimum":"3600", "zoneSOA":null,"zoneTags":null,"zoneTTL":"3600","zoneEnableDNSSEC":"1", "zoneResourceId":"1013","zonePreviousViewLinkage":"[]"}]}

ERROR:

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

Data Detail:

Name	Type	Description
zoneId	INT	The Id of the Zone entry to find archived versions of.
zoneArchiveId	INT	The ID of the Archive Entry
zoneArchiveTimestamp	INT	A timestamp marking when this zone was archived.
zoneArchiveFingerprint	STRING	A hash value identifying this zone. Used for comparing versions.
zoneName	INT	Zone Name.
zoneMask	INT	Zone Mask.
zoneSerial	INT	Zone Serial.
zoneRefresh	INT	Zone Refresh.
zoneRetry	INT	Zone Retry.
zoneExpire	INT	Zone Expire.
zoneMinimum	INT	Zone Minimum.
zoneSOA	STRING	Zone SOA.
zoneTags	STRING	Zone Tags.
zoneTTL	INT	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.

Optional Parameters

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

DNS Record Control

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	INT	The ID of this Record Entry. It is always included with its parent Zone.
recordZoneId	INT	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.

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	INT	30	When supplied only returns the first X entries
selectOffset	INT	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
recordId	INT	123	The Record ID to search for.
recordZoneId	INT	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.6connect.com.	The Record Value to search for.
recordDescription	STRING	Description	Search based on Record Description.
recordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to search for.

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"}

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	INT	123	The Zone ID to search for.
searchZoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
searchZoneCustId	INT	5	The Customer ID to search for.
searchZoneIpver	STRING	IPv6	The IP Version to search for.
searchZoneMask	STRING		The Zone Mask to search for.
searchZoneSerial	INT	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
searchZoneRefresh	INT	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
searchZoneRetry	INT	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
searchZoneExpire	INT	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
searchZoneMinimum	INT	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
searchZoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
searchZoneTags	STRING	client,production	Zone Tags to search for.
searchZoneTTL	INT	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
searchZoneEnableDNSSEC	INT	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.
searchRecordId	INT	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.6connect.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.
updateZoneCustId	INT	5	The Customer ID to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneIpver	STRING	IPv6	The IP Version to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneMask	STRING		The Zone Mask to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneSerial	INT	2012033001	The Zone Serial to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneRefresh	INT	36000	The Zone Refresh to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneRetry	INT	800	The Zone Retry to replace into the searched rows..
updateZoneExpire	INT	6090000	The Zone Expire to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneMinimum	INT	10	The Zone Minimum to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneTags	STRING	client,production	Zone Tags to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneTTL	INT	3600	The Zone TTL to replace into the searched rows.
updateZoneEnableDNSSEC	INT	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.6connect.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.

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	INT	The ID of the new Record entry.

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
newRecordZoneId	INT	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.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
newRecordDescription	STRING	Description.	Notes for the Record.
newRecordTTL	INT	foo	Record TTL.

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"}

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Example	Description
deleteZoneId	INT	123	The Zone ID to search for.
deleteZoneName	STRING	foo	The Zone Name to search for.
deleteZoneCustId	INT	5	The Customer ID to search for.
deleteZoneIpver	STRING	IPv6	The IP Version to search for.
deleteZoneMask	STRING		The Zone Mask to search for.
deleteZoneSerial	INT	2012033001	The Zone Serial to search for.
deleteZoneRefresh	INT	36000	The Zone Refresh to search for.
deleteZoneRetry	INT	800	The Zone Retry to search for.
deleteZoneExpire	INT	6090000	The Zone Expire to search for.
deleteZoneMinimum	INT	10	The Zone Minimum to search for.
deleteZoneSOA	STRING	200	The Zone SOA to search for.
deleteZoneTags	STRING	client,production	Zone Tags to search for.
deleteZoneTTL	INT	3600	The Zone TTL to search for.
deleteZoneEnableDNSSEC	INT	1	Search based on DNSSEC settings.
deleteRecordId	INT	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.6connect.com.	The Record Value to search for.
deleteRecordDescription	STRING	Description	Search based on Record Description.
deleteRecordTTL	STRING	3600	The Record TTL to search for.

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	INT	123	The Record Id to be moved.
moveAfterId	INT	@	The Id of the Record the first Record is to be moved after.

Server-Zone Linkage

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	INT	The Linkage Id.
zoneId	INT	The ZoneId involved in this link.
serverId	INT	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	INT	The Resource Id the Zone is attached to.

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.

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	INT	16	The DNS Server Id.
zoneId	INT	105	The Zone Id.

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"}

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.

Name Server Control

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.6connect.net","add_to_zones_default":"1","ordering":"10","uses":"34"},{"id":"10","nameserver":"ns2.dns.6connect.net","add_to_zones_default":"1","ordering":"11","uses":"46"},{"id":"9","nameserver":"ns4.dns.6connect.net","add_to_zones_default":"1","ordering":"14","uses":"12"},{"id":"3","nameserver":"ns3.dns.6connect.net","add_to_zones_default":"1","ordering":"15","uses":"46"}]}

ERROR:

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

Data Detail:

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

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

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	NUMERIC	5	ID of server to delete.

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	NUMERIC	5	ID of server to modify.
value	1 or 0	1	1 = Default, 0 = Normal

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"}

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 targetted 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	NUMERIC	5	ID of server to activate.

Example URL

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

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API Module - DNS

DNS Server Control

get

add

delete

update

transferAll

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