DNS Server Control

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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

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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

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, "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

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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

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	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

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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

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	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

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