Adding CNAME Record

Description

Adds a Canonical (CNAME) record.

Parameters

Name Data Type Required / Optional Description
auth-userid Integer Required Authentication Parameter
api-key String Required Authentication Parameter
domain-name String Required Domain name for which you want to add the CNAME record
value String Required A Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) as the destination
host String Optional

The host part of the domain-name for which you need to add a CNAME

Example:

You may send this as "www", if u wish to add the CNAME record as www.domainname.com.

ttl Integer Optional Number of seconds the record needs to be cached by the DNS Resolvers. Default value is 14400.

HTTP Method

POST

Example Test URL Request


https://test.httpapi.com/api/dns/manage/add-cname-record.json?auth-userid=0&api-key=key&domain-name=domain.asia&value=www.domain.com

Response

Returns "Success" as the status of the response if the record is added successfully.

In case of any error, an "error" key with error description (as value) will be returned.