DigitalOcean API (unofficial showcase)
GET/v2/domains/{domain_name}/records

List All Domain Records

To get a listing of all records configured for a domain, send a GET request to /v2/domains/$DOMAIN_NAME/records. The list of records returned can be filtered by using the name and type query parameters. For example, to only include A records for a domain, send a GET request to /v2/domains/$DOMAIN_NAME/records?type=A. name must be a fully qualified record name. For example, to only include records matching sub.example.com, send a GET request to /v2/domains/$DOMAIN_NAME/records?name=sub.example.com. Both name and type may be used together.

5 parameters
domain_namestringrequired
The name of the domain itself.
namestringoptional
A fully qualified record name. For example, to only include records matching sub.example.com, send a GET request to `/v2/domains/$DOMAIN_NAME/records?name=sub.example.com`.
typestringoptional
The type of the DNS record. For example: A, CNAME, TXT, ...
Allowed:AAAAACAACNAMEMXNSSOASRVTXT
per_pageintegeroptional
Number of items returned per page
Default:20
pageintegeroptional
Which 'page' of paginated results to return.
Default:1

6 status codes
200The response will be a JSON object with a key called `domain_records`. The value of this will be an array of domain record objects, each of which contains the standard domain record attributes. For attributes that are not used by a specific record type, a value of `null` will be returned. For instance, all records other than SRV will have `null` for the `weight` and `port` attributes.
domain_recordsarray<object>optional
linksobjectoptional
metaobjectrequired
401Authentication failed due to invalid credentials.
idstringrequired
A short identifier corresponding to the HTTP status code returned. For example, the ID for a response returning a 404 status code would be "not_found."
messagestringrequired
A message providing additional information about the error, including details to help resolve it when possible.
request_idstringoptional
Optionally, some endpoints may include a request ID that should be provided when reporting bugs or opening support tickets to help identify the issue.
404The resource was not found.
idstringrequired
A short identifier corresponding to the HTTP status code returned. For example, the ID for a response returning a 404 status code would be "not_found."
messagestringrequired
A message providing additional information about the error, including details to help resolve it when possible.
request_idstringoptional
Optionally, some endpoints may include a request ID that should be provided when reporting bugs or opening support tickets to help identify the issue.
429The API rate limit has been exceeded.
idstringrequired
A short identifier corresponding to the HTTP status code returned. For example, the ID for a response returning a 404 status code would be "not_found."
messagestringrequired
A message providing additional information about the error, including details to help resolve it when possible.
request_idstringoptional
Optionally, some endpoints may include a request ID that should be provided when reporting bugs or opening support tickets to help identify the issue.
500There was a server error.
idstringrequired
A short identifier corresponding to the HTTP status code returned. For example, the ID for a response returning a 404 status code would be "not_found."
messagestringrequired
A message providing additional information about the error, including details to help resolve it when possible.
request_idstringoptional
Optionally, some endpoints may include a request ID that should be provided when reporting bugs or opening support tickets to help identify the issue.
defaultThere was an unexpected error.
idstringrequired
A short identifier corresponding to the HTTP status code returned. For example, the ID for a response returning a 404 status code would be "not_found."
messagestringrequired
A message providing additional information about the error, including details to help resolve it when possible.
request_idstringoptional
Optionally, some endpoints may include a request ID that should be provided when reporting bugs or opening support tickets to help identify the issue.

Error handling

A 401 is returned: Authentication failed due to invalid credentials. A 404 is returned: The resource was not found. A 429 is returned: The API rate limit has been exceeded. A 500 is returned: There was a server error. Any other status is an error: There was an unexpected error.