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Delete DNS Record

DELETE/zones/{zone_id}/dns_records/{dns_record_id}

Permanently removes a DNS record from the zone.

Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194

Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

DNS Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

zone_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

dns_record_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

ReturnsExpand Collapse

result: optional object { id }

id: optional string

Identifier.

maxLength32

Delete DNS Record

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/dns_records/$DNS_RECORD_ID \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"

200 example

{
  "result": {
    "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"
  }
}

Returns Examples

200 example

{
  "result": {
    "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"
  }
}

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