# Create a DNS Record Similar to creating a primary zone, you need to provide the UUID of the primary zone to host the new record. {% hint style="info" %} **Note:** DNS records are further categorized into various record types, each with unique specifications. For more information, see [FAQ](/cloud/network-services/cloud-dns/cloud-dns-faq.md). {% endhint %} {% hint style="info" %} **Prerequisite:** You need an IONOS Cloud account with API credentials configured with the appropriate permissions. {% endhint %} To create a primary zone of Type A, follow this step: 1\. Perform a `POST` request with these details: * corresponding UUID of the primary zone * name of the subdomain; example: www * record type; in this case: A * content or destination of the A record in the form of an IPv4 address; example: `1.1.1.1` * TTL you need (minimum 60 seconds and maximum 604,800 seconds), and * status of the DNS record (enable), true or false. {% hint style="success" %} **Result:** On a successful `POST` request, you receive a response with the DNS record having the UUID assigned. {% endhint %} {% hint style="info" %} **Info:** If you want to create a Wildcard DNS record, you need to provide “\*” as the name of your DNS record to match the requests for all non-existent names under your primary zone name. {% endhint %} ### Request ```bash curl --location \ --request POST 'https://dns.de-fra.ionos.com/zones//records/' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJraWQiO' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "properties": { "name": "*", "type": "A", "content": "172.30.40.50, "ttl": 3600, "enabled": true } }' ``` ### Response **202 Successful operation** ```json { "id": "90d81ac0-3a30-44d4-95a5-12959effa6ee", "type": "record", "href": "", "metadata": { "createdDate": "2022-08-21T15:52:53Z", "createdBy": "ionos:iam:cloud:31960002:users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3", "createdByUserId": "87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3", "lastModifiedDate": "2022-08-21T15:52:53Z", "lastModifiedBy": "ionos:iam:cloud:31960002:users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3", "lastModifiedByUserId": "63cef532-26fe-4a64-a4e0-de7c8a506c90", "resourceURN": "ionos::::", "state": "AVAILABLE", "fqdn": "*.example.com", "zoneId": "2a4428b3-dbe0-4357-9c02-609025b3a40f" }, "properties": { "name": "*", "type": "A", "content": "192.0.2.2", "ttl": 3600, "enabled": true } } ``` #### Response Fields | Field | Type | Description | Example | | ------------------------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **id** | string | UUID of the newly created record | `90d81ac0-3a30-44d4-95a5-12959effa6ee` | | **type** | string | Type of the resource | record | | **href** | string | Absolute path to the newly created DNS record | `https://dns.de-fra.ionos.com/zones/9747ccb3-e51f-4d5c-8641-b0e8805149cc/records/aa957ef3-f29e-4ebc-ba01-a763abf02878` | | **createdDate** | string | Record creation timestamp | `2022-08-21T15:52:53Z` | | **createdBy** | string | Unique name of the identity that created the record | `ionos:iam:cloud:31960002:users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3` | | **createdByUserId** | string | The unique ID of the user who created the record | `87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3` | | **lastModifiedDate** | string | Record update timestamp | `2022-08-21T15:52:53Z` | | **lastModifiedBy** | string | Unique name of the identity that created the record | `ionos:iam:cloud:31960002:users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3` | | **lastModifiedByUserId** | string | Unique ID of the user has last modified the record | `63cef532-26fe-4a64-a4e0-de7c8a506c90` | | **resourceURN** | string | Unique name of the resource | `ionos::::` | | **zoneId** | string | UUID of the primary zone of the DNS record | `2a4428b3-dbe0-4357-9c02-609025b3a40f` | | **fqdn** | string | Fully qualified domain name resulting from the record name and the zoneName | `*.example.com` | | **state** | string | State of the record | `AVAILABLE` | ## Quota To retrieve the quota of DNS records, perform a `GET` request to the `/quota` endpoint. {% hint style="success" %} **Result:** On a successful `GET` request, you receive a response containing the quota limits and quota usage for your contract. {% endhint %} ### Request ```bash curl --location 'https://dns.de-fra.ionos.com/quota' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJraWQiO' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' ``` ### Response **200 OK** ```json { "quotaLimits": { "records": 100000, "reverseRecords": 5000, "secondaryZones": 100000, "zones": 50000 }, "quotaUsage": { "records": 9, "reverseRecords": 1, "secondaryZones": 6, "zones": 5 } } ``` #### Response Fields | Field | Type | Description | Example | | ------------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------- | -------- | | **records** | string | Number of DNS records | `100000` | | **reverseRecords** | string | Number of reverse DNS records | `5000` | | **secondaryZones** | string | Number of secondary zones | `100000` | | **zones** | string | Number of primary zones | `50000` | | **records** | string | Number of DNS records used | `9` | | **reverseRecords** | string | Number of reverse DNS records used | `1` | | **secondaryZones** | string | Number of secondary zones used | `6` | | **zones** | string | Number of primary zones used | `5` | --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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