# View DNS Record Details

You can view or edit the record details or delete them if they are no longer needed.

To view details of a given record, follow these steps:

1\. In the **DCD**, go to **Menu** > **Network Services** > **Cloud DNS** > **Public zones** tab.

2\. Select **Primary Zones** from the drop-down list.

3\. Select the appropriate zone in the **DNS ZONES** column to view the records associated with it. Alternatively, click **Details & Records** in the **ACTIONS** column.

![Zone selection](/files/TM9e6eTrj91n8SfQCYo0)

4\. Select the appropriate record from the **FQDN** column to view its details. Alternatively, click **Details & Edit** in the **ACTIONS** column.

![Record selection](/files/HGioGKcE8bnQraHVmtVr)

{% hint style="success" %}
**Result:** The details of the selected record is displayed in the **Update Record** view. You will see the following information:

* **Enabled/Disabled:** Indicates if the record is currently enabled or disabled. You can toggle the button to enable or disable the respective record.
* **FQDN:** Displays the FQDN of the record.
* **TTL:** Displays the Time-To-Live (TTL) of the record.
* **Type:** Displays the type of the record: `A`, `AAAA`, `CNAME`, `ALIAS`, `MX`, `NS`, `SOA`, `SRV`, `TXT`, `CAA`, `SSHFP`, `TLSA`, `SMIMEA`, `DS`, `HTTPS`, `SVCB`, `OPENPGPKEY`, `CERT`, `URI`, `RP`, and `LOC`. To edit the record type, click ![Edit icon](/files/EUGiJlN7Q7jGQl9o4ynz).
* **Content:** Displays the content of the record type.
* **State:** Displays the state of the respective record.
  * **Available:** Indicates that the record is available and healthy.
  * **Provisioning:** Indicates that the record is being created or updated.
  * **Destroying:** Indicates that the record is being deleted.
  * **Failed:** Indicates that an error occurred during creation, update or deletion.
* **Record UUID:** Displays the UUID of the record.
* **Last Modified Date:** Displays the last modified date of the record.
* **Created Date:** Displays the creation date of the record.
* **Preview:** Displays the preview of the record.
  {% endhint %}


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