# View DNS Records

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**Prerequisite:**

* A primary zone is mandatory to create a record. For more information, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Create Primary Zones</mark>](/cloud/network-services/cloud-dns/dcd-how-tos/public-zone/primary-zone/create-primary-zone.md).
* You must be a contract administrator, owner, or a user with **Access and manage DNS** privilege to create and manage primary zones and records. You can set user privileges in the [<mark style="color:blue;">DCD</mark>](/cloud/network-services/cloud-dns/dcd-how-tos/set-user-privileges.md) or via the [<mark style="color:blue;">API</mark>](/cloud/network-services/cloud-dns/api-how-tos/set-user-privileges-api.md).
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After creation, you can view the list of records of a zone and manage them as required.

To view a list of the records, 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.

![List of zone records](/files/HGioGKcE8bnQraHVmtVr)

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**Result:** A list of all records in a zone is displayed. You will see the following details:

* **FQDN:** Displays the FQDN 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`.<br>
* **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.
* **ENABLED/DISABLED:** Indicates if the record is currently enabled or disabled. You can also toggle the button to enable or disable a record.
* **ACTIONS:** Select ![Options menu](/files/zMw81MF9KCPxOHBMLSog) to perform the following operations:
  * **Details and Edit:** View and update the details of the respective record.
  * **Copy Record UUID:** Copy the UUID of the record.
  * **Copy endpoint HREF:** Copy the Cloud DNS API HREF of the record. It is useful when using the Cloud DNS API for advanced DNS management.
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