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Modifying CNAME Record

Description

Modifies a Canonical (CNAME) record.

Parameters

Name Data Type Required / Optional Description
auth-userid Integer Required Authentication Parameter
api-key or auth-password String Required Authentication Parameter
domain-name String Required Domain name for which you want to modify the CNAME record
host String Required

The host part of the domain-name for which you need to modify a CNAME

Example:

You may send this as "www", if u wish to modify the CNAME record for www.domainname.com.
current-value String Required Current CNAME value
new-value String Required New CNAME value
ttl Integer Optional Number of seconds the record needs to be cached by the DNS Resolvers. Default value is 14400.

HTTP Method

POST

Example Test URL Request

https://test.httpapi.com/api/dns/manage/update-cname-record.json?auth-userid=0&api-key=key&domain-name=domain.asia&host=www&current-value=blog.domain.com&new-value=wp.domain.com

Response

Returns "Success" as the status of the response if the record is modified successfully.

In case of any error, an "error" key with error description (as value) will be returned.