DNS API

The DNS API has been extended to support new Premium DNS service starting on October 15th, 2018. Current DNS zone system will continue to work unchanged and unaffected until October 15th, 2018. Please make sure to read accordingly to see how the new changes will affect your DNS zone system.

The following are information relating to HEXONET's DNS Service, including how to create and manage DNS zone, using HEXONET's DNS with your domain and DNSSEC support.

To learn more about Premium DNS, go to Premium DNS.

To learn more about DNS management via the Control Panel, go to DNS in Control Panel.

DNS Use Case

Create new DNS zone with Basic DNS

You can create Basic DNS with the following command

COMMAND = CreateDNSZone
DNSZONE = (DNS zone name)

Get a list of all Basic DNS zones

You can query a list of all Basic DNS zone with the following command

COMMAND = QueryDNSZoneList

Get a list of all Premium DNS zones

You can query a list of all Premium DNS zone with the following command

COMMAND = QueryDNSZoneList
PROPERTIES = PREMIUMDNS
PREMIUMDNSCLASS = *

Get information on Premium DNS zone or Basic DNS zone

You can query all information regarding a DNS zone with the following command

COMMAND = StatusDNSZone
DNSZONE = (DNS zone name)

Get Object ID for Premium DNS zone

You can get the object ID for a Premium DNS zone with the following command

[COMMAND]
COMMAND = StatusDNSZone
DNSZONE = (DNS zone name)
EOF

[RESPONSE]
PROPERTY[PREMIUMDNS][0] = (Premium DNS object ID)
EOF

Add and manage records

You can add and manage records for Basic DNS zone or Premium DNS zone with the following command

COMMAND = UpdateDNSZone
DNSZONE = (DNS zone name)
ADDRR0 = (add new record)
DELRR0 = (remove record)

Enable DNSSEC

You can enable DNSSEC on DNS zones using the following command

COMMAND = UpdateDNSZone
DNSSEC-MODE = AUTO
DNSZONE = (DNS zone name)

Once enabled, you must input the DS and KEY records into the respective domain. You can get the DS and KEY record information by executing the following command

[COMMAND]
COMMAND = StatusDNSZone
DNSZONE = (DNS zone name)
EOF
 
[RESPONSE]
CODE = 200
DESCRIPTION = Command completed successfully
PROPERTY[DNSSEC-DS-SHA-1][0] = 20407 8 1 040772816032dc2a675d7f74725d747e47c45185
PROPERTY[DNSSEC-DS-SHA-256][0] = 20407 8 2 a1dd1c5c5d78cd71477472ec5a3eeeaee65ecbc461b63ecd4630fd44d9492028
PROPERTY[DNSSEC-KEY][0] = 257 3 8 AwEAAbfEdVJVqSuGwU8XEAtUWtODHv2CNPAwDKATFs0V17O2/Qe+vSUPadWNISqhSr7wAVrNxdNbOPxzw/iF8xN84GN3hArecKhX/+Yb6fSsucqkwd8fuloU+jTBAl4dq7LRM5DbqdLrN6MUyq1p2h86lP9pXjEaeTYtZ0i8zeV7IyG4d/q+FTNG+1Daw90YIvyFdek1HnNd9pXRSeYhdB8GyxZAGPPID0NBk5/L/nY3mCTi7ezQ7UsdVuB/W53sjlSgjgfFnxsqanN0XK87liuZ8fSMi84CPRTqoYglIBUVxHtTlZIN7Xg72g5HsNzX3EEQfcvkB4h62CcBKX3AIron3zc=
PROPERTY[DNSSEC-KEY-TAG][0] = 20407
PROPERTY[DNSSEC-MODE][0] = AUTO
...
EOF

To input the records into the domain, execute the following command

COMMAND = ModifyDomain
ADDSECDNS-DS0 = (DNSSEC-DS from StatusDNSZone, you can choose either SHA-1 or SHA-256)
ADDSECDNS-KEY0 = (DNSSEC-KEY from StatusDNSZone)
DOMAIN = (domain name)

Disable DNSSEC

You can disable DNSSEC on a DNS zone with the following command

COMMAND = UpdateDNSZone
DNSSEC-MODE = DISABLED
DNSZONE = (DNS zone name)

Zone Commands

HEXONET's DNS service platform was designed to dramatically simplify the management of DNS. More Information

• How to use HEXONET's DNS with your domains
• DNSSEC API Command Extensions
• HEXONET's extended DNS Solutions

Document Downloads

Download: DNS API (outdated)

Download: Virtual Nameserver Howto