REST Examples Using PHP (API)

Understanding How The API Works

Here’s a PHP example calling REST resources to:

Login and Acquire a Session Token [SessionLogin]
Check the Session is still alive [GET /Session/]
Logout a Session [SessionLogout]

Click to view the example code.

<?php
# Dynect API REST Examples - PHP
# All examples utilize JSON for the data formating. 
# Output assumes use of PHP CLI

# The Base Dynect API URL - All rest commands will be appended
$base_url = 'https://api2.dynect.net/REST';
?>

<?php
/* ##########################

  Logging In
  ------------
  To log in to the DynECT API you must first create a session via a POST command.
 
  Some Returned Values 
	status - success or failure
	data->token - to be used with all other commands

	** Complete Documentations can be found at https://help.dyn.com/ 

########################## */

# Create an associative array with the required arguments
$create_session = array(
			'customer_name' => '<customer_name>',
			'user_name' => '<username>',
			'password' => '<password>');

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly. 
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body 
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json')); # Set the content type of the post body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Session/'); # Where this action is going,
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($create_session));

print "\nLogging In\n";
print "----------------\n";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch); 

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$token = $decoded_result->data->token;
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
	print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."\n";
}
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Checking if still Logged In
  -------------
  To verify if your session is still active you must send a GET request with your Auth-Token in the header

############################# */

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Session/'); # Where this action is going,

print "\nChecking if Logged In\n";
print "----------------\n";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."\n";
}
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Logging Out
  -------------
  To logout you must send a DELETE request with the session Token in header under 'Auth-Token'

############################# */

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly. 
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body 
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format 
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Session/'); # Where this action is going,

print "\nLogging Out\n";
print "----------------\n";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch); 

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."\n";
}
?>

PHP Examples – Manage A Records

Here’s a PHP example calling REST resources to:

Add an A Record to a zone/node [POST /ARecord/<zone>/<fqdn>/]
Publish all Zone Changes [PUT /Zone/<zone>/]
Get a Specific Zone A Record detail [GET /ARecord/<zone>/<fqdn>/]
Remove an A Record [DELETE /ARecord/<zone>/<fqdn>/<record id>/]

Click to view the example code.

<?php
# Dynect API REST Examples - PHP
# All examples utilize JSON for the data formating. 
# Output assumes use of PHP CLI

# The Base Dynect API URL - All rest commands will be appended
$base_url = 'https://api2.dynect.net/REST';
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Add an A Record to a node
  ----------------
  To add an A record to a zone you must send a POST request
  with an associatve rdata array with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 
  
  Adding an A record to a node that doesn't exist will create the node and then add the A Record
  
  Note: Zones MUST be published for these changes to take effect.

########################### */

$post_fields = array(
					'rdata' => array(
								'address' => '5.5.5.5',
							),
					'ttl'	=> '3600'							
				);

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/ARecord/test.com/foo.test.com/'); # Where this action is going,
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($post_fields));

echo "\nAdding A Record to Zone Node\n";
echo "----------------\n";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$zone = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."\n";
}
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Publish all Zone Changes
  ----------------
  To publish changes to a Zone you must send a PUT request with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token'

########################### */

$put_fields = array(
					'publish' => 1
				);

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'PUT');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Zone/test.com/'); # Where this action is going,
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($put_fields));

echo "\nPublishing Zone Changes\n";
echo "----------------\n";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$publish_data = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."\n";
}
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Get a Specific Zone A Record detail
  ----------------
  To get the A Records of a zone you must send a GET request with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token'

########################### */

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/ARecord/test.com/foo.test.com/'); # Where this action is going,

echo "\nFetching Details about your Zone's A Records\n";
echo "----------------\n";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

# Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result);

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	# Array containing REST URIs for each A record in a node by record ID
	# Example: /REST/ARecord/test.com/foo.test.com/1234567 
	$records = $decoded_result->data; 
	$last_a_record = $records[count($records)-1];
	print_r($records); #All Records located on this node
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."\n";
}
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Remove an A Record
  ----------------
  To remove an A Records of a zone you must send a DELETE request with the FQDN and the Record ID
  as well session token in the header under 'Auth-Token'
  
  Removing all records on a node will result in the removal of that node.

########################### */

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/ARecord/test.com/foo.test.com/1234567/'); # Where this action is going;

echo "\nDeleting a single Zone A Record: ".$record."\n";
echo "----------------\n";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$records = $decoded_result->data; # Array containing REST URIs for each A record in a node by record ID: /REST/ARecord/test.com/foo.test.com/123456 
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."\n";
}
?>

PHP Examples – Get Any Record

Here’s a PHP example calling REST resources to:

Login and Acquire a Session Token [POST /Session/]
Get a list of All Records [GET /ANYRecord/<zone>/<fqdn>/]
Logout a Session [DELETE /Session/]

Click to view the example code.

<?php
 # Dynect API REST Examples - PHP
 # All examples utilize JSON for the data formating. 
 
 # The Base Dynect API URL - All rest commands will be appended
 $base_url = 'https://api2.dynect.net/REST';
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ##########################
 
  Logging In
  ------------
  To log in to the dynect API you must first create a session via a POST command.
  
  Some Returned Values 
  status - success or failure
  data->token - to be used with all other commands
 
  ** Complete Documentations can be found at 
  https://manage.dynect.net/help/docs/api2/rest/ 
 
 ########################## */
 
 # Create an associative array with the required arguments
 $create_session = array(
  'customer_name' => 'customer_name',
  'user_name' => 'user_name',
  'password' => 'password');
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly. 
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body 
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json')); # Set the content type of the post body
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Session/'); # Where this action is going,
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($create_session));
 
 print "<br/><b>Logging In</b><br/>";
 print "----------------<br/>";
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch); 
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
  $token = $decoded_result->data->token;
 }
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ###########################
 
  Retrieve a list of record resources for all records of any type at the specified node.
  -------------
  To retrieve this list you must send a GET request with your Auth-Token in the header to the URL
  https://api2.dynect.net/REST/ARecord/<zone>/<fqdn>/
 
 ############################# */
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/ANYRecord/test.com/test.com/'); # Where this action is going,
  
 print "<br/><b>Retrieving list of all records</b><br/>";
 print "----------------<br/>";
 echo $base_url.'/ANYRecord/test.com/test.com/<br/><br/>';
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch);
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 echo '<pre>';
 print_r($decoded_result->data);
 echo '</pre_v>'; # NOTE: The "_v" has been added to this tag for WordPress visibility. Remove "_v" for proper functionality of <pre_v> tag.
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ###########################
 
  Logging Out
  -------------
  To logout you must send a DELETE request with the session Token in header under 'Auth-Token'
 
 ############################# */
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly. 
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body 
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format 
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Session/'); # Where this action is going,
 
 print "<br/><b>Logging Out</b><br/>";
 print "----------------<br/>";
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch); 
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>

PHP Examples - Manage Zones

Here's a PHP example calling REST resources to:

Get a list of All Zones [GET /Zone/]
Get a specific Zone Detail [GET /Zone/<zone>/]
Add an A Record to a zone [POST /ARecord/<zone>/<fqdn>/]
Publish all Zone Changes [PUT /Zone/<zone>/]
Remove a Zone Node [DELETE /Node/<zone>/<fqdn>/]

Click to view the example code.


<?php
# Dynect API REST Examples - PHP
# All examples utilize JSON for the data formating. 
# Output assumes use of PHP CLI

# The Base Dynect API URL - All rest commands will be appended
$base_url = 'https://api2.dynect.net/REST';
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Get All Zones
  ----------------
  To get a list of zones you must send a GET request with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 

########################### */

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Zone/'); # Where this action is going,

print "\nFetching List of Zones\n";
print "----------------\n";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$zones = $decoded_result->data; # Array of zones in the following format:  /REST/Zone/test.com/
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."\n";
}
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Get a Specific Zone detail
  ----------------
  To get the details of a zone you must send a GET request with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 

########################### */

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Zone/test.com/'); # Where this action is going,

print "\nFetching Details about your Zone\n";
print "----------------\n";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$zone = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."\n";
}
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Add an A Record to a node
  ----------------
  To add an A record to a zone you must send a POST request
  with an associatve rdata array with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 
  
  Adding an A record to a node that doesn't exist will create the node and then add the A Record
  
  Note: Zones MUST be published for these changes to take effect.

########################### */

$post_fields = array(
					'rdata' => array(
								'address' => '5.5.5.5',
							),
					'ttl'	=> '3600'							
				);

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/ARecord/test.com/foo.test.com/'); # Where this action is going,
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($post_fields));

echo "\nAdding A Record to Zone Node\n";
echo "----------------\n";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$zone = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."\n";
}
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Publish all Zone Changes
  ----------------
  To publish changes to a Zone you must send a PUT request with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token'

########################### */

$put_fields = array(
					'publish' => 1
				);

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'PUT');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Zone/test.com/'); # Where this action is going,
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($put_fields));

echo "\nPublishing Zone Changes\n";
echo "----------------\n";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$publish_data = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."\n";
}
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Remove a Zone Node
  ----------------
  To remove a zone node you must send a DELETE request with the FQDN of the node you wish to remove
  as well session token in the header under 'Auth-Token'
  
  Note: Zones MUST be published for these changes to take effect.

########################### */

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Node/test.com/foo.test.com/'); # Where this action is going; 

echo "\nDeleting a Zone Node\n";
echo "----------------\n";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$records = $decoded_result->data; # Array containing REST URIs for each A record in a node by record ID: /REST/ARecord/test.com/foo.test.com/123456 
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."\n";
}
?>

PHP Examples - Manage Zones with Node List

Here's a PHP example calling REST resources to:

Get a list of All Zones [GET /Zone/]
Get a specific Zone Detail [GET /Zone/<zone>/]
Add an A Record to a zone [POST /ARecord/<zone>/<fqdn>/]
Publish all Zone Changes [PUT /Zone/<zone>/]
Get a list of node names under a specific node [GET /NodeList/<zone>/<fqdn>/]
Remove a Zone Node [/DELETE /Node/<zone>/<fqdn>/]

Click to view the example code.


<?php
# Dynect API REST Examples - PHP
 # All examples utilize JSON for the data formating. 
 
 # The Base Dynect API URL - All rest commands will be appended
 $base_url = 'https://api2.dynect.net/REST'; 
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ##########################
 
  Logging In
  ------------
  To log in to the dynect API you must first create a session via a POST command.
  
  Some Returned Values 
  status - success or failure
  data->token - to be used with all other commands
 
  ** Complete Documentations can be found at 
  https://manage.dynect.net/help/docs/api2/rest/ 
 
 ########################## */
 
 # Create an associative array with the required arguments
 $create_session = array(
  'customer_name' => 'customer_name',
  'user_name' => 'user_name',
  'password' => 'password');
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly. 
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body 
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json')); # Set the content type of the post body
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Session/'); # Where this action is going,
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($create_session));

 print "<br/><b>Logging In</b><br/>";
 print "----------------<br/>";
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch); 
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
  $token = $decoded_result->data->token;
 }
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 
 if(!isset($token)){
  die("Quitting<br/>");
 }
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ###########################
 
  Get All Zones
  ----------------
  To get a list of zones you must send a GET request with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 
 
 ########################### */
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Zone/'); # Where this action is going,

 print "<br/><b>Fetching List of Zones</b><br/>";
 print "----------------<br/>";
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch);
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
  $zones = $decoded_result->data; # Array of zones in the following format: /REST/Zone/test.com/
 }
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ###########################
 
  Get a Specific Zone detail
  ----------------
  To get the details of a zone you must send a GET request with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 
 
 ########################### */
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Zone/test.com/'); # Where this action is going,

 print "<br/><b>Fetching Details about your Zone</b><br/>";
 print "----------------<br/>";
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch);
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
  echo '<pre>'; print_r($decoded_result->data); echo '</pre_v>'; # NOTE: The "_v" has been added to this tag for WordPress visibility. Remove "_v" for proper functionality of <pre_v> tag.
  $zone = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
 }
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ###########################
 
  Add an A Record to a node
  ----------------
  To add an A record to a zone you must send a POST request
  with an associatve rdata array with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 
  
  Adding an A record to a node that doesn't exist will create the node and then add the A Record
  
  Note: Zones MUST be published for these changes to take effect.
 
 ########################### */
 
 $post_fields = array(
  'rdata' => array(
  'address' => '5.5.5.5',
  ),
  'ttl' => '3600' 
  );
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/ARecord/test.com/foo.test.com/'); # Where this action is going,
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($post_fields));

 echo "<br/><b>Adding A Record to Zone Node</b><br/>";
 echo "----------------<br/>";
 echo "foo.test.com<br/>";
 echo '<pre>'; print_r($post_fields); echo '</pre_v>'; # NOTE: The "_v" has been added to this tag for WordPress visibility. Remove "_v" for proper functionality of <pre_v> tag.
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch);
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
  $zone = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
 }
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ###########################
 
  Add an A Record to a node
  ----------------
  To add an A record to a zone you must send a POST request
  with an associatve rdata array with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 
  
  Adding an A record to a node that doesn't exist will create the node and then add the A Record
  
  Note: Zones MUST be published for these changes to take effect.
 
 ########################### */
 
 $post_fields = array(
  'rdata' => array(
  'address' => '5.5.5.5',
  ),
  'ttl' => '3600' 
  );
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/ARecord/test.com/bar.foo.test.com/'); # Where this action is going,
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($post_fields));

 echo "<br/><b>Adding A Record to Zone Node</b><br/>";
 echo "----------------<br/>";
 echo "bar.foo.test.com<br/>";
 echo '<pre>'; print_r($post_fields); echo '</pre_v>'; # NOTE: The "_v" has been added to this tag for WordPress visibility. Remove "_v" for proper functionality of <pre_v> tag.
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch);
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
  $zone = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
 }
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ###########################
 
  Publish all Zone Changes
  ----------------
  To publish changes to a Zone you must sent a PUT request the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token'
 
 ########################### */
 
 $put_fields = array(
  'publish' => 1
  );
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'PUT');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Zone/test.com/'); # Where this action is going,
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($put_fields));

 echo "<br/><b>Publishing Zone Changes</b><br/>";
 echo "----------------<br/>";
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch);
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
  $publish_data = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
 }
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ###########################
 
  Get a list of node names under a specific node.
  ----------------
  To get the details of a zone you must send a GET request with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 
 
 ########################### */
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/NodeList/test.com/'); # Where this action is going,

 print "<br/><b>Fetching Nodes under your Zone</b><br/>";
 print "----------------<br/>";
 echo 'test.com';
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch);
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
  echo '<pre>'; print_r($decoded_result->data); echo '</pre_v>'; # NOTE: The "_v" has been added to this tag for WordPress visibility. Remove "_v" for proper functionality of <pre_v> tag.
  $zone = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
 }
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ###########################
 
  Get a list of node names under a specific node.
  ----------------
  To get the details of a zone you must send a GET request with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 
 
 ########################### */
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/NodeList/test.com/foo.test.com/'); # Where this action is going,

 print "<br/><b>Fetching Nodes under your Zone</b><br/>";
 print "----------------<br/>";
 echo 'foo.test.com';
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch);
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
  echo '<pre>'; print_r($decoded_result); echo '</pre_v>'; # NOTE: The "_v" has been added to this tag for WordPress visibility. Remove "_v" for proper functionality of <pre_v> tag.
  $zone = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
 }
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ###########################
 
  Remove a Zone Node
  ----------------
  To remove a zone node you must send a DELETE request with the FQDN of the node you wish to remove
  as well session token in the header under 'Auth-Token'
  
  Note: Zones MUST be published for these changes to take effect.
 
 ########################### */
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Node/test.com/foo.test.com/'); # Where this action is going; 

 echo "<br/><b>Deleting a Zone Node</b><br/>";
 echo "----------------<br/>";
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch);
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
  $records = $decoded_result->data; # Array containing REST URIs for each A record in a node by record ID: /REST/ARecord/test.com/foo.test.com/123456 
 }
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>
 
 <?php
 /* ###########################
 
  Publish all Zone Changes
  ----------------
  To publish changes to a Zone you must sent a PUT request the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token'
 
 ########################### */
 
 $put_fields = array(
  'publish' => 1
  );
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'PUT');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Zone/test.com/'); # Where this action is going,
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($put_fields));

 echo "<br/><b>Publishing Zone Changes</b><br/>";
 echo "----------------<br/>";
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch);
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
  $publish_data = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
 }
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>
 
 
 
 <?php
 /* ###########################
 
  Logging Out
  -------------
  To logout you must send a DELETE request with the session Token in header under 'Auth-Token'
 
 ############################# */
 
 $ch = curl_init();
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly. 
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body 
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format 
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Session/'); # Where this action is going,

 print "<br/><b>Logging Out</b><br/>";
 print "----------------<br/>";
 
 $http_result = curl_exec($ch); 
 
 $decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request
 
 foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
  print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
 }
 ?>

PHP Examples - Secondary Zones

Here's a PHP example calling REST resources to:

Create a Secondary Zone [POST /Secondary/<zone>/<fqdn>/]
Get Info about a Secondary Zone [GET /Secondary/<zone>/<fqdn>/]
Delete a Secondary Zone [DELETE /Zone/<zone>/<fqdn>/]

Click to view the example code.


<?php
# Dynect API REST Examples - PHP
# All examples utilize JSON for the data formating. 

# The Base Dynect API URL - All rest commands will be appended
$base_url = 'https://api2.dynect.net/REST';
?>

<?php
/* ##########################

  Logging In
  ------------
  To log in to the dynect API you must first create a session via a POST command.
 
  Some Returned Values 
	status - success or failure
	data->token - to be used with all other commands

	** Complete Documentations can be found at 
	https://manage.dynect.net/help/docs/api2/rest/ 

########################## */

# Create an associative array with the required arguments
$create_session = array(
			'customer_name' => 'customer_name',
			'user_name' => 'user_name',
			'password' => 'password');

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly. 
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body 
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json')); # Set the content type of the post body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Session/'); # Where this action is going,
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($create_session));

print "<br/>Logging In<br/>";
print "----------------<br/>";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch); 

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$token = $decoded_result->data->token;
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
	print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
}

if(!isset($token)){
	die("Quitting<br/>");
}
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Create a Secondary Zone - Multi Master
  ----------------
  To add an Secondary zone you must send a POST request
  with the master address(es) along with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 
  
  Note: Zones MUST be published for these changes to take effect.

########################### */

$post_fields = array(
					'masters' => array( '5.5.5.5', '1.2.3.4', '2.3.4.5' ),
				);

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Secondary/secondarytest.com/'); # Where this action is going,
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($post_fields));

echo "<br/>Adding a Secondary Zone with multiple Masters<br/>";
echo "----------------<br/>";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$zone = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
}
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Get Secondary Zone Info
  ----------------
  To get information about a Secondary Zone you must send a GET request with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 

########################### */

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Secondary/secondarytest.com/'); # Where this action is going,

print "<br/>Fetching Secondary Zone Information<br/>";
print "----------------<br/>";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$zones = $decoded_result->data; # Array of zones in the following format:  /REST/Zone/test.com/
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
}
?>

<?php
/* ###########################

  Delete a Secondary Zone
  ----------------
  To Delete an Secondary zone you must send a DELETE request to /Rest/Zone/<zone name>
  with the session token in the header under 'Auth-Token' 

########################### */


$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly.
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Zone/secondarytest.com/'); # Where this action is going,

echo "<br/>Delete a Secondary Zone with /REST/Zone/ DELETE<br/>";
echo "----------------<br/>";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch);

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

if($decoded_result->status == 'success'){
	$zone = $decoded_result->data; # Associative Array containing zone data: zone_type, serial_style, serial, zone 
}

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        echo $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
}
?>



<?php
/* ###########################

  Logging Out
  -------------
  To logout you must send a DELETE request with the session Token in header under 'Auth-Token'

############################# */

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  # TRUE to return the transfer as a string of the return value of curl_exec() instead of outputting it out directly. 
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, false); # Do not fail silently. We want a response regardless
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); # disables the response header and only returns the response body 
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json','Auth-Token: '.$token)); # Set the token and the content type so we know the response format 
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $base_url.'/Session/'); # Where this action is going,

print "<br/>Logging Out<br/>";
print "----------------<br/>";

$http_result = curl_exec($ch); 

$decoded_result = json_decode($http_result); # Decode from JSON as our results are in the same format as our request

foreach($decoded_result->msgs as $message){
        print $message->LVL.": ".($message->ERR_CD != '' ? '('.$message->ERR_CD.') ' : '').$message->SOURCE." - ".$message->INFO."<br/>";
}
?>

DNS API Knowledge Base

Understanding How The API Works

PHP Examples – Login Resources

PHP Examples – Manage A Records

PHP Examples – Get Any Record

PHP Examples - Manage Zones

PHP Examples - Manage Zones with Node List

PHP Examples - Secondary Zones