Updating an existing KEY Record using the API requires specific syntax depending on whether you are using REST or SOAP. Use this table to find the syntax for your command.
See RFC 2230 for more information about KX records.
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REST Syntax
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/REST/KXRecord/ PUT — Update an existing KX Record on the zone/node indicated.
HTTP Action — PUT
URI — https://api.dynect.net/REST/KXRecord/<zone>/<fqdn>/<record_id>/ |
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- hash
rdata — Required. RData defining the record to update.
- string
exchange — Required. Hostname that will act as the Key Exchanger. The hostname must have a CNAME record, an A Record and/or an AAAA record associated with it.
- string
preference — Required. Numeric value for priority usage. Lower value takes precedence over higher value where two records of the same type exist on the zone/node.
- string
ttl — TTL for the record in seconds. Set to “0” to use zone default.
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- string
fqdn — Fully qualified domain name of a node in the zone.
- hash
rdata — RData defining the record to update.
- string
exchange — Hostname that will act as the Key Exchanger.
- string
preference — Numeric value for priority usage. Lower value takes precedence over higher value where two records of the same type exist on the zone/node.
- string
record_type — The RRType of the record.
- string
ttl — TTL for the record.
- string
zone — Name of the zone.
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SOAP Syntax
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UpdateKXRecord — Update an existing KX Record on the zone/node indicated. |
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- string
fqdn — Required. Name of node where the record will be updating.
- string
record_id — Required only if there is more than one record of this type at the node. If specified, an ID for the specific record must exist.
- hash
rdata — Required. RData defining the record to update.
- string
exchange — Required. Hostname that will act as the Key Exchanger. The hostname must have a CNAME record, an A Record and/or an AAAA record associated with it.
- string
preference — Required. Numeric value for priority usage. Lower value takes precedence over higher value where two records of the same type exist on the zone/node.
- string
token — Required. The session identifier.
- string
ttl — TTL for the record in seconds. Set to “0” to use zone default.
- string
zone — Required. Name of zone where the record will be updated.
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Response — Click for More Info
- hash
data
- string
fqdn — Fully qualified domain name of a node in the zone.
- hash
rdata — RData defining the record
- string
exchange — Hostname that will act as the Key Exchanger.
- string
preference — Numeric value for priority usage. Lower value takes precedence over higher value where two records of the same type exist on the zone/node.
- string
record_id — A numeric identifier for the record.
- string
record_type — The RRType of the record.
- string
ttl — TTL for the record.
- string
zone — Name of the zone.
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Example Request — Click for More Info
{
'fqdn' => 'www.example.com',
'record_id' => '32',
'rdata' => {
'preference' => '10',
'exchange' => 'kx1.example.net',
},
'token' => 'asdlkfjasl23j4879afa',
'ttl' => '3600',
'zone' => 'example.com',
}
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