Updating an existing SPF 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 4408 for more information about SPF Records.
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REST Syntax
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/REST/SPFRecord/ PUT — Update an existing SPF Record on the zone/node indicated.
HTTP Action — PUT
URI — https://api.dynect.net/REST/SPFRecord/<zone>/<fqdn>/<record_id>/ |
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- hash
rdata — Required. RData defining the record.
- string
txtdata — Required. Free text box containing SPF record information.
Special characters ;, \, and ” must be escaped with a single \.
Example of a simple SPF record:
v=spfl mx ptr -all
- 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.
- string
txtdata — Free text box containing SPF record information.
- 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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UpdateSPFRecord — Update an existing SPF Record on the zone/node indicated. |
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- string
fqdn — Required. Name of node where the record exists.
- record_id — Required only if there is more than one SPF record on this node.
- hash
rdata — Required. RData defining the record.
- string
txtdata — Required. Free text box containing SPF record information.
Special characters ;, \, and ” must be escaped with a single \.
Example of a simple SPF record:
v=spfl mx ptr -all
- 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 exists.
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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
txtdata — Free text box containing SPF record information.
- 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' => 'somehost.example.com',
'record_id' => '32',
'rdata' => {
'txtdata' => 'v=spf1 +mx a:colo.example.com/28 -all',
},
'token' => 'asdlkfjasl23j4879afa',
'ttl' => '3600',
'zone' => 'example.com',
}
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