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Activating a secondary zone 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.
REST Syntax
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Secondary/ PUT — Activates the secondary zone specified.
HTTP Action — PUT
URI — https://api.dynect.net/REST/Secondary/<zone>/ |
| Arguments:
boolean activate — Required. Indicates the secondary zone specified should be set to active status. |
Response — Click for More Info
integer task_id – The number assigned to the task to activate the secondary zone.
string active — State of the secondary service.
Valid values:
Y = active
N = inactive
string contact_nickname — Contact that receives notifications for this zone.
array masters — A list of IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of the master nameservers for this zone.
string tsig_key_name — Name of the TSIG key that will be used to sign transfer requests to your zone’s master.
string zone — Name of the zone.
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SOAP Syntax
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| ActivateSecondary — Activates the secondary zone specified. |
Arguments:
string token — Required. The session identifier.
string zone — Required. Name of zone to update. |
Response — Click for More Info
- integer
task_id – The number assigned to the task to activate the secondary zone.
- hash
data
- string
active — State of the secondary service.
Valid values:
Y = active
N = inactive
- string
contact_nickname — Contact that receives notifications for this zone.
- array
masters — A list of IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of the master nameservers for this zone.
- string
tsig_key_name — Name of the TSIG key that will be used to sign transfer requests to your zone’s master.
- string
zone — Name of the zone.
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Example Request — Click for More Info
{
'token' => 'asdlkfjasl23j4879afa',
'zone' => 'example.com',
}
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