Understanding How The API Works
Python Examples – Get Any RecordsHere’s a Python example using the Suds SOAP client:
Click to view the example code. #!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Dynect API SOAP Examples
Logs into the API, gets a session token, gets a list of all records at the
root node by using the GetANYRecords command, and then logs out.
"""
import suds.client
from pprint import PrettyPrinter
pp = PrettyPrinter(indent=4)
CUST = ''
USER = ''
PASS = ''
ZONE = 'a-zone-in-my-account.com'
# The path to the Dynect API WSDL file
base_url = 'https://api2.dynect.net/wsdl/current/Dynect.wsdl'
# Create a client instance
client = suds.client.Client(base_url)
# Logging in
response = client.service.SessionLogin(
customer_name = CUST,
user_name = USER,
password = PASS,
fault_incompat = 1,
)
if response.status != 'success':
print "Login request failed!"
pp.pprint(response)
raise SystemExit
token = response.data.token
print "Token: %s" % token
# Get all records from the root node of a zone
response = client.service.GetANYRecords(
token = token,
zone = ZONE,
fqdn = ZONE,
fault_incompat = 1,
)
print "Response: %s" % pp.pformat(response)
if response.status != 'success':
print "Record request failed!"
pp.pprint(response)
raise SystemExit
# Log out
response = client.service.SessionLogout(
token = token,
fault_incompat = 1,
)
if response.status != 'success':
print "Logout request failed!"
pp.pprint(response)
raise SystemExit
print "Successfully logged out"
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Python Examples – CreateGeoHere’s a Python example using the Suds SOAP client:
Click to view the example code. #!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Dynect API SOAP Examples
Logs into the API, gets a session token, creates a brand new Geo Service
that is NOT linked to any nodes, and then logs out.
"""
import suds.client
from pprint import PrettyPrinter
pp = PrettyPrinter(indent=4)
CUST = ''
USER = ''
PASS = ''
# The path to the Dynect API WSDL file
base_url = 'https://api2.dynect.net/wsdl/current/Dynect.wsdl'
# Create a client instance
client = suds.client.Client(base_url)
# Logging in
response = client.service.SessionLogin(
customer_name = CUST,
user_name = USER,
password = PASS,
fault_incompat = 1,
)
if response.status != 'success':
print "Login request failed!"
pp.pprint(response)
raise SystemExit
token = response.data.token
print "Token: %s" % token
"""
To create a Geo service, one must specify a unique
name and define at least one Geo Region Group.
A Geo Region Group consists of a unique name, a
list of countries that the group represents, and
rdata that will be served.
"""
# Create a Geo service
response = client.service.CreateGeo(
name = 'test geo',
groups = [{
'name' : 'test group',
'countries' : ['US'],
'rdata' : {
'a_rdata':[{
'address':'9.9.9.9'
}]
}
}],
token = token,
fault_incompat = 1,
)
print "Response: %s" % pp.pformat(response)
if response.status != 'success':
print "Record request failed!"
pp.pprint(response)
raise SystemExit
# Log out
response = client.service.SessionLogout(
token = token,
fault_incompat = 1,
)
if response.status != 'success':
print "Logout request failed!"
pp.pprint(response)
raise SystemExit
print "Successfully logged out"
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Python Examples – UpdateGeoHere’s a Python example using the Suds SOAP client:
Click to view the example code. #!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Dynect API SOAP Examples
Logs into the API, gets a session token, creates a brand new Geo Service
that is NOT linked to any nodes, updates a Geo Service, and then logs out.
"""
import suds.client
from pprint import PrettyPrinter
pp = PrettyPrinter(indent=4)
CUST = ''
USER = ''
PASS = ''
# The path to the Dynect API WSDL file
base_url = 'https://api2.dynect.net/wsdl/current/Dynect.wsdl'
# Create a client instance
client = suds.client.Client(base_url)
# Logging in
response = client.service.SessionLogin(
customer_name = CUST,
user_name = USER,
password = PASS,
fault_incompat = 1,
)
if response.status != 'success':
print "Login request failed!"
pp.pprint(response)
raise SystemExit
token = response.data.token
print "Token: %s" % token
"""
CreateGeo
To create a Geo service, one must specify a unique
name and define at least one Geo Region Group.
A Geo Region Group consists of a unique name, a
list of countries that the group represents, and
rdata that will be served.
"""
response = client.service.CreateGeo(
name = 'test geo',
groups = [{
'name' : 'test group',
'countries' : ['US'],
'rdata' : {
'a_rdata':[{
'address':'9.9.9.9'
}]
}
}],
token = token,
fault_incompat = 1,
)
print "Response: %s" % pp.pformat(response)
if response.status != 'success':
print "Record request failed!"
pp.pprint(response)
raise SystemExit
"""
UpdateGeo
To update a Geo service, one must identify it using
the name specified at the time of creation.
Only the fields specified are updated. For example, if
a node is to be linked to the Geo Service, `Groups`
do not need to be specified.
"""
response = client.service.UpdateGeo(
name = 'test geo',
nodes = {
'fqdn' : 'blat.bitesnbits.co',
'zone' : 'bitesnbits.co',
},
token = token,
fault_incompat = 1,
)
print "Response: %s" % pp.pformat(response)
if response.status != 'success':
print "Record request failed!"
pp.pprint(response)
raise SystemExit
response = client.service.SessionLogout(
token = token,
fault_incompat = 1,
)
if response.status != 'success':
print "Logout request failed!"
pp.pprint(response)
raise SystemExit
print "Successfully logged out"
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