doctl compute domain records create

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Usage

doctl compute domain records create <domain> [flags]

Aliases

c

Description

Create DNS records for a domain.

Example

The following command creates an A record for the domain example.com:

doctl compute domain records create example.com --record-type A --record-name example.com --record-data 198.51.100.215

Flags

Option Description
--format Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: ID, Type, Name, Data, Priority, Port, TTL, Weight, Flags, Tag.
--help , -h Help for this command
--no-header Return raw data with no headers
Default: false
--record-data The record’s data. This value varies depending on record type.
--record-flags The flag value of a CAA record. A valid is an unsigned integer between 0-255.
Default: 0
--record-name The host name, alias, or service being defined by the record
--record-port The port value for an SRV record
Default: 0
--record-priority The priority for an MX or SRV record
Default: 0
--record-tag The parameter tag for CAA records. Valid values are issue, issuewild, or iodef
--record-ttl The record’s Time To Live (TTL) value, in seconds
Default: 1800
--record-type The type of DNS record. Valid values are: A, AAAA, CAA, CNAME, MX, NS, SOA, SRV, and TXT.
--record-weight The weight value for an SRV record
Default: 0
Command Description
doctl compute domain records Manage DNS records

Global Flags

Option Description
--access-token, -t API V2 access token
--api-url, -u Override default API endpoint
--config, -c Specify a custom config file
Default:
  • macOS: ${HOME}/Library/Application Support/doctl/config.yaml
  • Linux: ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/doctl/config.yaml
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\doctl\config.yaml
--context Specify a custom authentication context name
--http-retry-max Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5
--http-retry-wait-max Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30
--http-retry-wait-min Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1
--interactive Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false
--output, -o Desired output format [text|json]
Default: text
--trace Show a log of network activity while performing a command
Default: false
--verbose, -v Enable verbose output
Default: false