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updatedAt: 2026-08-28T06:26:38.000Z
agentTools:
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---

# List a zone's delegation issues

Returns delegation issues detected between the specified zone and its parent zone. The response is [paginated](ref:use-pagination).

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "externalDocs": {
    "description": "See documentation for Akamai's Edge DNS API",
    "url": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference"
  },
  "info": {
    "license": {
      "name": "Apache 2.0",
      "url": "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html"
    },
    "title": "Zones",
    "version": "v2"
  },
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "paths": {
    "/zones/{zone}/delegation-info": {
      "get": {
        "description": "Returns delegation issues detected between the specified zone and its parent zone. The response is [paginated](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/use-pagination).",
        "externalDocs": {
          "description": "See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Edge DNS API",
          "url": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/get-zones-zone-delegation-info"
        },
        "operationId": "get-zones-zone-delegation-info",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "description": "Sorts results by the specified field. Prefix a field name with a dash to sort in descending order. You can specify multiple fields as a comma-separated list. Valid sort fields are `zone`, `parentZone`, `problemType`, `zoneSoa`, and `parentZoneSoa`. Defaults to ascending `zone` then `parentZone`.",
            "explode": false,
            "in": "query",
            "name": "sortBy",
            "schema": {
              "example": [
                "zone",
                "-parentZone"
              ],
              "items": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "type": "array"
            },
            "style": "form",
            "x-akamai": {
              "file-path": "parameters/sort-by-delegation-info-query.yaml"
            }
          },
          {
            "description": "Which page of results to return. The first page is page `1`, the default value.",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "page",
            "schema": {
              "default": 1,
              "example": 1,
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "x-akamai": {
              "file-path": "parameters/pageable-page.yaml"
            }
          },
          {
            "description": "The number of results per page to return, `25` by default.",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "pageSize",
            "schema": {
              "default": 25,
              "example": 25,
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "x-akamai": {
              "file-path": "parameters/pageable-page-size.yaml"
            }
          },
          {
            "description": "Disables paging and sorting and shows the entire list all at once, `false` by default. Using this parameter may significantly increase the response time.",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "showAll",
            "schema": {
              "default": false,
              "example": true,
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "x-akamai": {
              "file-path": "parameters/pageable-show-all.yaml"
            }
          },
          {
            "description": "For customers who manage more than one account, this [runs the operation from another account](https://techdocs.akamai.com/developer/docs/manage-many-accounts-with-one-api-client). The Identity and Access Management API provides a [list of available account switch keys](https://techdocs.akamai.com/iam-api/reference/get-client-account-switch-keys).",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "accountSwitchKey",
            "required": false,
            "schema": {
              "example": "1-5C0YLB:1-8BYUX",
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "example": {
                  "delegationInfo": [
                    {
                      "parentZone": "example.com",
                      "parentZoneSoa": 2024010101,
                      "problemType": "PARENT_MISSING_DELEGATION_TO_CHILD",
                      "zone": "sub.example.com",
                      "zoneSoa": 2024010101
                    },
                    {
                      "parentZone": "example.com",
                      "parentZoneSoa": 2024010101,
                      "problemType": "MODERN_DELEGATION_NOT_FOUND",
                      "property": "ns1-sub.aka-ns.net",
                      "zone": "sub.example.com",
                      "zoneSoa": 2024010101
                    }
                  ],
                  "metadata": {
                    "lastPage": 1,
                    "page": 1,
                    "pageSize": 25,
                    "showAll": false,
                    "totalElements": 2
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "additionalProperties": false,
                  "properties": {
                    "delegationInfo": {
                      "description": "Delegation issues detected for the zone.",
                      "items": {
                        "additionalProperties": false,
                        "properties": {
                          "parentZone": {
                            "description": "The parent zone name.",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "parentZoneSoa": {
                            "description": "The SOA serial number for the parent zone.",
                            "format": "int64",
                            "type": "integer"
                          },
                          "problemType": {
                            "description": "The delegation issue type. Possible values are: `PARENT_MISSING_DELEGATION_TO_CHILD`, `PARENT_HAS_NON_AKAMAI_DELEGATION_TO_CHILD`, `LEGACY_DELEGATION_NOT_FOUND`, `MODERN_DELEGATION_NOT_FOUND`, or `MODERN_DELEGATION_WRONG_SIZE`.",
                            "enum": [
                              "PARENT_MISSING_DELEGATION_TO_CHILD",
                              "PARENT_HAS_NON_AKAMAI_DELEGATION_TO_CHILD",
                              "LEGACY_DELEGATION_NOT_FOUND",
                              "MODERN_DELEGATION_NOT_FOUND",
                              "MODERN_DELEGATION_WRONG_SIZE"
                            ],
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "property": {
                            "description": "Provides additional context for the delegation issue. For `MODERN_DELEGATION_NOT_FOUND`, contains the expected name server FQDN. For `MODERN_DELEGATION_WRONG_SIZE`, contains the prefix path for the delegation.",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "zone": {
                            "description": "The zone name.",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "zoneSoa": {
                            "description": "The SOA serial number for the zone.",
                            "format": "int64",
                            "type": "integer"
                          }
                        },
                        "required": [
                          "parentZone",
                          "parentZoneSoa",
                          "problemType",
                          "zone",
                          "zoneSoa"
                        ],
                        "type": "object",
                        "x-akamai": {
                          "file-path": "schemas/cyclone-problem.yaml"
                        }
                      },
                      "type": "array"
                    },
                    "metadata": {
                      "additionalProperties": false,
                      "description": "Information about the request.",
                      "properties": {
                        "lastPage": {
                          "description": "The total number of pages available.",
                          "minimum": 1,
                          "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "page": {
                          "description": "The current page number.",
                          "minimum": 1,
                          "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "pageSize": {
                          "description": "The number of results per page.",
                          "minimum": 1,
                          "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "showAll": {
                          "description": "Whether all results are shown in a single response, without paging.",
                          "type": "boolean"
                        },
                        "totalElements": {
                          "description": "The total number of delegation issues for the zone.",
                          "minimum": 0,
                          "type": "integer"
                        }
                      },
                      "required": [
                        "totalElements"
                      ],
                      "type": "object"
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "metadata",
                    "delegationInfo"
                  ],
                  "type": "object",
                  "x-akamai": {
                    "file-path": "schemas/zone-delegation-info-report.yaml"
                  }
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "Delegation issues for the zone."
          }
        },
        "summary": "List a zone's delegation issues",
        "tags": [
          "Zone delegation"
        ]
      },
      "parameters": [
        {
          "description": "The name of the zone.",
          "in": "path",
          "name": "zone",
          "required": true,
          "schema": {
            "example": "example.com",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "x-akamai": {
            "file-path": "parameters/zone-path.yaml"
          }
        }
      ],
      "x-akamai": {
        "file-path": "paths/zone-delegation-info.yaml",
        "path-info": "/zones/{zone}/delegation-info"
      }
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://{hostname}/config-dns/v2"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "description": "Groups operations to view delegation issues between a zone and its parent zone.",
      "name": "Zone delegation"
    }
  ],
  "x-akamai": {
    "auth-type": "EDGE_GRID",
    "file-path": "01-zones.yaml"
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": false,
    "samples-languages": [
      "curl",
      "python",
      "node"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Sibling pages

* [Summarize delegation warnings](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/post-zones-delegation-info-summary.md)