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updatedAt: 2026-08-28T06:27:20.000Z
agentTools:
  siteIndex: https://techdocs.akamai.com/llms.txt
  projectIndex: https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/llms.txt
---

# Schedule an immediate proxy zone's transfer

Schedules an immediate zone transfer for the specified proxy zone, bypassing any pending transfer delays.

# 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": "Shield NS53",
    "version": "v2"
  },
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "paths": {
    "/proxies/{proxyId}/zones/{name}/schedule-immediate-transfer": {
      "put": {
        "description": "Schedules an immediate zone transfer for the specified proxy zone, bypassing any pending transfer delays.",
        "externalDocs": {
          "description": "See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Edge DNS API",
          "url": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/put-proxy-zone-schedule-immediate-transfer"
        },
        "operationId": "put-proxy-zone-schedule-immediate-transfer",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "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": {},
            "description": "Zone transfer scheduled successfully."
          },
          "401": {
            "content": {
              "application/problem+json": {
                "example": {
                  "detail": "not logged in",
                  "instance": "https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/authoritative-dns/notLoggedIn/f804a623-444c-4e4f-a719-2190313b99d7",
                  "problemId": "f804a623-444c-4e4f-a719-2190313b99d7",
                  "status": 401,
                  "title": "Not Logged In",
                  "type": "https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/authoritative-dns/notLoggedIn"
                },
                "schema": {
                  "additionalProperties": true,
                  "description": "An RFC 7807 problem details object returned when an error occurs.",
                  "properties": {
                    "detail": {
                      "description": "A human-readable explanation of the error.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "instance": {
                      "description": "A URI that identifies this specific error occurrence.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "problemId": {
                      "description": "A unique identifier for this error occurrence.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "status": {
                      "description": "The HTTP status code for this error.",
                      "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "title": {
                      "description": "A short, human-readable summary of the error.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "type": {
                      "description": "A non-navigable URI that uniquely identifies the error type.",
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  },
                  "type": "object",
                  "x-akamai": {
                    "file-path": "schemas/problem.yaml"
                  }
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "Unauthorized. Your credentials are missing or invalid."
          },
          "403": {
            "content": {
              "application/problem+json": {
                "example": {
                  "detail": "Access denied for contract C-0N7RAC7.",
                  "instance": "https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/authoritative-dns/forbidden/f804a623-444c-4e4f-a719-2190313b99d7",
                  "problemId": "f804a623-444c-4e4f-a719-2190313b99d7",
                  "status": 403,
                  "title": "Forbidden",
                  "type": "https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/authoritative-dns/forbidden"
                },
                "schema": {
                  "additionalProperties": true,
                  "description": "An RFC 7807 problem details object returned when an error occurs.",
                  "properties": {
                    "detail": {
                      "description": "A human-readable explanation of the error.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "instance": {
                      "description": "A URI that identifies this specific error occurrence.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "problemId": {
                      "description": "A unique identifier for this error occurrence.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "status": {
                      "description": "The HTTP status code for this error.",
                      "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "title": {
                      "description": "A short, human-readable summary of the error.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "type": {
                      "description": "A non-navigable URI that uniquely identifies the error type.",
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  },
                  "type": "object",
                  "x-akamai": {
                    "file-path": "schemas/problem.yaml"
                  }
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "Forbidden. You don't have permission to trigger a zone transfer for this proxy zone."
          },
          "404": {
            "content": {
              "application/problem+json": {
                "example": {
                  "detail": "Zone not found: example.com.",
                  "instance": "https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/authoritative-dns/notFound/f804a623-444c-4e4f-a719-2190313b99d7",
                  "problemId": "f804a623-444c-4e4f-a719-2190313b99d7",
                  "status": 404,
                  "title": "Not Found",
                  "type": "https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/authoritative-dns/notFound"
                },
                "schema": {
                  "additionalProperties": true,
                  "description": "An RFC 7807 problem details object returned when an error occurs.",
                  "properties": {
                    "detail": {
                      "description": "A human-readable explanation of the error.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "instance": {
                      "description": "A URI that identifies this specific error occurrence.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "problemId": {
                      "description": "A unique identifier for this error occurrence.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "status": {
                      "description": "The HTTP status code for this error.",
                      "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "title": {
                      "description": "A short, human-readable summary of the error.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "type": {
                      "description": "A non-navigable URI that uniquely identifies the error type.",
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  },
                  "type": "object",
                  "x-akamai": {
                    "file-path": "schemas/problem.yaml"
                  }
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "Not Found. The specified proxy zone doesn't exist or isn't accessible."
          },
          "409": {
            "content": {
              "application/problem+json": {
                "example": {
                  "detail": "Zone already exists: example.com.",
                  "instance": "https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/authoritative-dns/zoneNameConflict/f804a623-444c-4e4f-a719-2190313b99d7",
                  "problemId": "f804a623-444c-4e4f-a719-2190313b99d7",
                  "status": 409,
                  "title": "Zone Name Conflict",
                  "type": "https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/authoritative-dns/zoneNameConflict"
                },
                "schema": {
                  "additionalProperties": true,
                  "description": "An RFC 7807 problem details object returned when an error occurs.",
                  "properties": {
                    "detail": {
                      "description": "A human-readable explanation of the error.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "instance": {
                      "description": "A URI that identifies this specific error occurrence.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "problemId": {
                      "description": "A unique identifier for this error occurrence.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "status": {
                      "description": "The HTTP status code for this error.",
                      "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "title": {
                      "description": "A short, human-readable summary of the error.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "type": {
                      "description": "A non-navigable URI that uniquely identifies the error type.",
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  },
                  "type": "object",
                  "x-akamai": {
                    "file-path": "schemas/problem.yaml"
                  }
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "Conflict. The specified zone is not a secondary zone."
          },
          "429": {
            "content": {
              "application/problem+json": {
                "example": {
                  "detail": "Rate limit exceeded for operation 'schedule-immediate-transfer'.",
                  "instance": "https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/authoritative-dns/rateLimitExceeded/f804a623-444c-4e4f-a719-2190313b99d7",
                  "problemId": "f804a623-444c-4e4f-a719-2190313b99d7",
                  "status": 429,
                  "title": "Rate Limit Exceeded",
                  "type": "https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/authoritative-dns/rateLimitExceeded"
                },
                "schema": {
                  "additionalProperties": true,
                  "description": "An RFC 7807 problem details object returned when an error occurs.",
                  "properties": {
                    "detail": {
                      "description": "A human-readable explanation of the error.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "instance": {
                      "description": "A URI that identifies this specific error occurrence.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "problemId": {
                      "description": "A unique identifier for this error occurrence.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "status": {
                      "description": "The HTTP status code for this error.",
                      "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "title": {
                      "description": "A short, human-readable summary of the error.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "type": {
                      "description": "A non-navigable URI that uniquely identifies the error type.",
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  },
                  "type": "object",
                  "x-akamai": {
                    "file-path": "schemas/problem.yaml"
                  }
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "Too Many Requests. The rate limit for immediate zone transfer requests has been exceeded."
          }
        },
        "summary": "Schedule an immediate proxy zone's transfer",
        "tags": [
          "Proxy zones"
        ]
      },
      "parameters": [
        {
          "description": "The proxy ID you're working with.",
          "in": "path",
          "name": "proxyId",
          "required": true,
          "schema": {
            "example": "e585a640-0849-4b87-8dd9-91afdaf8851c",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "x-akamai": {
            "file-path": "parameters/proxy-id-path.yaml"
          }
        },
        {
          "description": "The proxy zone name.",
          "in": "path",
          "name": "name",
          "required": true,
          "schema": {
            "example": "example.com",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "x-akamai": {
            "file-path": "parameters/proxy-zone-name-path.yaml"
          }
        }
      ],
      "x-akamai": {
        "file-path": "paths/proxy-zone-schedule-transfer.yaml",
        "path-info": "/proxies/{proxyId}/zones/{name}/schedule-immediate-transfer"
      }
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://{hostname}/config-dns/v2"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "description": "Groups operations to manage proxy zones.",
      "name": "Proxy zones"
    }
  ],
  "x-akamai": {
    "auth-type": "EDGE_GRID",
    "file-path": "06-dns-shield.yaml"
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": false,
    "samples-languages": [
      "curl",
      "python",
      "node"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Sibling pages

* [List proxy zones](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/get-proxy-zones.md)
* [List proxy zone keys](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/get-proxy-zone-keys.md)
* [Get a proxy zone by name](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/get-proxy-zones-name.md)
* [Save the apex alias for a proxy zone](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/put-proxy-zone-apex-alias.md)
* [Delete apex alias for a proxy zone](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/delete-proxy-zone-apex-alias.md)
* [Get a proxy zone TSIG key by name](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/get-proxy-zones-name-key.md)
* [Update a proxy zone TSIG key by name](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/put-proxy-zones-name-key.md)
* [Delete a proxy zone TSIG key by name](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/delete-proxy-zones-name-key.md)
* [List proxies for a TSIG key](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/get-proxies-key-used-by.md)
* [Get a manual filter report](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/get-proxy-zone-manual-filter-report.md)
* [Manage manual filter names](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/post-proxy-zone-manual-filter-names.md)
* [Initialize manual filter names with a zone file](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/post-proxy-zone-manual-filter-names-file.md)
* [Purge Zone records from Shield NS53's cache](https://techdocs.akamai.com/edge-dns/reference/post-proxy-zone-clear-cache.md)