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Create a domain

post
https://api.linode.com//domains

Adds a new Domain to Linode's DNS Manager. Linode is not a registrar, and you must own the domain before adding it here. Be sure to point your registrar to Linode's nameservers so that the records hosted here are used.

Permissions and scopes

To call this operation, you need permissions, based on the model you're using:

  • Identity and access permissions. Your user needs a role with these permissions. Learn more.

    • Roles: account_domain_creator

  • OAuth scopes. Your user needs these scopes assigned. Learn more.

    • Scopes: domains:read_write

CLI

linode-cli domains create \
  --type master \
  --domain example.org \
  --soa_email admin@example.org

Learn more

Path Params
string
enum
required

Enum Call either the v4 URL, or v4beta for operations still in Beta.

Allowed:
Body Params

Information about the domain you are registering.

axfr_ips
array of strings

The list of IPs that may perform a zone transfer for this domain. The total combined length of all data within this array cannot exceed 1000 characters.

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This is potentially dangerous, and should be set to an empty list unless you intend to use it.

axfr_ips
string | null

A description for this domain. This is for display purposes only.

string
required
length between 1 and 253

Filterable The domain this domain represents. domain labels cannot be longer than 63 characters and must conform to RFC1035. domains must be unique on Linode's platform, including across different Linode accounts; there cannot be two domains representing the same domain.

integer
Defaults to 0

The amount of time in seconds that may pass before this domain is no longer authoritative.

  • Valid values are 0, 30, 120, 300, 3600, 7200, 14400, 28800, 57600, 86400, 172800, 345600, 604800, 1209600, and 2419200.

  • Any other value is rounded up to the nearest valid value.

  • A value of 0 is equivalent to the default value of 1209600.

string | null
deprecated

Filterable The group this domain belongs to. This is for display purposes only.

master_ips
array of strings

The IP addresses representing the master DNS for this domain. At least one value is required for type slave domains. The total combined length of all data within this array cannot exceed 1000 characters.

master_ips
integer
Defaults to 0

The amount of time in seconds before this domain should be refreshed.

  • Valid values are 0, 30, 120, 300, 3600, 7200, 14400, 28800, 57600, 86400, 172800, 345600, 604800, 1209600, and 2419200.

  • Any other value is rounded up to the nearest valid value.

  • A value of 0 is equivalent to the default value of 14400.

integer
Defaults to 0

The interval, in seconds, at which a failed refresh should be retried.

  • Valid values are 0, 30, 120, 300, 3600, 7200, 14400, 28800, 57600, 86400, 172800, 345600, 604800, 1209600, and 2419200.

  • Any other value is rounded up to the nearest valid value.

  • A value of 0 is equivalent to the default value of 14400.

string

Start of Authority email address. This is required for type master domains.

string
enum
Defaults to active

Used to control whether this domain is currently being rendered.

Allowed:
tags
array of strings

Filterable An array of tags applied to this object. Tags are for organizational purposes only.

tags
integer
Defaults to 0

"Time to Live" - the amount of time in seconds that this domain's records may be cached by resolvers or other domain servers.

  • Valid values are 0, 30, 120, 300, 3600, 7200, 14400, 28800, 57600, 86400, 172800, 345600, 604800, 1209600, and 2419200.

  • Any other value is rounded up to the nearest valid value.

  • A value of 0 is equivalent to the default value of 86400.

string
enum
required

Whether this domain represents the authoritative source of information for the domain it describes (master), or whether it is a read-only copy of a master (slave).

Allowed:
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Updated 18 days ago

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Updated 18 days ago