DNS Records

A DNSRecord is a custom DNS configuration record for a Site.

They represent the records you will need to configure in your DNS hosting provider to allow custom domains to work with Files.com.

Show Site DNS Configuration

Endpoint

GET/dns_records

Return Object

DnsRecord[]

Authorization Requirement

Requires either a Site-Wide API key or User API key or session from a User with Site Admin permissions.

Additional Arguments

Example Request

curl https://app.files.com/api/rest/v1/dns_records.json \
  -H 'X-FilesAPI-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'

Example Response

[
  {
    "id": "customdomain.com-CNAME-site.files.com",
    "domain": "my-custom-domain.com",
    "rrtype": "CNAME",
    "value": "mysite.files.com"
  }
]

The DnsRecord Object

Some of the endpoints above return a DnsRecord object. The attributes of this object are listed below.

AttributeDescription
id
string		Unique label for DNS record; used by Zapier and other integrations.
domain
string		DNS record domain name
rrtype
string		DNS record type
value
string		DNS record value

Example DnsRecord Object

{
  "id": "customdomain.com-CNAME-site.files.com",
  "domain": "my-custom-domain.com",
  "rrtype": "CNAME",
  "value": "mysite.files.com"
}