DNSInfrastructureAutomation
DNS Management APIs: Multi-Provider Setup Guide
December 7, 2025•7 min read
Manage DNS records across Cloudflare, AWS Route53, and other providers with a single API. Includes automation examples and best practices.
Why Unified DNS Management?
Managing DNS across multiple providers is complex and error-prone. A unified API simplifies operations, reduces mistakes, and enables automation across your entire infrastructure.
Supported DNS Providers
✅ Supported Providers
- • Cloudflare
- • AWS Route53
- • Google Cloud DNS
- • DigitalOcean DNS
- • Namecheap
📋 Record Types
- • A / AAAA records
- • CNAME records
- • MX records
- • TXT records
- • NS records
Basic DNS Operations
List DNS Records
curl -X POST https://e4k2g0cyql.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/v1/dns \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"action": "list",
"domain": "yoursite.com",
"provider": "cloudflare",
"apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}'Create DNS Record
curl -X POST https://e4k2g0cyql.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/v1/dns \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"action": "create",
"domain": "yoursite.com",
"provider": "cloudflare",
"record": {
"type": "A",
"name": "api",
"value": "192.168.1.100",
"ttl": 300
},
"apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}'Python Automation Examples
Multi-Provider DNS Sync
import requests
class DNSManager:
def __init__(self, api_key):
self.api_key = api_key
self.base_url = 'https://e4k2g0cyql.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/v1/dns'
def sync_records_across_providers(self, domain, source_provider, target_providers):
# Get records from source provider
source_records = self.list_records(domain, source_provider)
for target_provider in target_providers:
print(f"Syncing {domain} from {source_provider} to {target_provider}")
# Get existing records in target
target_records = self.list_records(domain, target_provider)
# Sync each record
for record in source_records:
if not self.record_exists(record, target_records):
self.create_record(domain, target_provider, record)
print(f"Created {record['type']} record: {record['name']}")
def list_records(self, domain, provider):
response = requests.post(self.base_url, json={
'action': 'list',
'domain': domain,
'provider': provider,
'apiKey': self.api_key
})
return response.json().get('records', [])
def create_record(self, domain, provider, record):
response = requests.post(self.base_url, json={
'action': 'create',
'domain': domain,
'provider': provider,
'record': record,
'apiKey': self.api_key
})
return response.json()
# Usage
dns = DNSManager('YOUR_API_KEY')
dns.sync_records_across_providers(
'yoursite.com',
'cloudflare',
['route53', 'digitalocean']
)Automated Failover Setup
def setup_failover_dns(domain, primary_ip, backup_ip):
# Monitor primary server
primary_status = check_server_health(primary_ip)
if primary_status == 'down':
print(f"Primary server {primary_ip} is down, switching to backup")
# Update A record to point to backup
response = requests.post(
'https://e4k2g0cyql.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/v1/dns',
json={
'action': 'update',
'domain': domain,
'provider': 'cloudflare',
'record': {
'type': 'A',
'name': '@',
'value': backup_ip,
'ttl': 60 # Low TTL for fast failover
},
'apiKey': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
}
)
if response.json()['success']:
send_alert(f"DNS failover activated for {domain}")
def check_server_health(ip):
try:
response = requests.get(f"http://{ip}/health", timeout=5)
return 'up' if response.status_code == 200 else 'down'
except:
return 'down'Advanced Use Cases
🚀 Blue-Green Deployments
Automatically switch DNS records during deployments for zero-downtime updates.
# Switch traffic to green environment
update_dns_record('api', green_server_ip)
# Verify health, rollback if needed🌍 Geographic Load Balancing
Route users to nearest servers based on geographic location.
# Create geo-specific records
create_record('us', us_server_ip)
create_record('eu', eu_server_ip)Best Practices
⚡ Performance Tips
- • Use appropriate TTL values (300s for dynamic, 3600s for static)
- • Implement DNS caching in your applications
- • Monitor DNS propagation times
- • Use health checks before DNS updates
- • Keep backup DNS providers configured
Simplify Your DNS Management
Manage all your DNS providers through one unified API.
