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Look up a DNS record

This query returns the details of a specific DNS record in the Cloudflare zone you specify.

Developer info

API endpoint slug: cloudflare.lookup_dns_record
Runtime method: performQuery("cloudflare.lookup_dns_record"}

Query fields

Zone Dropdown list

Label: Which zone?
Helper text: Select the Cloudflare zone (domain) containing the DNS record.
Slug: zone_id
Required: true
Can have default value: false

Record Text input > Title

Label: DNS record ID
Helper text: The ID of the DNS record to look up. Available as an ingredient from the New DNS record added or DNS record modified triggers.
Slug: record_id
Required: true
Can have default value: true

Ingredients

Record The unique ID of the DNS record.

Slug: record_id
Filter code: Cloudflare.lookupDnsRecord.RecordId
Type: String
Example: 372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b59

Record type The DNS record type, such as A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, or TXT.

Slug: record_type
Filter code: Cloudflare.lookupDnsRecord.RecordType
Type: String
Example: A

Record name The hostname or subdomain of the DNS record.

Slug: record_name
Filter code: Cloudflare.lookupDnsRecord.RecordName
Type: String
Example: www.example.com

Record content The value of the DNS record, such as an IP address or target hostname.

Slug: record_content
Filter code: Cloudflare.lookupDnsRecord.RecordContent
Type: String
Example: 198.51.100.4

Record ttl Time-to-live of the DNS record, in seconds. 1 means Cloudflare's automatic TTL.

Slug: record_ttl
Filter code: Cloudflare.lookupDnsRecord.RecordTtl
Type: String
Example: 3600

Record proxied Whether the record is proxied through Cloudflare's CDN.

Slug: record_proxied
Filter code: Cloudflare.lookupDnsRecord.RecordProxied
Type: String
Example: true

Created on The date and time when the DNS record was created.

Slug: created_on
Filter code: Cloudflare.lookupDnsRecord.CreatedOn
Type: Date with time (ISO8601)
Example: 2020-07-08T04:17:06+05:00

Modified on The date and time when the DNS record was last modified.

Slug: modified_on
Filter code: Cloudflare.lookupDnsRecord.ModifiedOn
Type: Date with time (ISO8601)
Example: 2020-07-08T04:17:06+05:00