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Deleting Record Sets in a Zone in Batches

Function

This API is used to batch delete record sets in a zone.

The response contains only the record sets that are deleted.

Both public and private zones are supported.

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

DELETE /v2.1/zones/{zone_id}/recordsets

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

zone_id

Yes

String

Definition

Zone ID

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

Definition

The user token.

The token can be obtained by calling an IAM API. The value of X-Subject-Token in the response header is the user token.

For details about how to obtain a user token, seeObtaining a User Token.

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

Table 3 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

recordset_ids

Yes

Array of strings

Definition

ID list of record sets

Constraints

You can specify a maximum of 100 IDs.

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

Response Parameters

Status code: 202

Table 4 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

links

pageLink object

Definition

The link to the current page or other pages. When a response is broken into pages, a next link is provided to point to the next page.

Range

N/A

recordsets

Array of QueryRecordSetWithLineResp objects

Definition

Record set list

Range

N/A

metadata

metadata object

Definition

Number of resources that meet the filter condition

Range

N/A

Table 5 QueryRecordSetWithLineResp

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Definition

Record set ID

Range

N/A

name

String

Definition

Record set name

Range

N/A

description

String

Definition

The description of the record set.

Range

The value can contain a maximum of 255 characters.

zone_id

String

Definition

Zone ID of the record set

Range

N/A

zone_name

String

Definition

Zone name of the record set

Range

N/A

type

String

Definition

Record set type

Range

  • Public zones: The value can be A, AAAA, MX, CNAME, TXT, SRV, NS, SOA or CAA.

  • Private zones: The value can be A, AAAA, MX, CNAME, TXT, PTR, SRV, NS or SOA.

ttl

Integer

Definition

Record set caching duration (in seconds) on a local DNS server. The longer the duration is, the slower the update takes effect.

Range

1 to 2147483647

records

Array of strings

Definition

Record set value

Range

N/A

created_at

String

Definition

The time when the record set was created.

Format: yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS

Range

N/A

updated_at

String

Definition

The time when the record set was last modified.

Format: yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS

Range

N/A

status

String

Definition

The status of the record set.

Range

  • ACTIVE: The zone is normal.

  • PENDING_CREATE: The zone is being created.

  • PENDING_UPDATE: The zone is being updated.

  • PENDING_DELETE: The zone is being deleted.

  • PENDING_FREEZE: The zone is being frozen.

  • FREEZE: The zone is frozen.

  • ILLEGAL: The zone is frozen due to abuse.

  • POLICE: The zone is frozen due to security reasons.

  • PENDING_DISABLE: The zone is being disabled.

  • DISABLE: The zone is disabled.

  • ERROR: The zone is failed.

default

Boolean

Definition

Whether the record set is created by default. A default record set cannot be deleted.

Range

N/A

project_id

String

Definition

ID of the project to which the record set belongs

Range

N/A

links

pageLink object

Definition

The link to the current page or other pages. When a response is broken into pages, a next link is provided to point to the next page.

Range

N/A

line

String

Definition

Resolution line ID

Range

N/A

weight

Integer

Definition

Weight of the record set

Range

0 to 1000

health_check_id

String

Definition

Health check ID

Range

N/A

alias_target

alias_target object

Definition

Domain name alias

Range

N/A

bundle

String

Definition

Specification, which is the default specification. This field is reserved.

Range

N/A

Table 7 alias_target

Parameter

Type

Description

resource_type

String

Definition

Services that support domain name aliases

Constraints

N/A

Range

  • cloudsite: Enterprise Web Portal (EWP)

  • waf: Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Default Value

N/A

resource_domain_name

String

Definition

Domain name of the target service

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

Table 8 metadata

Parameter

Type

Description

total_count

Integer

Definition

Number of resources that meet the filter criteria. The number is irrelevant to limit or offset.

Range

N/A

Example Requests

Deleting record sets in a zone in batches

DELETE https://{endpoint}/v2.1/zones/{zone_id}/recordsets

{
  "recordset_ids" : [ "2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f9014a", "2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f9014c" ]
}

Example Responses

Status code: 202

Request accepted

{
  "links" : {
    "self" : "https://Endpoint/v2.1/zones/2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f90149/recordsets"
  },
  "recordsets" : [ {
    "id" : "2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f9014a",
    "name" : "example.com.",
    "type" : "A",
    "ttl" : 300,
    "records" : [ "1.1.1.1" ],
    "status" : "PENDING_DELETE",
    "links" : {
      "self" : "https://Endpoint/v2.1/zones/2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f90149/recordsets/2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f9014a"
    },
    "zone_id" : "2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f90149",
    "zone_name" : "example.com.",
    "created_at" : "2016-11-17T11:56:03.439",
    "updated_at" : "2016-11-17T11:56:06.439",
    "default" : false,
    "project_id" : "e55c6f3dc4e34c9f86353b664ae0e70c",
    "line" : "default_view",
    "weight" : null,
    "set_id" : null
  }, {
    "id" : "2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f9014c",
    "name" : "1.example.com.",
    "type" : "A",
    "ttl" : 172800,
    "records" : [ "2.2.2.2" ],
    "status" : "PENDING_DELETE",
    "links" : {
      "self" : "https://Endpoint/v2.1/zones/2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f90149/recordsets/2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f9014c"
    },
    "zone_id" : "2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f90149",
    "zone_name" : "example.com.",
    "created_at" : "2016-11-17T11:56:03.439",
    "updated_at" : "2016-11-17T11:56:06.439",
    "default" : false,
    "project_id" : "e55c6f3dc4e34c9f86353b664ae0e70c",
    "line" : "default_view",
    "weight" : null,
    "set_id" : null
  } ],
  "metadata" : {
    "total_count" : 2
  }
}

SDK Sample Code

The SDK sample code is as follows.

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package com.huaweicloud.sdk.test;

import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.ICredential;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.BasicCredentials;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ConnectionException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.RequestTimeoutException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ServiceResponseException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.dns.v2.region.DnsRegion;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.dns.v2.*;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.dns.v2.model.*;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;

public class BatchDeleteRecordSetWithLineSolution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
        // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
        String ak = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK");
        String sk = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK");

        ICredential auth = new BasicCredentials()
                .withAk(ak)
                .withSk(sk);

        DnsClient client = DnsClient.newBuilder()
                .withCredential(auth)
                .withRegion(DnsRegion.valueOf("<YOUR REGION>"))
                .build();
        BatchDeleteRecordSetWithLineRequest request = new BatchDeleteRecordSetWithLineRequest();
        request.withZoneId("{zone_id}");
        BatchDeleteRecordSetWithLineRequestBody body = new BatchDeleteRecordSetWithLineRequestBody();
        List<String> listbodyRecordsetIds = new ArrayList<>();
        listbodyRecordsetIds.add("2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f9014a");
        listbodyRecordsetIds.add("2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f9014c");
        body.withRecordsetIds(listbodyRecordsetIds);
        request.withBody(body);
        try {
            BatchDeleteRecordSetWithLineResponse response = client.batchDeleteRecordSetWithLine(request);
            System.out.println(response.toString());
        } catch (ConnectionException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (RequestTimeoutException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ServiceResponseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println(e.getHttpStatusCode());
            System.out.println(e.getRequestId());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorCode());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorMsg());
        }
    }
}

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# coding: utf-8

import os
from huaweicloudsdkcore.auth.credentials import BasicCredentials
from huaweicloudsdkdns.v2.region.dns_region import DnsRegion
from huaweicloudsdkcore.exceptions import exceptions
from huaweicloudsdkdns.v2 import *

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    # In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak = os.environ["CLOUD_SDK_AK"]
    sk = os.environ["CLOUD_SDK_SK"]

    credentials = BasicCredentials(ak, sk)

    client = DnsClient.new_builder() \
        .with_credentials(credentials) \
        .with_region(DnsRegion.value_of("<YOUR REGION>")) \
        .build()

    try:
        request = BatchDeleteRecordSetWithLineRequest()
        request.zone_id = "{zone_id}"
        listRecordsetIdsbody = [
            "2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f9014a",
            "2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f9014c"
        ]
        request.body = BatchDeleteRecordSetWithLineRequestBody(
            recordset_ids=listRecordsetIdsbody
        )
        response = client.batch_delete_record_set_with_line(request)
        print(response)
    except exceptions.ClientRequestException as e:
        print(e.status_code)
        print(e.request_id)
        print(e.error_code)
        print(e.error_msg)

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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/core/auth/basic"
    dns "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/dns/v2"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/dns/v2/model"
    region "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/dns/v2/region"
)

func main() {
    // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")

    auth := basic.NewCredentialsBuilder().
        WithAk(ak).
        WithSk(sk).
        Build()

    client := dns.NewDnsClient(
        dns.DnsClientBuilder().
            WithRegion(region.ValueOf("<YOUR REGION>")).
            WithCredential(auth).
            Build())

    request := &model.BatchDeleteRecordSetWithLineRequest{}
	request.ZoneId = "{zone_id}"
	var listRecordsetIdsbody = []string{
        "2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f9014a",
	    "2c9eb155587194ec01587224c9f9014c",
    }
	request.Body = &model.BatchDeleteRecordSetWithLineRequestBody{
		RecordsetIds: listRecordsetIdsbody,
	}
	response, err := client.BatchDeleteRecordSetWithLine(request)
	if err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response)
    } else {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

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Status Codes

Status Code

Description

202

Request accepted

Error Codes

See Error Codes.