cfdns
CLI tool for manipulating DNS of CloudFlare hosted domains. This tool uses CloudFlare's v4 API to add, remove, list, or modify DNS records.
Installation
Install using pip.
$ pip install cfdnsUsage
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --verbose Enable verbosity
Actions:
{add,remove,modify,list}
add Add DNS Records
remove Remove DNS records
modify Modify existing records
list List existing records
Listing records
List DNS records or a set of DNS records by calling the list action.
Syntax:
$ cfdns list <email> <api_key> <domain>Additional arguments:
--name- Match records with the specified name--type- Match records with the specified type A, AAAA, CNAME, or MX--content- Match records with the specified content
Examples:
$ cfdns list [email protected] 12345api
$ cfdns list [email protected] 12345api --name www.example.com
$ cfdns list [email protected] 12345api --name www.example.com --type A
$ cfdns list [email protected] 12345api --name www.example.com --type A --content 10.0.0.1
$ cfdns list [email protected] 12345api --type A
$ cfdns list [email protected] 12345api --type A --content 10.0.0.1
$ cfdns list [email protected] 12345api --content 10.0.0.1Adding a Record
Add DNS records with the add action.
Syntax:
$ cfdns add <email> <api_key> <domain> <record_name> <record_type> <record_content>Supported record types are: A, AAAA, CNAME, & MX
Additional Arguments:
--ttl- Specify the TTL value (default: 0)--noproxy- Disable CloudFlare's proxying
Examples:
$ cfdns add [email protected] 12345api example.com www.example.com A 10.0.0.1
$ cfdns add [email protected] 12345api example.com www.example.com A 10.0.0.1 --ttl 20
$ cfdns add [email protected] 12345api example.com www.example.com A 10.0.0.1 --noproxyRemoving a Record
Remove one or more DNS records with the remove action.
Syntax:
$ cfdns remove <email> <api_key> <domain> --name <record_name> --content <record_content>The --name or --content flags can be used together or on their own to limit the number of records to be deleted. At least one flag must be used or no records will be deleted.
--name- Match records with a specified name--content- Match records with a specified content
Examples:
$ cfdns remove [email protected] 12345api example.com --name test.example.com --content 10.0.0.1
$ cfdns remove [email protected] 12345api example.com --name test.example.com
$ cfdns remove [email protected] 12345api example.com --content 10.0.0.1Modify a Record
Modify DNS records using the modify action.
Syntax:
$ cfdns modify <email> <api_key> <domain> <old_record_content> <new_record_type> <new_record_content>You can add the --name flag to restrict updates to only the named record. By default all records with the matching "old content" will be updated.
Examples:
$ cfdns modify email [email protected] 12345api example.com 10.0.0.1 A 10.0.0.2
$ cfdns modify email [email protected] 12345api example.com 10.0.0.1 A 10.0.0.2 --name www.example.com