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Rackspace Technology ReverseDNS API

Reverse DNS (PTR) record operations.

Rackspace Technology ReverseDNS API is one of 26 APIs that Rackspace Technology publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include ReverseDNS. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, an API reference, API documentation, and 8 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 4 operations across 3 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://dns.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0.

4 operations 3 paths 6 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0
Server
https://dns.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0
Authentication
API Key
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Rackspace Technology ReverseDNS API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Auth-Token (AuthToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • AuthToken — Rackspace Cloud Identity-issued authentication token.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

ReverseDNS 4

Reverse DNS (PTR) record operations.

POST
/{account}/rdns
Add PTR Records
addPtrRecords 1 param body → 202
GET
/{account}/rdns/{serviceName}
List PTR Records
listPtrRecords 3 params → 200
DELETE
/{account}/rdns/{serviceName}
Delete PTR Records
deletePtrRecords 4 params → 202
GET
/{account}/rdns/{serviceName}/{recordId}
Show PTR Record
showPtrRecord 3 params → 200

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Record (9 properties), AsyncJob (6 properties), RecordInput (6 properties), Link (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Record
object
9 properties
RecordInput
object
6 properties 3 required
RecordList
object
3 properties
AsyncJob
object
6 properties
AddPtrRecordsRequest
object
2 properties 2 required
Link
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

rackspace-technology-reversedns-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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