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Modify MX Records Using the API
When you want to update a Mail Exchanger (MX) DNS record. This article explains how to modify MX records for a domain using the API, including mail server values, host settings, TTL configuration, and priority management.
Description
Modifies a Mail Exchanger (MX) record.
Parameters
| Name | Data Type | Required / Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| auth-userid | Integer | Required | Authentication Parameter |
| api-key | String | Required | Authentication Parameter |
| domain-name | String | Required | Domain name for which you want to modify the MX record |
| current-value | String | Required | Current MX value |
| new-value | String | Required | New MX value |
| host | String | Optional |
The host part of the domain-name for which you need to modify an MX Example: You may send this as "mail", if u wish to modify the MX record as mail.domainname.com. By default it will be "@". |
| ttl | Integer | Optional | Number of seconds the record needs to be cached by the DNS Resolvers. Default value is 14400. |
| priority | Integer | Optional | The Priority of the MX record |
HTTP Method
POST
Example Test URL Request
https://test.httpapi.com/api/dns/manage/update-mx-record.json?auth-userid=0&api-key=key&domain-name=domain.asia¤t-value=mail.domain.com&new-value=mail1.domain.com
Response
Returns "Success" as the status of the response if the record is modified successfully.
In case of any error, an "error" key with error description (as value) will be returned.
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