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title: Enable Outgoing Zone Transfers
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[Zone Transfers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/dns/subresources/zone_transfers)

[Outgoing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/dns/subresources/zone_transfers/subresources/outgoing)

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# Enable Outgoing Zone Transfers

client.DNS.ZoneTransfers.Outgoing.Enable(ctx, body) (\*[EnableTransfer](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/dns#(resource)%20dns.zone_transfers.outgoing%20%3E%20(model)%20enable_transfer%20%3E%20(schema)>), error)

POST/zones/{zone\_id}/secondary\_dns/outgoing/enable

Enable outgoing zone transfers for primary zone.

##### Security

<details>

<summary>API Token</summary>



The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/">Create a token</a>.

**Example:**<code>Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY</code>

</details>

<details>

<summary>API Email + API Key</summary>



The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Email: user@example.com</code>

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194</code>

</details>

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`Zone Settings Write``Zone Write``DNS Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

<details>

<summary>

body ZoneTransferOutgoingEnableParams

</summary>

ZoneID param.Field\[string]

<a href="#(resource)%20dns.zone_transfers.outgoing%20%3E%20(method)%20enable%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id">Link to this property</a>

</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20dns.zone_transfers.outgoing%20%3E%20(method)%20enable%20%3E%20(params)%20default>)

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

type EnableTransfer string

The zone transfer status of a primary zone.

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20dns.zone_transfers.outgoing%20%3E%20(model)%20enable_transfer%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Enable Outgoing Zone Transfers

Go

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go"
  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/dns"
  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/option"
)

func main() {
  client := cloudflare.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIToken("Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY"),
  )
  enableTransfer, err := client.DNS.ZoneTransfers.Outgoing.Enable(context.TODO(), dns.ZoneTransferOutgoingEnableParams{
    ZoneID: cloudflare.F("269d8f4853475ca241c4e730be286b20"),
  })
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", enableTransfer)
}
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": "Enabled"
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": "Enabled"
}
```