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title: List Account Custom Nameservers
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[Account Custom Nameservers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/custom_nameservers)

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# List Account Custom Nameservers

custom\_nameservers.get(CustomNameserverGetParams\*\*kwargs) -> SyncSinglePage\[[CustomNameserver](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/custom_nameservers#(resource)%20custom_nameservers%20%3E%20(model)%20custom_nameserver%20%3E%20(schema)>)]

GET/accounts/{account\_id}/custom\_ns

List an account’s custom nameservers.

##### 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)

`Account Settings Write``Account Settings Read`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

account\_id: str

Account identifier tag.

maxLength32

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20custom_nameservers%20%3E%20(method)%20get%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

<details>

<summary>

class CustomNameserver: …

A single account custom nameserver.

</summary>

<details>

<summary>

dns\_records: List\[DNSRecord]

A and AAAA records associated with the nameserver.

</summary>

<details>

<summary>

type: Optional\[Literal\["A", "AAAA"]]

DNS record type.

</summary>

One of the following:

"A"

<a href="#(resource)%20custom_nameservers%20%3E%20(model)%20custom_nameserver%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20dns_records%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20type%20%3E%20(member)%200">Link to this property</a>

"AAAA"

<a href="#(resource)%20custom_nameservers%20%3E%20(model)%20custom_nameserver%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20dns_records%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20type%20%3E%20(member)%201">Link to this property</a>

</details>

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value: Optional\[str]

DNS record contents (an IPv4 or IPv6 address).

<a href="#(resource)%20custom_nameservers%20%3E%20(model)%20custom_nameserver%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20dns_records%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20value">Link to this property</a>

</details>

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ns\_name: str

The FQDN of the name server.

formathostname

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<details>

<summary>

Deprecatedstatus: Literal\["moved", "pending", "verified"]

Verification status of the nameserver.

</summary>

One of the following:

"moved"

<a href="#(resource)%20custom_nameservers%20%3E%20(model)%20custom_nameserver%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20status%20%3E%20(member)%200">Link to this property</a>

"pending"

<a href="#(resource)%20custom_nameservers%20%3E%20(model)%20custom_nameserver%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20status%20%3E%20(member)%201">Link to this property</a>

"verified"

<a href="#(resource)%20custom_nameservers%20%3E%20(model)%20custom_nameserver%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20status%20%3E%20(member)%202">Link to this property</a>

</details>

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zone\_tag: str

Identifier.

maxLength32

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ns\_set: Optional\[float]

The number of the set that this name server belongs to.

maximum5

minimum1

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</details>

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### List Account Custom Nameservers

Python

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
page = client.custom_nameservers.get(
    account_id="372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b59",
)
page = page.result[0]
print(page.dns_records)
```

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": [
    {
      "dns_records": [
        {
          "type": "A",
          "value": "1.1.1.1"
        }
      ],
      "ns_name": "ns1.example.com",
      "status": "verified",
      "zone_tag": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
      "ns_set": 1
    }
  ],
  "result_info": {
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 20,
    "total_count": 2000,
    "total_pages": 100
  }
}
```

##### 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": [
    {
      "dns_records": [
        {
          "type": "A",
          "value": "1.1.1.1"
        }
      ],
      "ns_name": "ns1.example.com",
      "status": "verified",
      "zone_tag": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
      "ns_set": 1
    }
  ],
  "result_info": {
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 20,
    "total_count": 2000,
    "total_pages": 100
  }
}
```