--- title: Get Account Custom Nameserver Related Zone Metadata --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python) [Zones](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/zones) [Custom Nameservers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/zones/subresources/custom_nameservers) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # Get Account Custom Nameserver Related Zone Metadata Deprecated: Use \[DNS settings API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/dns/subresources/settings/methods/get/) instead. zones.custom\_nameservers.get(CustomNameserverGetParams\*\*kwargs) -> [CustomNameserverGetResponse]() GET/zones/{zone\_id}/custom\_ns Get metadata for account-level custom nameservers on a zone. Deprecated in favor of [Show DNS Settings](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/operations/dns-settings-for-a-zone-list-dns-settings). ##### Security
API Token The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token. **Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key. **Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys. **Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required) `Trust and Safety Write``Trust and Safety Read``Zero Trust: PII Read``Zaraz Edit``Zaraz Read``Zaraz Admin``Access: Apps and Policies Revoke``Access: Apps and Policies Write``Access: Apps and Policies Read``Access: Apps and Policies Revoke``Access: Mutual TLS Certificates Write``Access: Organizations, Identity Providers, and Groups Write``Zone Settings Write``Zone Settings Read``Zone Read``DNS Read``Workers Scripts Write``Workers Scripts Read``Zone Write``Workers Routes Write``Workers Routes Read``Stream Write``Stream Read``SSL and Certificates Write``SSL and Certificates Read``Logs Write``Logs Read``Cache Purge``Page Rules Write``Page Rules Read``Load Balancers Write``Load Balancers Read``Firewall Services Write``Firewall Services Read``DNS Write``Apps Write``Analytics Read``Access: Apps and Policies Write``Access: Apps and Policies Read` ##### ParametersExpand Collapse zone\_id: str Identifier. maxLength32 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20zones.custom_nameservers%20%3E%20(method)%20get%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id%20%3E%20(schema)>) ##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
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errors: List\[Error] code: int minimum1000 Link to this property message: str Link to this property documentation\_url: Optional\[str] Link to this property
source: Optional\[ErrorSource] pointer: Optional\[str] Link to this property
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messages: List\[Message] code: int minimum1000 Link to this property message: str Link to this property documentation\_url: Optional\[str] Link to this property
source: Optional\[MessageSource] pointer: Optional\[str] Link to this property
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Link to this property success: Literal\[true] Whether the API call was successful. Link to this property enabled: Optional\[bool] Whether zone uses account-level custom nameservers. Link to this property ns\_set: Optional\[float] The number of the name server set to assign to the zone. maximum5 minimum1 Link to this property
result\_info: Optional\[ResultInfo] count: Optional\[float] Total number of results for the requested service. Link to this property page: Optional\[float] Current page within paginated list of results. Link to this property per\_page: Optional\[float] Number of results per page of results. Link to this property total\_count: Optional\[float] Total results available without any search parameters. Link to this property total\_pages: Optional\[float] The number of total pages in the entire result set. Link to this property
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20zones.custom_nameservers%20%3E%20(model)%20custom_nameserver_get_response%20%3E%20(schema)>) ### Get Account Custom Nameserver Related Zone Metadata 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 ) custom_nameserver = client.zones.custom_nameservers.get( zone_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353", ) print(custom_nameserver.errors) ``` 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, "enabled": true, "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, "enabled": true, "ns_set": 1, "result_info": { "count": 1, "page": 1, "per_page": 20, "total_count": 2000, "total_pages": 100 } } ```