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title: Create Regional Hostname
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# Create Regional Hostname
POST/zones/{zone\_id}/addressing/regional\_hostnames
Create a new Regional Hostname entry. Cloudflare will only use data centers that are physically located within the chosen region to decrypt and service HTTPS traffic. Learn more about [Regional Services](https://developers.cloudflare.com/data-localization/regional-services/get-started/).
##### 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)
`DNS Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
zone\_id: string
Identifier.
maxLength32
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20addressing.regional_hostnames%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
hostname: string
DNS hostname to be regionalized, must be a subdomain of the zone. Wildcards are supported for one level, e.g `*.example.com`
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20addressing.regional_hostnames%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20hostname%20%3E%20(schema)>)
region\_key: string
Identifying key for the region
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20addressing.regional_hostnames%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20region_key%20%3E%20(schema)>)
routing: optional string
Configure which routing method to use for the regional hostname
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20addressing.regional_hostnames%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20routing%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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messages: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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success: true
Whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20addressing.regional_hostnames%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
result: optional object {created\_on, hostname, region\_key, routing }
created\_on: string
When the regional hostname was created
formatdate-time
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hostname: string
DNS hostname to be regionalized, must be a subdomain of the zone. Wildcards are supported for one level, e.g *.example.com
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region\_key: string
Identifying key for the region
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routing: string
Configure which routing method to use for the regional hostname
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20addressing.regional_hostnames%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)
### Create Regional Hostname
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/addressing/regional_hostnames \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"hostname": "foo.example.com",
"region_key": "ca",
"routing": "dns"
}'
```
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": {
"created_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"hostname": "foo.example.com",
"region_key": "ca",
"routing": "dns"
}
}
```
##### 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": {
"created_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"hostname": "foo.example.com",
"region_key": "ca",
"routing": "dns"
}
}
```