--- title: Review Scanned DNS Records --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api) [DNS](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/dns) [Records](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/dns/subresources/records) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # Review Scanned DNS Records POST/zones/{zone\_id}/dns\_records/scan/review Accept or reject DNS records found by the DNS records scan. Accepted records will be permanently added to the zone, while rejected records will be permanently deleted. ##### 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)%20dns.records%20%3E%20(method)%20scan_review%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id%20%3E%20(schema)>) ##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

accepts: optional array of ARecord { name, ttl, type, 6 more } or AAAARecord { name, ttl, type, 6 more } or CNAMERecord { name, ttl, type, 5 more } or 18 more

One of the following:

ARecord object {name, ttl, type, 6 more }

name: string Complete DNS record name, including the zone name, in Punycode. maxLength255 minLength1 Link to this property

ttl: TTL Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds. Setting to 1 means ‘automatic’. Value must be between 60 and 86400, with the minimum reduced to 30 for Enterprise zones.

One of the following: number Link to this property 1 Time To Live (TTL) of the DNS record in seconds. Setting to 1 means ‘automatic’. Value must be between 60 and 86400, with the minimum reduced to 30 for Enterprise zones. Link to this property

Link to this property type: "A" Record type. Link to this property comment: optional string Comments or notes about the DNS record. This field has no effect on DNS responses. Link to this property content: optional string A valid IPv4 address. formatipv4 Link to this property private\_routing: optional boolean Enables private network routing to the origin. Link to this property proxied: optional boolean Whether the record is receiving the performance and security benefits of Cloudflare. Link to this property

settings: optional object {ipv4\_only, ipv6\_only } Settings for the DNS record.

ipv4\_only: optional boolean When enabled, only A records will be generated, and AAAA records will not be created. This setting is intended for exceptional cases. Note that this option only applies to proxied records and it has no effect on whether Cloudflare communicates with the origin using IPv4 or IPv6. Link to this property ipv6\_only: optional boolean When enabled, only AAAA records will be generated, and A records will not be created. This setting is intended for exceptional cases. Note that this option only applies to proxied records and it has no effect on whether Cloudflare communicates with the origin using IPv4 or IPv6. Link to this property

Link to this property tags: optional array of RecordTags Custom tags for the DNS record. This field has no effect on DNS responses. Link to this property