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title: Trigger DNS Record Scan
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# Trigger DNS Record Scan
POST/zones/{zone\_id}/dns\_records/scan/trigger
Initiates an asynchronous scan for common DNS records on your domain. Note that this **does not** automatically add records to your zone. The scan runs in the background, and results can be reviewed later using the `/scan/review` endpoints. Useful if you haven’t updated your nameservers yet.
##### 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_trigger%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id%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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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20dns.records%20%3E%20(model)%20record_scan_trigger_response%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20errors>)
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)%20dns.records%20%3E%20(model)%20record_scan_trigger_response%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
### Trigger DNS Record Scan
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/dns_records/scan/trigger \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```
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
}
```
##### 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
}
```