---
title: "POST /target-create-custom-dns"
method: POST
path: "/target-create-custom-dns"
tags: ["Targets"]
---

# POST /target-create-custom-dns

`POST /target-create-custom-dns`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.akeyless.io`
- URL: `https://api.akeyless.io/target-create-custom-dns`
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- TargetCreateCustomDns
  - `delete_protection` string: Protection from accidental deletion of this object [true/false]
  - `description` string: Description of the object
  - `dns-parameter` object, required: Lego DNS provider parameters as KEY=VALUE pairs using lego environment variable names
  - `json` boolean: Set output format to JSON
  - `key` string: The name of a key that used to encrypt the target secret value (if empty, the account default protectionKey key will be used)
  - `lock-on-read` string: Lock this secret after each successful value read
  - `lock-ttl` string: Lock TTL in minutes
  - `max-versions` string: Set the maximum number of versions, limited by the account settings defaults.
  - `name` string, required: Target name
  - `provider-type` string, required: Lego DNS provider code (e.g. infoblox, route53, azion). See https://go-acme.github.io/lego/dns/
  - `rotate-on-unlock` string: Rotate this secret after it is unlocked
  - `token` string: Authentication token (see `/auth` and `/configure`)
  - `uid-token` string: The universal identity token, Required only for universal_identity authentication

## Response `201`

targetCreateCustomDnsResponse wraps response body.

- TargetCreateOutput
  - `target_id` integer

## Other responses

- `default`: errorResponse wraps any error to return it as a JSON object with one "error" field.

---

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