---
title: "Request External DNS Certificate"
method: POST
path: "/pullzone/requestExternalDnsCertificate"
tags: ["Pull Zone"]
---

# Request External DNS Certificate

`POST /pullzone/requestExternalDnsCertificate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.bunny.net`
- URL: `https://api.bunny.net/pullzone/requestExternalDnsCertificate`
- Auth: API key in header `AccessKey`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/bunny/apis/bunny-net-api/docs/pullzone/requestExternalDnsCertificate/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- ExternalDnsCertificateRequest
  - `Hostname` string, required

## Response `200`

The TXT record details for DNS verification

- unknown

## Other responses

- `400`: The request was invalid
- `401`: The request authorization failed
- `404`: The hostname was not found in the account
- `429`: Too many certificate requests for this hostname; retry after the Retry-After interval
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-08-07** `205129a7ebd5`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
- **2026-04-23** `30efa45cf436`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/bunny/apis/bunny-net-api/changes/pullzone/requestExternalDnsCertificate/post.md)

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