---
title: "Create a DNS record"
method: POST
path: "/gateway/dns-zone/{zone_id}/record"
tags: ["DNS Records"]
---

# Create a DNS record

`POST /gateway/dns-zone/{zone_id}/record`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.quiva.ai`
- URL: `https://api.quiva.ai/gateway/dns-zone/{zone_id}/record`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway-4/docs/gateway/dns-zone/:zone_id/record/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Adds a record to the zone. A CNAME pointing at a gateway also registers that domain for the gateway.

## Path parameters

- `zone_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `type` string, required: Record type
  - `name` string, required: Record name; `@` is the apex
  - `value` string, required: Record value
  - `priority` integer
  - `ttl` integer

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `body` object
    - `subject` string: Record subject
    - `domain_name` string: Zone domain
    - `type` string: A, CNAME, MX, TXT and so on
    - `name` string: Record name; `@` is the zone apex
    - `value` string: Record value
    - `priority` integer: MX priority
    - `ttl` integer: Time to live in seconds

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `404`: Zone or record not found

## Changes

- **2026-11-12** `4915bc3902b1`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway-4/changes/gateway/dns-zone/:zone_id/record/post.md)

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