The SoftLayer_Dns_Domain data type represents a single DNS domain record hosted on the SoftLayer nameservers. Domains contain general information about the domain name such as name and serial. Individual records such as A, AAAA, CTYPE, and MX records are stored in the domain's associated SoftLayer_Dns_Domain_ResourceRecord records.
DnsSoftLayer_Dns_Domain
Local Properties
id
A domain record's internal identifier.
integer
name
A domain's name including top-level domain, for example "example.com".
Required For Create
string
serial
A unique number denoting the latest revision of a domain. Whenever a domain is changed its corresponding serial number is also changed. Serial numbers typically follow the format yyyymmdd## where yyyy is the current year, mm is the current month, dd is the current day of the month, and ## is the number of the revision for that day. A domain's serial number is automatically updated when edited via the API.
Required For Create
integer
updateDate
The date that this domain record was last updated.
dateTime
Relational & Count Properties
Relational Properties can be queried by object mask
account
The SoftLayer customer account that owns a domain.
managedResourceFlag
A flag indicating that the dns domain record is a managed resource.
boolean
resourceRecordCount
A count of the individual records contained within a domain record. These include but are not limited to A, AAAA, MX, CTYPE, SPF and TXT records.
unsignedLong
resourceRecords
The individual records contained within a domain record. These include but are not limited to A, AAAA, MX, CTYPE, SPF and TXT records.
secondary
The secondary DNS record that defines this domain as being managed through zone transfers.