Delete a specific DNS record from a domain

Delete a DNS record (e.g., A, CNAME, MX) from your domain's DNS zone. This is useful for cleaning up old records or correcting incorrect DNS settings.

Domain Services DNS

Context

Where to get IDs / values

Path Parameters

zoneId integer · min: 1 required Example: 20063

Unique zone identifier

recordId integer · min: 1 required Example: 36865219

Unique record identifier

Headers

Accept Example
Content-Type Example

Responses

200
data object required
data.message string required · Example: DNS record deleted successfully

Human-readable message.

requestId string required · Example: 2121ae20-bd9d-41e9-aeeb-5dd1dd1a24ba

Unique request identifier (UUID).

success boolean required · Example: true

True for successful responses.

timestamp string required · Example: 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC).

400 Standard error response
error string required

HTTP status title (e.g. 'Bad Request').

message string required

Human-readable message.

code string required

Machine-readable error code.

timestamp string required

ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC).

requestId string required

Unique request identifier (UUID).

details array<object>

Optional validation details (field-level errors).

details[].field string
details[].message string

Human-readable message.

details[].code string

Machine-readable error code.

retryAfter string

When to retry (ISO 8601 timestamp, UTC).

401 Standard error response
error string required

HTTP status title (e.g. 'Bad Request').

message string required

Human-readable message.

code string required

Machine-readable error code.

timestamp string required

ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC).

requestId string required

Unique request identifier (UUID).

details array<object>

Optional validation details (field-level errors).

details[].field string
details[].message string

Human-readable message.

details[].code string

Machine-readable error code.

retryAfter string

When to retry (ISO 8601 timestamp, UTC).

403 Standard error response
error string required

HTTP status title (e.g. 'Bad Request').

message string required

Human-readable message.

code string required

Machine-readable error code.

timestamp string required

ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC).

requestId string required

Unique request identifier (UUID).

details array<object>

Optional validation details (field-level errors).

details[].field string
details[].message string

Human-readable message.

details[].code string

Machine-readable error code.

retryAfter string

When to retry (ISO 8601 timestamp, UTC).

404
code string required · Example: NOT_FOUND

Machine-readable error code.

error string required · Example: Not Found

HTTP status title (e.g. 'Bad Request').

message string required · Example: DNS record not found not found

Human-readable message.

requestId string required · Example: 2121ae20-bd9d-41e9-aeeb-5dd1dd1a24ba

Unique request identifier (UUID).

timestamp string required · Example: 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC).

429 Standard error response
error string required

HTTP status title (e.g. 'Bad Request').

message string required

Human-readable message.

code string required

Machine-readable error code.

timestamp string required

ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC).

requestId string required

Unique request identifier (UUID).

details array<object>

Optional validation details (field-level errors).

details[].field string
details[].message string

Human-readable message.

details[].code string

Machine-readable error code.

retryAfter string

When to retry (ISO 8601 timestamp, UTC).

500 Standard error response
error string required

HTTP status title (e.g. 'Bad Request').

message string required

Human-readable message.

code string required

Machine-readable error code.

timestamp string required

ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC).

requestId string required

Unique request identifier (UUID).

details array<object>

Optional validation details (field-level errors).

details[].field string
details[].message string

Human-readable message.

details[].code string

Machine-readable error code.

retryAfter string

When to retry (ISO 8601 timestamp, UTC).

DELETE https://cloud.hostup.se/api/dns/zones/{zoneId}/records/{recordId}
For AI assistants
cURL 
curl -X DELETE "https://cloud.hostup.se/api/dns/zones/20063/records/36865219" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"
Response 
{
  "success": true,
  "timestamp": "2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "requestId": "2121ae20-bd9d-41e9-aeeb-5dd1dd1a24ba",
  "data": {
    "message": "DNS record deleted successfully"
  }
}