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# DNS

> Hosted DNS zones—API subtype dns; Native and Cloudflare variants in the panel.

## Summary

|                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Purpose**     | **Hosted DNS** for a domain: create zones on the cloud provider or manage zones through **Cloudflare**.                                                                                                                       |
| **API subtype** | `dns` for both variants.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Panel**       | **`DNSConfigurationPanel`** — **name**, **domain name** (validated as a proper domain or subdomain), **provider** (`native` or `cloudflare`), optional **comment**, and **Cloudflare API token** when provider is Cloudflare. |

## Create submenu

| Variant        | Purpose                                                                                                         |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Native DNS** | Hosted zone on the **cloud DNS** (for example Route 53 on AWS).                                                 |
| **Cloudflare** | DNS hosted on **Cloudflare**; the panel **requires** a **Cloudflare API token** when this provider is selected. |

## Configuration (typical)

* **Domain name** — Must match basic DNS naming rules (labels, TLD length, optional subdomains); invalid values block deploy until corrected.
* **Provider** — Switching between native and Cloudflare changes required fields and backend behavior.
* **Records** — The console may surface **DNS record** rows or flows (`dns-record` in UI labeling) as part of managing the zone.

## Canvas and connections

* Pair with [subdomain](/gateways/resources/utilities#subdomain) utilities and your application or infrastructure endpoints so hostnames resolve to the right origin.

## Operations

* **Sync** refreshes zone and record state from the provider or Cloudflare API where implemented.

**API:** [API documentation](/api/index) → **DNS**, **Resources**.

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