# How to Manage Domain DNS Records using Vultr DNS Managing DNS records enables the activation of specific values that define a domain services such as IP addresses, TXT and Mail Exchange (MX) details. Vultr DNS supports all types of DNS records you can create for your domain. Follow this guide to manage domain DNS records using Vultr DNS, the Vultr Customer Portal, API, or CLI. === "Vultr Customer Portal" 1. Navigate to **Products**, expand the **Network** group and click **DNS** to view all domains in your account. ![Access the DNS category](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/304/41e6f917-f1d8-4813-b249-ec262b7014bc.png) 1. Click your target domain to manage its DNS records. ![Select a Domain](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/304/e9122eed-aaf2-40da-ae43-f2d11e5a0a1a.png) 1. Click the **Type** drop-down and select your new DNS record type. 1. Enter your desired DNS path in the **Name** field. 1. Enter the DNS record value in the **Data** field. ![Create a new DNS record](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/304/999c1ba7-9ba1-4ce3-a45e-60155ee2e773.png) 1. Keep the default Time to Leave (TTL) value in seconds or change it depending on your needs. 1. Set the DNS record priority in the **Priority** field if applicable. 1. Click **Add Record** within the **Actions** section to validate and apply the new DNS record on your domain. ![View DNS records](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/304/5839768b-c7fa-4446-8f1c-c96586cc4e45.png) 1. Select a DNS record and click **Delete Records** to remove the specific DNS record from your domain. ![Delete DNS Records](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/304/0e1ca56b-fbe6-4e26-a760-1bc1015e5693.png) === "Vultr API" 1. Send a `GET` request to the [**List DNS domains** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/dns/operation/list-dns-domains) and note the target domain in your output. ```console $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/domains" \ -X GET \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}" ``` 1. Send a `POST` request to the [**Create a DNS Record** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/dns/operation/create-dns-domain-record) to create a new DNS record on the domain. ```console $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/domains/{dns-domain}/records" \ -X POST \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "name" : "", "type" : "", "data" : "", "ttl" : }' ``` 1. Send a `GET` request to the [**List Records** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/dns/operation/list-dns-domain-records) to view all active DNS records and note the target record ID. ```console $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/domains/{dns-domain}/records" \ -X GET \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}" ``` 1. Send a `DELETE` request to the [**Delete DNS Domain Record** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/dns/operation/delete-dns-domain-record) to the DNS record from your domain. ```console $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/domains/{dns-domain}" \ -X DELETE \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}" ``` === "Vultr CLI" 1. List all domains available in your Vultr account and note the target domain name. ```console $ vultr-cli dns domain list ``` 1. Create a new DNS record on the domain. ```console $ vultr-cli dns record create --domain --type --data --name --ttl ``` 1. List all active DNS records on the domain and note the target record ID. ```console $ vultr-cli dns record list ``` 1. Delete the DNS record. ```console $ vultr-cli dns record delete

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