vultr_dns_record – Manages DNS records on Vultr

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status

Synopsis

Create, update and remove DNS records.

Aliases: vr_dns_record

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api_account string	Default: "default"	Name of the ini section in the `vultr.ini` file. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_ACCOUNT` is used as default, when defined.
api_endpoint string		URL to API endpint (without trailing slash). The ENV variable `VULTR_API_ENDPOINT` is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is https://api.vultr.com if not specified.
api_key string		API key of the Vultr API. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_KEY` is used as default, when defined.
api_retries integer		Amount of retries in case of the Vultr API retuns an HTTP 503 code. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_RETRIES` is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is 5 retries if not specified.
api_retry_max_delay integer added in 2.9		Retry backoff delay in seconds is exponential up to this max. value, in seconds. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_RETRY_MAX_DELAY` is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is 12 seconds.
api_timeout integer		HTTP timeout to Vultr API. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_TIMEOUT` is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is 60 seconds if not specified.
data -		Data of the record. Required if `state=present` or `multiple=yes`.
domain - / required		The domain the record is related to.
multiple boolean	no ← yes	Whether to use more than one record with similar `name` including no name and `record_type`. Only allowed for a few record types, e.g. `record_type=A`, `record_type=NS` or `record_type=MX`. `data` will not be updated, instead it is used as a key to find existing records.
name -	Default: ""	The record name (subrecord). aliases: subrecord
priority -	Default: 0	Priority of the record.
record_type -	A ← AAAA CNAME MX SRV CAA TXT NS SSHFP	Type of the record. aliases: type
state -	present ← absent	State of the DNS record.
ttl -	Default: 300	TTL of the record.
validate_certs boolean	no yes ←	Validate SSL certs of the Vultr API.

Notes

Note

Also see the API documentation on https://www.vultr.com/api/.

Examples

- name: Ensure an A record exists
  vultr_dns_record:
    name: www
    domain: example.com
    data: 10.10.10.10
    ttl: 3600

- name: Ensure a second A record exists for round robin LB
  vultr_dns_record:
    name: www
    domain: example.com
    data: 10.10.10.11
    ttl: 60
    multiple: yes

- name: Ensure a CNAME record exists
  vultr_dns_record:
    name: web
    record_type: CNAME
    domain: example.com
    data: www.example.com

- name: Ensure MX record exists
  vultr_dns_record:
    record_type: MX
    domain: example.com
    data: "{{ item.data }}"
    priority: "{{ item.priority }}"
    multiple: yes
  with_items:
  - { data: mx1.example.com, priority: 10 }
  - { data: mx2.example.com, priority: 10 }
  - { data: mx3.example.com, priority: 20 }

- name: Ensure a record is absent
  local_action:
    module: vultr_dns_record
    name: www
    domain: example.com
    state: absent

- name: Ensure MX record is absent in case multiple exists
  vultr_dns_record:
    record_type: MX
    domain: example.com
    data: mx1.example.com
    multiple: yes
    state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key		Returned	Description
vultr_api complex		success	Response from Vultr API with a few additions/modification
	api_account string	success	Account used in the ini file to select the key Sample: default
	api_endpoint string	success	Endpoint used for the API requests Sample: https://api.vultr.com
	api_retries integer	success	Amount of max retries for the API requests Sample: 5
	api_retry_max_delay integer added in 2.9	success	Exponential backoff delay in seconds between retries up to this max delay value. Sample: 12
	api_timeout integer	success	Timeout used for the API requests Sample: 60
vultr_dns_record complex		success	Response from Vultr API
	data string	success	Data of the DNS record. Sample: 10.10.10.10
	domain string	success	Domain the DNS record is related to. Sample: example.com
	id integer	success	The ID of the DNS record. Sample: 1265277
	name string	success	The name of the DNS record. Sample: web
	priority integer	success	Priority of the DNS record. Sample: 10
	record_type string	success	The name of the DNS record. Sample: web
	ttl integer	success	Time to live of the DNS record. Sample: 300

Status

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

René Moser (@resmo)

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