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How to remove a DNS zone on a cPanel server via the API

JC Newton
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Question

How to remove a DNS zone on a cPanel server using the API?

 

Answer

To remove a DNS Zone via the API this can be done using the following API command. 

whmapi1 --output=jsonpretty killdns domain='example.com'

The following documentation explains this in greater detail:

Delete DNS zone

 

Note: This command should be used with caution and generally should only be used for domains that are not managed by a cPanel account on the server.

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