Removing XDNS entries for zones being deleted but were added using adddns

RSDS

• August 26, 2025 16:31

Hi folks,

I'm working with the API to back up and remove subdomains where the DNS has been delegated elsewhere, and I've noticed something in the documentation which my spider senses are telling me could become a problem further down the line.

Under the entry for killdns there are warnings about XDNS entries being added for zones added using adddns, and it just so happens that I'm using adddns extensively in my script. According to the documentation these XDNS entries have to be removed manually. Any suggestions on how I might go about doing this?

Thanks in advance :)

Cheers,
RS

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  RSDS

  • August 26, 2025 16:37

  I missed out a word. How might I go about doing this programmatically?

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  RSDS

  • August 26, 2025 22:40

  I've been doing some testing and these entries appear to clean themselves up automatically.

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • August 27, 2025 15:56

  It looks like things are working well - if you need me to test anything on my end just let me know!

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  Simon raphael

  • October 09, 2025 06:43

  You’re correct — when using adddns, it creates XDNS entries that aren’t automatically removed by killdns. The best way to handle this is to list the XDNS records for each zone and remove them manually via the API using the removexdns command after deleting the DNS zone.

  This ensures no leftover XDNS entries remain after cleanup.

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