This topic describes how to add, delete, retrieve, and group domain names on the Authoritative Domain Names tab of the Alibaba Cloud DNS console.
Add a domain name
If your domain name or subdomain name is not registered with Alibaba Cloud, you must add the primary domain name or subdomain name in the Alibaba Cloud DNS console before you use Alibaba Cloud DNS.
Domain name that is registered with Alibaba Cloud
If your domain name is registered with Alibaba Cloud, you do not need to add the domain name in the Alibaba Cloud DNS console. After the domain name is registered, you can log on to the Domains console and click Resolve in the Action column of the domain name to manage Domain Name System (DNS) records.
Log on to the Domains console.
Find the domain name that you want to resolve, and click Resolve in the Action column.
On the DNS Settings page, add, delete, and modify the DNS records of the domain name.
Domain name that is registered with a third-party DNS service provider
Log on to the Alibaba Could DNS console.
On the Domain Name Resolution page, click the Authoritative Domain Names tab and click Add Domain Name.
In the Add Domain Name dialog box, enter the primary domain name or subdomain name and click OK.
After the domain name is added, you can view the domain name on the Authoritative Domain Names tab.
Delete a domain name
In the Alibaba Cloud DNS console, you can delete only the domain names that are registered with third-party DNS service providers. After you delete the domain names, the DNS records of the domain names are also deleted.
Procedure
Log on to the Alibaba Could DNS console.
On the Domain Name Resolution page, click the Authoritative Domain Names tab, find the domain name that you want to delete, and then click More in the Actions column. Click Delete. In the message that appears, click OK.
Retrieve a domain name
You can retrieve a domain name that is registered with a third-party DNS service provider in the following scenario: When you add the domain name in the Alibaba Cloud DNS console, the system prompts that the domain name is added by another account. If you are the owner of the domain name, you can retrieve the domain name to your current account. When the domain name is retrieved to your current account, the existing DNS records of the domain name are deleted.
Log on to the Alibaba Could DNS console.
On the Domain Name Resolution page, click the Authoritative Domain Names tab and click Add Domain Name.
In the Add Domain Name dialog box, the system prompts that the domain name is added by another account. Click Retrieve Domain Name.
In the Verify Registrant Identity dialog box, copy the text (TXT) record value and hostname but do not close the dialog box.
Add a TXT record that contains the hostname and TXT record value at the DNS service provider of the domain name.
Return to the Verify Registrant Identity dialog box in the Alibaba Cloud DNS console and click OK. Alibaba Cloud DNS automatically detects the TXT record. If the TXT record is detected, Alibaba Cloud DNS sends an email to inform you that the domain name is retrieved and adds the domain name to your account that initiated the request for domain name retrieval.
Group domain names
You can manage domain names in groups in the Alibaba Cloud DNS console. You can create and delete a group, edit the group name, and change the group to which a domain name belongs.
Create a group
Log on to the Alibaba Could DNS console.
On the Domain Name Resolution page, click the Authoritative Domain Names tab. Select All Domain Names from the drop-down list and click the plus (+) icon.
Enter a name for the group that you want to create and click the tick (√) icon. The group is created.
Modify a group name and delete a group
On the Domain Name Resolution page, click the Authoritative Domain Names tab, select All Domain Names from the drop-down list, and then click the Edit icon next to the group whose name you want to modify. Enter a new group name and click the tick (√) icon to save the modification.
Click the delete icon next to the group that you want to delete. If you delete the group, the domain names in the group are also removed. You can select All Domain Names from the drop-down list to manage all domain names.
Change the group to which a domain name belongs
You can add a domain name to a group or move a domain name from Group A to Group B.
On the Domain Name Resolution page, click the Authoritative Domain Names tab, select the domain name for which you want to change the group, and then click Change Group below the domain name.
Select the group to which you want to add the domain name and click OK.
Select the desired group from the drop-down list to check whether the domain name is moved to the group.
Grouping rules
You can view all groups after you select All Domain Names from the drop-down list. The number next to All Domain Names indicates the total number of domain names that are managed by Alibaba Cloud DNS. The name of the default group cannot be modified and the default group cannot be deleted.
One domain name can be managed only in one group.
If you delete a group, the domain names in the group are also removed. You can select All Domain Names from the drop-down list to manage all domain names.
You can create up to 100 groups for domain names within an Alibaba Cloud account.
A group name must be 1 to 20 characters in length.
The number of domain names that can be added to a group is unlimited.
You cannot query the logs of grouping operations.