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Alibaba Cloud DNS:Add records in bulk

Last Updated:Dec 03, 2025

Overview

The add records in bulk feature provides two methods: Text + Settings method and Text method.

Prerequisites

  • When you add records in bulk, the corresponding domain names must be in the DNS resolution list. Otherwise, the operation will fail.

  • For domain names that are not registered with Alibaba Cloud, you must first use the Add domains in bulk feature to add the domain names to Cloud DNS before you add records in bulk.

  • The DNS resolution request source is set to default, and the TTL value is 10 minutes. These two values cannot be modified when you add records in bulk.

Text + Settings method

This example shows how to use the Add records in bulk feature to add the same DNS records to two domain names:

dns-xxx.com and dns-xxx.cn.

Record Type

Host

Value

A

www

1.1.x.x

Method

  1. Log on to Cloud DNS - Public Authoritative DNS Resolution.

  2. Click the Batch Operations button.

  3. On the Batch Operations page, click the Add Records In Bulk tab and select Method 1.

  4. In the input box, enter the domain names for which you want to add records. Enter one domain name per line. Then configure the same Record Type, Host, and Value for these domain names. Click the Add button.

  5. To view the results of adding records in bulk, go to the Batch Operation Records tab and click Download Detailed Log.

Text method

Method

Enter multiple records in the input box. The format for each record is: domain name-record type-host-value. The resolution line is set to Default and the TTL is set to 10 Minutes. These values cannot be customized.

  1. Log on to Cloud DNS - Public Authoritative DNS Resolution.

  2. Click the Batch Operations button.

  3. On the Batch Operations page, click the Add Records In Bulk tab and select Method 2.

  4. In the input box, enter the records in the required format: domain name-record type-host-value. Click the Add button.

  5. To view the results of adding records in bulk, go to the Batch Operation Records tab and click Download Detailed Log.