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Alibaba Cloud DNS:Batch operations

Last Updated:Jun 23, 2026

Private Zone provides batch import and download features to manage DNS records in bulk.

Bulk deletePrivate Zone zones

  1. Go to Alibaba Cloud DNS - Private Zone.

  2. Click Private Zone > User Defined Zones.

  3. Select the zones to delete, and then click Batch Delete.

  4. In the Delete Zone Confirmation dialog box, confirm the deletion.

Batch import DNS records

  1. Go to Alibaba Cloud DNS - Private Zone.

  2. Click Private Zone > User Defined Zones.

  3. Find the target zone and click Settings in the Actions column.

  4. On the Settings page, click Import/Export.

  5. On the Import Record page, click Download Template.

  6. Add the dns records to import to the template file. Then, click Upload File and select the edited file.

  7. The system automatically creates an asynchronous task. To check the task result, click Asynchronous Task at the top of the console.

Batch disable, enable, or delete DNS records

  1. Go to Alibaba Cloud DNS - Private Zone.

  2. Click Private Zone > User Defined Zones.

  3. Find the target zone and click Settings in the Actions column.

  4. On the Settings page, select the dns records to manage, and then click Batch Disable, Batch Enable, or Batch Delete.

  5. The system automatically creates an asynchronous task. To check the task result, click Asynchronous Task at the top of the console.

Download DNS records

  1. Go to Alibaba Cloud DNS - Private Zone.

  2. Click Private Zone > User Defined Zones.

  3. Find the target zone and click Settings in the Actions column.

  4. On the Settings tab, click the download icon in the upper-right corner.

  5. In the dialog box that appears, select a file format. The supported formats are xlsx and zone file.

  6. Click Asynchronous Task at the top of the console. In the dialog box that appears, find the corresponding task and click Download.

Limitations

Operation type

Limit

Description

Batch import zones

Not applicable

Batch import of zones is not supported.

Batch delete zones

1 to 100

The console allows up to 50 zones per page for batch deletion. The API supports up to 100 zones per operation.

Batch import DNS records

xls, xlsx, or zone file

Supported formats: xls, xlsx, and zone file.

1 to 1,000 records per operation

Up to 1,000 DNS records can be imported per operation. Records beyond this limit are skipped.

2 MB per operation

The imported file cannot exceed 2 MB.

Batch delete DNS records

1 to 100 records

Up to 100 DNS records can be deleted at a time.

Batch disable/enable DNS records

1 to 100 records

Up to 100 DNS records can be disabled or enabled at a time.