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Create a DNS record

An MCP tool from the Netlify API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create a DNS record [POST /dns_zones/{zone_id}/dns_records]

Name on the gateway: netlify_api__create_dns_record · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
zone_id requiredstringzone_id parameter
typestring
hostnamestring
valuestring
ttlinteger
priorityinteger
weightinteger
portinteger
flaginteger
tagstring

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "netlify_api__create_dns_record",
  "arguments": {
    "zone_id": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Netlify API server directly, which lists 188 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-netlify-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/netlify-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the create a dns record tool with zone_id set to ….

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