pycfdns 3.0.0

Description:

pycfdns 3.0.0

Manage DNS Records hosted by Cloudflare
Cloudflare DNS API Python Wrapper.
Quick start
Installation
python3 -m pip install pycfdns

Example usage
...
import aiohttp
from pycfdns import Client
...
async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as client_session:
client = Client(api_token="abc123", client_session=client_session)
zones = await client.list_zones()
print(zones)
...

API
Below is a quick overview of the classes and methods that are available in this package.
This package uses mypy to ensure it is strictly typed, and all API modesl are created as TypedDict objects.
Anything that is not exported in the base of the module (in the __init__.py file) are considered internal to this package and will change wihtout any notice, yoo should consider not using anything not found there.
Client
The Client class is your entrypoint to this package, this is what's providing the methods described below.
This method accepts the folowing arguments:



Argument
Type
 Description




api_token
str
 This is your personal API token to interface with the Cloudflare API, you can generate this token here: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/tokens/create


client_session
ClientSession
 This neesd to be an instance of ClientSession from the aiohttp pacakge.


timeout
int | None
 This determines how long an API call can use (in seconds) before it times out, the default is 10 seconds.



List Zones
The Client.list_zones method can be used to list all zones available with the api_token passed to the Client object.
This method takes no arguments.
...
client = Client(session=session, api_token="abc123")
zones = await client.list_zones()
...

The zones variable in this example will be a list of ZoneModel objects.
List Records
The Client.list_dns_records method can be used to list all records within a zone.
This method accepts the folowing arguments:



Argument
Type
 Description




zone_id
str
 The ID of the zone to list records for.


name
str | None
 If this is passed in it will only match record matching the name.


type
str | None
 If this is passed in it will only match record matching the type.



...
client = Client(api_token="abc123", client_session=client_session)
records = await client.list_dns_records()
...

The records variable in this example will be a list of RecordModel objects.
Update Record
The Client.update_dns_record method can be used to update a record in a zone.
This method accepts the folowing arguments:



Argument
Type
 Description




zone_id
str
 The ID of the zone the record exist in.


record_id
str
 The ID of the record to list records for.


record_name
str
 The name of the record.


record_type
str
 The type of the record.


record_content
str
 The content of the record.


record_comment
str | None
 The comment of the record.


record_proxied
bool | None
 The proxied state of the record.


record_tags
list[str] | None
 The tags of the record.


record_ttl
int | None
 The TTL value of the record.



...
client = Client(api_token="abc123", client_session=client_session)
record = await client.update_dns_record(zone_id="abc123", record_id="abc123", record_name="abc", record_content="1.1.1.1", record_type="A")
...

The record variable in this example will be a RecordModel object representing the updated record.
Exceptions
This package have 2 defined exceptions:

AuthenticationException, this will be raised when the Cloudflare API returns a status code assosiated with authentication issues.
ComunicationException, this will be raised when there are issues communicating with the Cloudflare API.

Versioning
This package follows the SemVer framework to determine how to set the version.
Publishing
This package is published to PyPI when a new GitHub release is made.
The publishing itself is handled in GitHub actions with this workflow.
A history of release actions can be found here.
There is no fixed schedule for when a new version is published.
Disclaimer
This Python wrapper for the Cloudflare API is an independent project and is not endorsed, sponsored, or affiliated with Cloudflare, Inc. The use of Cloudflare's name, trademarks, and other intellectual property is for descriptive purposes only. All rights to Cloudflare's name, trademarks, and other intellectual property belong to Cloudflare, Inc. Use this wrapper at your own risk and ensure that you abide by Cloudflare's terms of service and API usage guidelines.