acme.sh/dnsapi

How to use DNS API

1. Use CloudFlare domain API to automatically issue cert

First you need to login to your CloudFlare account to get your API key.

export CF_Key="sdfsdfsdfljlbjkljlkjsdfoiwje"
export CF_Email="xxxx@sss.com"

Ok, let's issue a cert now:

acme.sh --issue --dns dns_cf -d example.com -d www.example.com

The CF_Key and CF_Email will be saved in ~/.acme.sh/account.conf and will be reused when needed.

2. Use DNSPod.cn domain API to automatically issue cert

First you need to login to your DNSPod account to get your API Key and ID.

export DP_Id="1234"
export DP_Key="sADDsdasdgdsf"

Ok, let's issue a cert now:

acme.sh --issue --dns dns_dp -d example.com -d www.example.com

The DP_Id and DP_Key will be saved in ~/.acme.sh/account.conf and will be reused when needed.

3. Use CloudXNS.com domain API to automatically issue cert

First you need to login to your CloudXNS account to get your API Key and Secret.

export CX_Key="1234"
export CX_Secret="sADDsdasdgdsf"

Ok, let's issue a cert now:

acme.sh --issue --dns dns_cx -d example.com -d www.example.com

The CX_Key and CX_Secret will be saved in ~/.acme.sh/account.conf and will be reused when needed.

4. Use GoDaddy.com domain API to automatically issue cert

First you need to login to your GoDaddy account to get your API Key and Secret.

https://developer.godaddy.com/keys/

Please create a Production key, instead of a Test key.

export GD_Key="sdfsdfsdfljlbjkljlkjsdfoiwje"
export GD_Secret="asdfsdafdsfdsfdsfdsfdsafd"

Ok, let's issue a cert now:

acme.sh --issue --dns dns_gd -d example.com -d www.example.com

The GD_Key and GD_Secret will be saved in ~/.acme.sh/account.conf and will be reused when needed.

5. Use PowerDNS embedded API to automatically issue cert

First you need to login to your PowerDNS account to enable the API and set your API-Token in the configuration.

https://doc.powerdns.com/md/httpapi/README/

export PDNS_Url="http://ns.example.com:8081"
export PDNS_ServerId="localhost"
export PDNS_Token="0123456789ABCDEF"
export PDNS_Ttl=60

Ok, let's issue a cert now:

acme.sh --issue --dns dns_pdns -d example.com -d www.example.com

The PDNS_Url, PDNS_ServerId, PDNS_Token and PDNS_Ttl will be saved in ~/.acme.sh/account.conf and will be reused when needed.

6. Use OVH/kimsufi/soyoustart/runabove API to automatically issue cert

https://github.com/Neilpang/acme.sh/wiki/How-to-use-OVH-domain-api

7. Use nsupdate to automatically issue cert

First, generate a key for updating the zone

b=$(dnssec-keygen -a hmac-sha512 -b 512 -n USER -K /tmp foo)
cat > /etc/named/keys/update.key <<EOF
key "update" {
    algorithm hmac-sha512;
    secret "$(awk '/^Key/{print $2}' /tmp/$b.private)";
};
EOF
rm -f /tmp/$b.{private,key}

Include this key in your named configuration

include "/etc/named/keys/update.key";

Next, configure your zone to allow dynamic updates.

Depending on your named version, use either

zone "example.com" {
    type master;
    allow-update { key "update"; };
};

or

zone "example.com" {
    type master;
    update-policy {
        grant update subdomain example.com.;
    };
}

Finally, make the DNS server and update Key available to acme.sh

export NSUPDATE_SERVER="dns.example.com"
export NSUPDATE_KEY="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa=="

Ok, let's issue a cert now:

acme.sh --issue --dns dns_nsupdate -d example.com -d www.example.com

The NSUPDATE_SERVER and NSUPDATE_KEY settings will be saved in ~/.acme.sh/account.conf and will be reused when needed.

8. Use LuaDNS domain API

Get your API token at https://api.luadns.com/settings

export LUA_Key="sdfsdfsdfljlbjkljlkjsdfoiwje"
export LUA_Email="xxxx@sss.com"

To issue a cert:

acme.sh --issue --dns dns_lua -d example.com -d www.example.com

The LUA_Key and LUA_Email will be saved in ~/.acme.sh/account.conf and will be reused when needed.

9. Use DNSMadeEasy domain API

Get your API credentials at https://cp.dnsmadeeasy.com/account/info

export ME_Key="sdfsdfsdfljlbjkljlkjsdfoiwje"
export ME_Secret="qdfqsdfkjdskfj"

To issue a cert:

acme.sh --issue --dns dns_me -d example.com -d www.example.com

The ME_Key and ME_Secret will be saved in ~/.acme.sh/account.conf and will be reused when needed.

10. Use custom API

If your API is not supported yet, you can write your own DNS API.

Let's assume you want to name it 'myapi':

1. Create a bash script named ~/.acme.sh/dns_myapi.sh,
2. In the script you must have a function named dns_myapi_add() which will be called by acme.sh to add the DNS records.
3. Then you can use your API to issue cert like this:

acme.sh --issue --dns dns_myapi -d example.com -d www.example.com

For more details, please check our sample script: dns_myapi.sh

11. Use lexicon DNS API

https://github.com/Neilpang/acme.sh/wiki/How-to-use-lexicon-dns-api