Packetframe
Packetframe access token setup: copy the HttpOnly `token` cookie created by a Packetframe login; Packetframe does not expose scoped integration keys.
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Packetframe access token permissions
- Credential type
- Account session token
- Preview access
- The Packetframe account token; it carries the account's full API access.
- Apply access
- The same full-account token used for preview.
- API endpoint
- DNSMigrator uses the provider's fixed API endpoint.
Additional access
DNSControl id
{
"TYPE": "PACKETFRAME"
}Create credentials
Copy the HttpOnly token cookie created by a Packetframe login; Packetframe does not expose scoped integration keys.
Access you'll grant
The Packetframe account token; it carries the account's full API access.
The same full-account token used for preview.
Before you start
- A Packetframe account with access to the DNS zones.
- A desktop browser whose developer tools can inspect cookies.
Setup steps
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Sign in to Packetframe
Sign in to the Packetframe account that can manage the zones. A successful login sets an HttpOnly cookie named
token.Open the cookie inspector
Open your browser's developer tools. In Chromium, go to Application → Storage → Cookies →
https://packetframe.com; in Firefox, go to Storage → Cookies →https://packetframe.com.Copy the token value
Select the cookie named
tokenand copy its complete Value. The cookie is marked HttpOnly, so page scripts cannot read it, but the browser's cookie inspector can.Cookie nametokenPaste the account token
Paste the copied value into Account token. Treat it like the Packetframe account password: the API uses it for account information, zone listing, zone creation, and record changes.
Rotate the token after use
When you no longer need the connection, remove it and change the Packetframe account password. Packetframe's official API implementation generates a new account token when the password changes, invalidating the copied value.
Troubleshooting
The token cookie is missing
Sign out and sign back in, then inspect cookies for packetframe.com rather than a different subdomain. Keep the login tab open while copying it.
Packetframe returns an authentication error
Copy the complete cookie Value again. A password change rotates the server token, and a browser login after that uses the replacement value.
A zone is missing
The /dns/zones endpoint only lists zones authorized for that Packetframe user. Have the zone owner add this user, or use the token from the owning account.
Official documentation
- Packetframe API repository
- Packetframe login and cookie implementation
- Packetframe account token storage
Guide checked against the official documentation on .
Credential fields
| Field | Requirement | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Account tokentoken | Required | The full Value of the HttpOnly cookie named token for packetframe.com. It is a 64-character server token in the current official implementation. |
Capabilities
- Create zones
- Yes
- List zones
- Yes
- DNSSEC
- Not available through this connection
- Minimum TTL
- 300 seconds
- Apex CNAME
- No
- Read only
- No
Record types
- A
- AAAA
- CNAME
- MX
- TXT
- NS
- SRV
- PTR
Caveats
- Packetframe has no official API keys; the adapter uses the account session token, which grants full account access.
- Only A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, NS and PTR records exist, with a minimum TTL of 300 seconds; apex NS records are fixed to Packetframe.
- SCRIPT records and CDN-proxied records are Packetframe features that other providers cannot reproduce.
Troubleshooting
- The token cookie is missing
- Sign out and sign back in, then inspect cookies for packetframe.com rather than a different subdomain. Keep the login tab open while copying it.
- Packetframe returns an authentication error
- Copy the complete cookie Value again. A password change rotates the server token, and a browser login after that uses the replacement value.
- A zone is missing
- The /dns/zones endpoint only lists zones authorized for that Packetframe user. Have the zone owner add this user, or use the token from the owning account.