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Gigahost

Migrate DNS zones to or from Gigahost: what's supported, what access you need, and what changes for each destination.

See how a domain's records would land at Gigahost. Free and read-only.

Access we need

Credentials
Personal API key (Bearer flux_live_…)
Permissions
An API key with DNS read permission for the preview and DNS write to apply, optionally limited to specific zone IDs.
Gigahost API documentation

What Gigahost supports

The same data the translation engine uses when it plans a migration.

Create zones through the API
List zones through the API
Turn on DNSSEC through the API
Apex CNAME (flattening)
Apex ALIAS record
Aliases to cloud resources
CDN proxy on records
Routing policies
Minimum TTL
60s

Record types

  • A
  • AAAA
  • CNAME
  • MX
  • TXT
  • NS
  • SRV
  • CAA
  • PTR
  • ALIAS
  • DNAME
  • TLSA

Good to know

  • DNSSEC can only be switched on through the API for .no domains registered with Gigahost.
  • Null MX records and TXT values with leading or trailing spaces are rejected or trimmed by the API.
  • Redirects are separate objects and aren't migrated as DNS records.