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IBM NS1 Connect

Migrate DNS zones to or from IBM NS1 Connect: what's supported, what access you need, and what changes for each destination.

See how a domain's records would land at NS1. Free and read-only.

Access we need

Credentials
API key
Permissions
DNS → View zones for the preview; DNS → View zones and Manage zones to apply.
NS1 API documentation

What NS1 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
  • DS
  • DHCID
  • HTTPS
  • SVCB
  • TLSA
  • NAPTR
  • SPF

Good to know

  • Records that use filter chains, answer metadata, data feeds or record links are copied as plain answers only and flagged in their comment. We never overwrite them on NS1.
  • DNSSEC has to be available on the NS1 account before it can be turned on for a zone.
  • NS1 changes one record set per request, so large zones take longer and count against the API rate limit.