FreeDNS API

dnsapi.ini record template:

# FreeDNS       dns_cookie value
freedns         xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

domains.ini record template:

# FreeDNS                               Domain ID
example1.com    example1        freedns xxxxxx

It's not an API as such, but mimicking the form post from the regular Web UI works for adding records. The needed information is:

• The value of the dns_cookie cookie from your browser, for authentication.
• The domain ID of the domain you want to add the record to.

The easiest way to get the dns_cookie value is to log on to FreeDNS through your browser, then bring up the cookie manager and find the cookies belonging to freedns.afraid.org. In FireFox, go into Preferences, Privacy, and use the "remove individual cookies" link. Type "freedns.afraid.org" into the search box there, select the dns_cookie entry and copy the value listed for "Content". Paste that into your dnsapi.ini file on the line for the freedns API, replacing the string of x's (beneath the "dns_cookie value" heading) in the example dnsapi.ini file. If your browser cookie is ever invalidated you may need to repeat this process.

The domain ID can be found by logging in to FreeDNS through your browser and selecting the "Domains" link on the left-hand side. Locate the domain you need the ID for and click the "View Hosts/Delete" link. The URL your browser shows will end with "&domain_id=" followed by a number. That number's the domain ID for that domain. Copy it onto the line for the domain in your domains.ini file after the "freedns" that identifies the domain as being hosted at FreeDNS. It goes in place of the string of x's on the example1.com line in the example domains.ini file. Repeat this process for every domain you need to configure for FreeDNS.