Example for GoDaddy API removes any TXT records you might already have #251

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adam · 2025-12-29T01:20:19+01:00

adam commented

2025-12-29 01:20:19 +01:00

Originally created by @flamingm0e on GitHub (Sep 8, 2017).

Had this hit us a couple of times now. Finally tracked it down to the GoDaddy API call in the example.
The example included will automatically remove any TXT records you have in your DNS manager.

https://github.com/lukas2511/dehydrated/wiki/Example-of-DNS-01-via-GoDaddy-API

curl -X PUT https://api.godaddy.com/v1/domains/$domain/records/TXT -H "Authorization: sso-key $apikey:$secret" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "[{\"name\": \"_acme-challenge.${2}\", \"ttl\": 600, \"data\": \"${4}\"}]"

The documentation lists another option.
https://developer.godaddy.com/doc#!/_v1_domains

/v1/domains/{domain}/records/{type}/{name}

I fixed this for my needs by changing the line to:
curl -X PUT https://api.godaddy.com/v1/domains/$domain/records/TXT/_acme-challenge.${2} -H "Authorization: sso-key $apikey:$secret" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "[{\"name\": \"_acme-challenge.${2}\", \"ttl\": 600, \"data\": \"${4}\"}]"

A disclaimer in the Wiki for this example would be a nice to have. It removed my SPF records twice now.

Originally created by @flamingm0e on GitHub (Sep 8, 2017). Had this hit us a couple of times now. Finally tracked it down to the GoDaddy API call in the example. The example included will automatically remove any TXT records you have in your DNS manager. https://github.com/lukas2511/dehydrated/wiki/Example-of-DNS-01-via-GoDaddy-API `curl -X PUT https://api.godaddy.com/v1/domains/$domain/records/TXT -H "Authorization: sso-key $apikey:$secret" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "[{\"name\": \"_acme-challenge.${2}\", \"ttl\": 600, \"data\": \"${4}\"}]"` The documentation lists another option. https://developer.godaddy.com/doc#!/_v1_domains `/v1/domains/{domain}/records/{type}/{name}` I fixed this for my needs by changing the line to: `curl -X PUT https://api.godaddy.com/v1/domains/$domain/records/TXT/_acme-challenge.${2} -H "Authorization: sso-key $apikey:$secret" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "[{\"name\": \"_acme-challenge.${2}\", \"ttl\": 600, \"data\": \"${4}\"}]"` A disclaimer in the Wiki for this example would be a nice to have. It removed my SPF records twice now.

adam closed this issue

2025-12-29 01:20:19 +01:00

adam commented

2025-12-29 01:20:20 +01:00

@RyanSquared commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2017):

You can add a disclaimer yourself, it looks like the wiki is user-editable.

@RyanSquared commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2017): You can add a disclaimer yourself, it looks like the wiki is user-editable.

adam commented

2025-12-29 01:20:21 +01:00

@lukas2511 commented on GitHub (Sep 20, 2017):

The wiki and the mentioned hook scripts and tutorials are user maintained.
Like @RyanSquared said you can add a disclaimer yourself.

This is not a dehydrated bug, closing this issue.

@lukas2511 commented on GitHub (Sep 20, 2017): The wiki and the mentioned hook scripts and tutorials are user maintained. Like @RyanSquared said you can add a disclaimer yourself. This is not a dehydrated bug, closing this issue.

adam commented

2025-12-29 01:20:21 +01:00

@JBHaire2004 commented on GitHub (Jan 15, 2025):

"A disclaimer in the Wiki for this example would be a nice to have. It removed my SPF records twice now."

Disclaimer: If you run commands you don't understand; the execution of those command may result in outcomes you don't like.

@JBHaire2004 commented on GitHub (Jan 15, 2025): "A disclaimer in the Wiki for this example would be a nice to have. It removed my SPF records twice now." Disclaimer: If you run commands you don't understand; the execution of those command may result in outcomes you don't like.

adam referenced this issue

2025-12-29 01:29:03 +01:00

[PR #251] [CLOSED] Update missing config message #769

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