https://github.com/samyak2/netlify-dns-zone-file
Generate a DNS Zone File out of your Netlify DNS Zones. Works for migrating to Cloudflare.
https://github.com/samyak2/netlify-dns-zone-file
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Generate a DNS Zone File out of your Netlify DNS Zones. Works for migrating to Cloudflare.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/samyak2/netlify-dns-zone-file
- Owner: Samyak2
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-04-01T15:19:19.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-04-25T17:31:39.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-05T10:51:12.219Z (25 days ago)
- Topics: cloudflare, dns, dns-record, netlify, zone-files
- Language: Go
- Homepage:
- Size: 18.6 KB
- Stars: 18
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Netlify DNS Zone File Generator
Generate a zone file from your Netlify DNS records.
**Intended use case**: to transfer DNS records from Netlify to Cloudflare (which supports importing a zone file).
**How does it work**: Netlify does not provide an option to export records to a zone file, but it does provide an [API](https://open-api.netlify.com/#tag/dnsZone/operation/getDnsRecords) that lists them. This tool uses the data from this API and creates a zone file out of it.
## Usage
1. Create a [Netlify Personal Access Token](https://app.netlify.com/user/applications#personal-access-tokens).
Now, you can either [Run on Replit](https://replit.com/@samyaks/netlify-dns-zone-file) or run it locally on your system:
### Run on Replit
1. Open [the Repl](https://replit.com/@samyaks/netlify-dns-zone-file) and click on the play button to run it once.
1. Export the netlify token as an environment variable:
```bash
export NETLIFY_TOKEN=
```
1. Run the tool again. The output will contain the names of the `.zone` files that were generated.
```bash
./main
```
### Run locally
1. Clone this repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/Samyak2/netlify-dns-zone-file.git
```
1. Export the netlify token as an environment variable:
```bash
export NETLIFY_TOKEN=
```
1. Run the tool. The output will contain the names of the `.zone` files that were generated.
```bash
go run .
```
## Troubleshooting
The tool has only been tested with one domain - when transferring it from Netlify to Cloudflare.
The record types that it has been confirmed to handle include A, CNAME, NETLIFY (ignored), MX and TXT.
If you notice errors when importing the generated zone file, please open [an issue](https://github.com/Samyak2/netlify-dns-zone-file/issues/new) to report them.
## Misc
- [Blog post on migrating DNS from Netlify to Cloudflare](https://samyaks.xyz/post/netlify-cloudflare/)
## License
MIT
## References
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_file)
- [Netlify Open API docs](https://open-api.netlify.com/#tag/dnsZone/operation/getDnsRecords)
- [Importing a zone file in Cloudflare](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/manage-dns-records/how-to/import-and-export/#format-your-zone-file)