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2.6 Obtain DNS Validation Information

2.6.1 API Information

Environment
Production environmenthttps://portal.racent.com/ssl/validatedns
Request methodPOST
content-typemultipart/form-data
DescriptionThis interface is used to obtain DNS information for Domain Control Validation (DCV). It returns relevant DNS information on success, and the corresponding error code on failure. For error codes, see Appendix 3.1

2.6.2 Parameter Definition

Parameter nameParameter typeRequiredDescription
api_tokenStringYIdentity credential. To generate a token, please contact Racent technical support.
certIdStringYcertId (certificate ID) returned by the order interface above.
domainStringNDomain name

Function Return

Parameter nameParameter typeRequiredDescription
codeIntYReturn status. For detailed explanations, see Appendix 3.1
dataObjectNReturned data, details are as follows
DCVfileNameStringNFile validation file name
DCVfileContentStringNFile validation file content
DCVdnsHostStringNDNS validation host value
DCVdnsValueStringNDNS validation record value
DCVdnsTypeStringNDNS validation record type
DCVfilePathStringNFile path for file-based validation
dcvInfoObjectNThis field is Y when the validation value differs for each domain in the certificate request
Each entry is of Object type, with the object name being the requested domain, e.g. racent.com. Details for each entry are as follows:
DCVfileNameStringNFile name for file-based validation
DCVfileContentStringNFile content for file-based validation
DCVdnsHostStringNHost value for DNS validation
DCVdnsValueStringNRecord value for DNS validation
DCVdnsTypeStringNRecord type for DNS validation
DCVfilePathStringNFile path for file-based validation