Help! Can't Add Static DNS Records via MikroTik API

RouterOS Scripting
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Hi everyone,

I’m trying to add a static DNS record using the MikroTik API, but I’m encountering an error message “Bad Request” with the add command.

Here’s the command I’m using:

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u "dns:verysecurepass" -d '{"name": "pve01.netspeedy.io", "address": "10.29.10.11", "ttl": "1d", "disabled": "false", "dynamic": "false"}' http://10.xx.xx.1/rest/ip/dns/static

This consistently returns:

{"detail":"no such command","error":400,"message":"Bad Request"}

While retrieving data with a GET request works fine:

curl -X GET -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u "dns:verysecurepass" http://10.xx.xx.1/rest/ip/dns/static

I’ve double-checked my API credentials and ensured they’re correct.

Can anyone advise on the proper method for adding static DNS records using the MikroTik API?

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Figured how

 ❯ curl -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u "dns:verysecurepass" -d '{"address": "1.1.1.1", "name": "test.com", "ttl": "1d"}' http://10.xx.xx.1/rest/ip/dns/static

{".id":"*203","address":"1.1.1.1","disabled":"false","dynamic":"false","name":"test.com","ttl":"1d"}%

The main issue was also that the record already existed.

3

You can not set one object dytamic or not: is one readoly attribute, not one field can you set or create.

Obviously you must check before submit the new entry that do not already exist…

4

Thank you, yeah figured that out now, thanks for replying.

5

The main reson was you using POST instead of PUT.

6

Thank you :slight_smile:

I guess I needed more coffee.

7

In case someone was wondering why I wanted to have this ability and needed to know the basics first, its so I could create this Mikrotik Static DNS Synchronizer wirtten in Python.

https://github.com/netspeedy/MikroTik-Static-DNS-Synchronizer

I’ve just uploaded to github, first ever public one, so knock yourself out as I hope its useful to some of you. Any suggestestions/comments, welcomed, or better still create a PR :slight_smile:

At least now, theres away to have a source of truth (zone records) which can update several routers via API :slight_smile: