Initialization

To start using the API, you should get a pair of OAuth application login and password from NIC.RU. Here is the registration page: https://www.nic.ru/manager/oauth.cgi?step=oauth.app_register

import asyncio
from nic_api import NICApi

def print_token(token: dict):
    print("Token:", token)

api = NICApi(
    client_id = "---",
    client_secret = "---",
    username = "---/NIC-D",
    password = "---",
    scope = "GET:/dns-master/.+",
    token_updater=print_token
)

# First you need to get token
async def main():
    await api.get_token()

asyncio.run(main)

Get token

Call the get_token() method:

# First you need to get token
async def main():
    await api.get_token()

asyncio.run(main)

Now you are ready to use the API.

A token can be saved anywhere, for example, to a file, using the callback: token_updater. It also could be used for authorization. Neither password nor username is required as long as the token is valid.

Viewing services and DNS zones

On nic.ru DNS zones are located in “services”:

api.services()

Usually there is one service per account. Let’s view available zones in the service MY_SERVICE:

async def main():
    await api.zones('MY_SERVICE')

asyncio.run(main)

When starting a modification make sure that there is no any uncommited changes in the zone, cause they would be applied on commit.

Getting DNS records

One has to specify both service and DNS zone name to view or modify a record:

async def main():
    await api.records('MY_SERIVCE', 'example.com')

asyncio.run(main)

Creating a record

To add a record, create an instance of one of the nic_api.models.DNSRecord subclasses, i.e. ARecord:

import aionic.models as nic_models
record_www = nic_models.ARecord(name='www', a='8.8.8.8', ttl=3600)

Add this record to the zone and commit the changes:

async def main():
    await api.add_record(record_www, 'MY_SERVICE', 'example.com')
    await api.commit('MY_SERVICE', 'example.com')

asyncio.run(main)

Deleting a record

Every record in the zone has an unique ID, and it’s accessible via DNSRecord.id property. When you got the ID, pass it to the delete_record method:

async def main():
    await api.delete_record(10, 'MY_SERVICE', 'example.com')
    await api.commit('MY_SERVICE', 'example.com')

asyncio.run(main)

Do not forget to always commit the changes!