cf-dns

Simple TUI to edit DNS records for cloudflare managed domains

Installation

Using pip:

pip install cf-dns-edit

Using uv:

uv tool install cf-dns-edit

Usage

After installing, simply run

cf-dns-edit

Setup

To get your API token, head over to this page.

In "API Tokens" click "Create Token".

Scroll down and click "Create Custom Token".

Give it a name and then in "Permissions" add the following:

• Zone.DNS.Read
• Zone.DNS.Write
• Zone.Zone.Read

Scroll down to "Continue to summary" and click it:

Then click "Create Token":

Copy the token.

Launch the program and then just paste in your key!

FAQ

Q: I am unable to paste in my key!

A: Set an environment variable named CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN to your key and rerun it

How to set the environment variable:

• Windows: set CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN=token
• Linux/MacOS: export CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN=token