Who changed this DNS record, and when? As soon as several people, automations or our support team work on the same domain, there was previously no way to find out afterwards. From now on, your customer center keeps a complete change log for every domain: you will find the new Log menu item in the DNS record management area, right at the top.

Everything on recordEvery created, changed and deleted DNS record is logged, changes include both the old and the new value.

Source at a glanceColored badges instantly show who triggered a change: you, our support team, the system or an API access.

Automation made visibleWhatever happens in the background shows up in the log as well: configured redirects, DNS keys or the default records of a newly created domain.

API access includedChanges made through the DNS API are logged with the key that was used, automatic Let’s Encrypt validations appear separately as API (ACME).

Search & sortThe log covers all your domains in one view and can be searched by domain, record or source, for example using the search terms “Kunde” or “API”.

24 months of historyEntries are kept for two years, enough to trace changes that happened quite a while ago.

How to read the log

Open the DNS management area in the customer center and click Log in the menu. Each line shows date, domain, source, action and the affected record, for changes the old value is displayed struck through above the new one. That way you can see at a glance, for example, since when an A record has been pointing to a different IP address and who initiated it.

The new log in the customer center: every change with date, source and both old and new value

Who benefits

The log is particularly useful when several people access the same domains, for example in a team or an agency. It also helps with troubleshooting: instead of guessing why the website suddenly points somewhere else or e-mails no longer arrive, you immediately see what changed and when. And whenever our support team adjusts something for you, that is documented transparently as well.

Using our DNS API for your own automation? You can find more details in the DNS API knowledge base article.