# cPanel API 2 Functions - ZoneEdit::remove_zone_record

Warning:
The cPanel API 2 system is deprecated. We **strongly** recommend that you use [UAPI](/cpanel/introduction) instead of cPanel API 2.

## Description

This function removes a zone record.

Warnings:
* We **strongly** recommend that you use [UAPI](/cpanel/introduction/) instead of cPanel API 2. However, no equivalent UAPI function exists.
* When you disable the [*DNS* role](https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/general-systems-administration/how-to-use-server-profiles/#roles), the system **disables** this function.


Note:
This function can **only** remove AAAA, MX, and SRV records if the cPanel account's hosting provider enables the following settings in WHM's *[Feature Manager](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/packages/feature-manager/)* interface (*WHM >>* *Home >> Packages >> Feature Manager*): * *Ability to Change MX* * *Zone Editor (AAAA, CAA, SRV, TXT)*

## Examples

WHM API (JSON)


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess###########/json-api/cpanel?cpanel_jsonapi_user=user&cpanel_jsonapi_apiversion=2&cpanel_jsonapi_module=ZoneEdit&cpanel_jsonapi_func=remove_zone_record&domain=example.com&line=42
```

Note:
For more information, read our [Calls from the WHM API](/whm/use-whm-api-to-call-cpanel-api-and-uapi) documentation.

LiveAPI PHP Class


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
$cpanel = new CPANEL(); // Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

// Remove line "42" from "example.com"
$remove_zone_record = $cpanel->api2(
    'ZoneEdit', 'remove_zone_record',
 array(
        'domain' => 'example.com',
        'line' => '42',
  )
);
```

Note:
For more information, read our [Guide to the LiveAPI System](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system/#guide-to-the-liveapi-system).

LiveAPI Perl Module


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
my $cpliveapi = Cpanel::LiveAPI->new(); # Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

# Remove line "42" from "example.com"
my $remove_zone_record = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'ZoneEdit', 'remove_zone_record',
{
        'domain' => 'example.com',
        'line' => '42',
   }
);
```

Note:
For more information, read our [Guide to the LiveAPI System](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system).

cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warnings:
- cPanel tags are **deprecated**. We **strongly** recommend that you **only** use the [LiveAPI](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system) system to call the cPanel APIs. Examples are **only** present in order to help developers move from the old cPanel tag system to our [LiveAPI](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system).
- cPanel API 2 calls that use cPanel tags vary in code syntax and in their output.
- For more information, read our [Deprecated cPanel Tag Usage](/cpanel-api-2/cpanel-api-2-deprecate-cpanel-tag-usage/) documentation.


Command Line


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
cpapi2 --user=username ZoneEdit remove_zone_record domain=example.com line=42
```

div
Notes:

- You **must** URI-encode values.
- `username` represents your account-level username.
- You **must** include the `--user=username` option.
- For more information and additional output options, read our [Guide to cPanel API 2](/cpanel-api-2/) documentation or run the `cpapi2 --help` command.
- If you run CloudLinux™, you **must** use the full path of the `cpapi2` command:

```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpapi2
```


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Output (JSON)


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "remove_zone_record",
    "data": [
      {
        "result": {
          "newserial": 2014101608,
          "statusmsg": "Bind reloading on hostname using rndc zone: [example.com]\n",
          "status": 1
        }
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "ZoneEdit"
  }
}
```

Note:
Use cPanel's *[API Shell](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/advanced/api-shell-for-cpanel)* interface (*cPanel >> Home >> Advanced >> API Shell*) to directly test cPanel API calls.

## Parameters

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th
Parameters
th
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Type
th
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Description
th
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Possible values
th
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Example
tbody
tr
td
code
domain
td
em
string
td
p
strong
Required
p
The record's domain.
td
A valid domain name.
td
code
example.com
tr
td
code
line
td
em
integer
td
p
strong
Required
p
The line of the record.
td
A positive integer.
td
code
42
## Returns

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Return
th
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Type
th
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Description
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Possible values
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Example
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tr
td
code
result
td
em
hash
td
A hash that contains the results of the change to the nameserver.
td
This hash includes the 
code
newserial
, 
code
statusmsg
, and 
code
status
 returns.
td
br
tr
td
p
code
newserial
td
em
integer
td
p
The new serial number of the zone file.
p
The function returns this value in the 
code
result
 hash.
td
A positive integer.
td
code
2014101603
tr
td
p
code
statusmsg
td
em
string
td
p
A status message from the DNS server.
p
The function returns this value in the 
code
result
 hash.
td
A string.
td
code
Bind reloading on hostname using rndc zone: [example.com]\n
tr
td
p
code
status
td
em
string
td
p
Whether the function succeeded.
p
The function returns this value in the 
code
result
 hash.
td
ul
li
code
1
 — The function succeeded.
li
code
0
 — The function failed.
td
code
1
tr
td
code
reason
td
em
string
td
p
A reason for failure.
p
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Note:
p
p
This function only returns a 
code
reason
 value if it failed.
br
td
p
A string that describes the error.
td
code
This is an error message.
tr
td
code
result
td
em
Boolean
td
p
Whether the function succeeded.
td
ul
li
code
1
 — The function succeeded.
li
code
0
 — The function failed.
td
code
1