Deleting Akamai Edge DNS Records

You can delete a DNS record(s) and completely remove them from your zone file when it is no longer needed or the TTL (Time To Live) for the record expires.

To delete a Akamai Edge DNS record:

  1. In the DNS Automation section, under the Akamai Edge DNS catalog, hover your mouse over the Delete Akamai Edge DNS Records workflow and click .
    The workflow execution page is displayed in the same tab with the workflow inputs requested at the first stage.
  2. In the Requester Details section, in the Team DL field, enter the email addresses to which the domain registration email should be sent. Multiple email addresses must be entered as comma-separated values.
    Note: The field information for the first two fields will be fetched automatically from the logged in user information.
  3. In the DNS Details section, enter or select the required field information.

    The following table describes the field information required here:

    Field Description
    *DNS Provider This is a read only field and displays the DNS Provider name (Akamai).
    *Search Domain Enter the search text/keywords for searching the domains.
    *: Mandatory fields
  4. Click Search Domains.
    The values in the next fields in the DNS Details section will be populated based on the information provided in the above fields.
  5. Enter or select the required field information in the remaining fields.

    The following table describes the field information required here:

    Field Description
    *Domain Name Select the Domain Name from the options available in the dropdown list, to delete the record.
    Note: The values in this field will be fetched based on the search keywords entered in the previous fields.
    *DNS Provider Account Select the DNS provider account from the options available in the dropdown.
    *: Mandatory fields
  6. In the Record Details section, enter or select the required field information.
  7. To add the selected record details to the Record Details grid, click the (Add) icon.
  8. To edit the record details in the Record Details grid, select the row, modify the details, and click the (Pencil) icon.
  9. To delete a record detail, select the row to be deleted in the grid and click the (Delete) icon.
  10. To maximize the Record Details grid, from the top right corner of the grid, click the (Expand) icon.
  11. To search for a particular profile/application in the grid, type the keyword(s) in the search field.
  12. Click Submit.