# SOA Record: Zone Authority

The SOA record of deepinfo.com: the primary name server, the zone contact and the zone timers.

Source: https://docs.deepinfo.com/reference/lookup/dns/examples/type-soa/

Last updated: 2026-09-24

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`GET https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/dns?domain=deepinfo.com&type=SOA`

The SOA record of deepinfo.com: the primary name server, the zone contact and the zone timers.

Example 7 of 13 in **Record Types** · [DNS Lookup Examples](/reference/lookup/dns/examples/) · endpoint: [DNS](/reference/lookup/dns/)

Tags: `param` `domain` · `param` `type` · `value` `deepinfo.com` · `value` `SOA`

Asks for the `SOA` (start of authority) record of `deepinfo.com`.

The single value reads, in order: the primary name server (`may.ns.cloudflare.com.`), the zone contact in DNS form (`dns.cloudflare.com.`, where the first dot stands for the `@` of an e-mail address), the serial number, then the refresh, retry, expire and minimum TTL timers in seconds (`10000 2400 604800 1800`).

## Request

| Parameter | In | Value |
|---|---|---|
| `domain` | query | `deepinfo.com` |
| `type` | query | `SOA` |

```bash
curl 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/dns?domain=deepinfo.com&type=SOA' \
  -H 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json'
```

## Response

### 200 · OK

`Content-Type: application/json` · `ratelimit-limit: 100000` · `ratelimit-remaining: 99993` · `ratelimit-reset: 37` · `x-ratelimit-limit-minute: 100000` · `x-ratelimit-remaining-minute: 99993` · `deepinfo-request-id: 5f0c6a8e-1b2d-4c3e-9f4a-7b8c9d0e1f2a`

```json
{
  "fqdn": "deepinfo.com",
  "requested_types": [
    "SOA"
  ],
  "responses": [
    {
      "type": "SOA",
      "conn_status": "success",
      "rcode": "NOERROR",
      "raw": "deepinfo.com. 1800 IN SOA may.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2415085419 10000 2400 604800 1800",
      "values": [
        "may.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2415085419 10000 2400 604800 1800"
      ],
      "server": "8.8.8.8"
    }
  ],
  "servers": [
    "8.8.8.8"
  ],
  "check_date": "2026-09-24T07:48:23Z"
}
```

## Related Examples

- [TXT Records](/reference/lookup/dns/examples/type-txt/)
- [NS Records: Name Servers](/reference/lookup/dns/examples/type-ns/)
- [A Records of a Domain](/reference/lookup/dns/examples/type-a/)
- [Mail Setup: MX and TXT](/reference/lookup/dns/examples/types-mx-txt/)
- [Five Types at Once](/reference/lookup/dns/examples/five-types/)
- [CNAME Record of a Host Name](/reference/lookup/dns/examples/type-cname/)