Nameserver Performance API — DNS Response Time Benchmark

Description

Measure the response time of a domain's authoritative nameservers. Identify slow nameservers that could be affecting DNS resolution speed and overall website performance.

Use Cases

Benchmark nameserver performance before and after migration
Identify slow nameservers affecting resolution speed
Compare DNS hosting providers
Monitor nameserver health and availability

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`domain`	string	Yes	Domain name to benchmark
`format`	string	No	Response format: json or markdown

Example Request

bash

curl -H 'X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY' \
  'https://api.example.com/dns/ns-performance?domain=example.com'

python

import httpx

resp = httpx.get(
    "https://api.example.com/dns/ns-performance?domain=example.com",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY"},
)
print(resp.json())

javascript

const resp = await fetch("https://api.example.com/dns/ns-performance?domain=example.com", {
  headers: { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY" },
});
const data = await resp.json();
console.log(data);

Example Response

json

{
  "domain": "example.com",
  "nameservers": [
    {"hostname": "ns1.example.com", "ip": "198.51.100.1", "latency_ms": 15, "status": "ok"},
    {"hostname": "ns2.example.com", "ip": "198.51.100.2", "latency_ms": 22, "status": "ok"}
  ],
  "avg_latency_ms": 18.5
}

Nameserver Performance

Description

Use Cases

Parameters

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