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Update goDaddy record with current IP using API (like dynamic DNS)
#!/bin/bash
# This script is used to check and update your GoDaddy DNS server to the IP address of your current internet connection.
# Special thanks to mfox for his ps script
# https://github.com/markafox/GoDaddy_Powershell_DDNS
# and r0b0t at
# https://www.godaddy.com/community/Managing-Domains/Dynamic-DNS-Updates/td-p/7862/page/2
#
# First go to GoDaddy developer site to create a developer account and get your key and secret
#
# https://developer.godaddy.com/getstarted
# Be aware that there are 2 types of key and secret - one for the test server and one for the production server
# Get a key and secret for the production server
#
# read https://developer.godaddy.com/doc/endpoint/domains#/v1/recordReplaceTypeName
#
#Update the first 4 variables with your information
domain="example.com" # your domain
name="myHost" # name of A record to update
key="" # key for godaddy developer API
secret="" # secret for godaddy developer API
headers="Authorization: sso-key $key:$secret"
result=$(curl -s -X GET -H "$headers"
"https://api.godaddy.com/v1/domains/$domain/records/A/$name")
dnsIp=$(echo $result| jq -r '.[0].data')
ttl=$(echo $result| jq -r '.[0].ttl')
# Get public ip address there are several websites that can do this.
ret=$(curl -s GET "http://ipinfo.io/json")
currentIp=$(echo $ret | jq -r '.ip')
echo " Public IP:" $currentIp
if [ "$dnsIp" != $currentIp ] || [ "$1" = "-f" ];
then
echo "Updating Ip to $currentIp"
request=$(echo "$result" | jq -r --arg newIP $currentIp '.[0].data = $newIP | .')
nresult=$(curl -i -s -X PUT \
-H "$headers" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "$request" "https://api.godaddy.com/v1/domains/$domain/records/A/$name")
#echo $nresult
fi
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