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Remove expired DNS records on schedule

Keep retired DNS entries from quietly accumulating.

Trigger

Recurring schedule

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

Action

Delete DNS Record

Tool to delete a DNS record. Use when you need to remove a specific DNS record from a zone after confirming both zone and record IDs.

Why this helps

Old verification and service records create clutter and can mislead future changes.

  • Reduce DNS clutter
  • Lower the chance of editing stale records
  • Receive a cleanup summary

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Notis to 0CodeKit and Cloudflare api key once.
  • 2Create an automation named Retired DNS cleanup.
  • 3Describe that Notis should delete only records listed as expired in the supplied source or instruction, after confirming zone and record IDs.
  • 4Pick a recurring cron trigger and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one explicitly retired record and review the result.

Questions about this workflow

Will it delete records automatically?

Yes, but only when your instruction identifies them as retired and provides enough confirmation.

Can it report skipped records?

Yes. Ask Notis to list anything it could not safely confirm.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link 0CodeKit to Cloudflare api key. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

0CodeKit triggers

Cloudflare api key actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Create DNS Record

Tool to create a new DNS record in a Cloudflare zone. Use when you need to add a record (A, CNAME, TXT, MX, etc.) to a specified zone.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Zone Lockdown Rule

Tool to create a Zone Lockdown rule. Use when you need to restrict access to specific URL patterns to defined IPs/CIDR ranges. Use after confirming zone_id.

ActionInstant

Create Rule in Ruleset

Tool to add a rule to an existing ruleset. Use when you need to append or insert a new rule in a Cloudflare ruleset.

ActionInstant

Create Ruleset

Tool to create an account- or zone-scoped ruleset. Use after defining your ruleset details and selecting the correct scope.

ActionInstant

Delete DNS Record

Tool to delete a DNS record. Use when you need to remove a specific DNS record from a zone after confirming both zone and record IDs.

ActionInstant

Delete DNSSEC

Tool to delete DNSSEC records for a zone. Use after disabling DNSSEC at the registrar to remove DNSSEC configuration.

ActionInstant

Delete Rule from Ruleset

Tool to delete a specific rule from a ruleset. Use when you need to remove an outdated or incorrect rule from an account or zone ruleset after confirming IDs.

ActionInstant

Delete Ruleset

Tool to delete all versions of a ruleset. Use when you need to remove a ruleset from an account or zone after confirming no references exist.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

0CodeKit and Cloudflare api key, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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