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Hosted Zones
A hosted zone is a collection of resource record sets hosted by Route 53. Like a traditional DNS zone file, a hosted zone represents a collection of resource record sets that are managed together under a single domain name. Each hosted zone has its own metadata and configuration information.
The resource record sets contained in a hosted zone must share the same suffix. For example, the example.com hosted zone can contain resource record sets for www.example.com and www.aws.example.com subdomains, but cannot contain resource record sets for a www.example.ca subdomain.
You can use the Route 53 console or API to create, list, modify, and delete hosted zones and their resource record sets. The following table describes the actions you can perform on a Route 53 hosted zone and provides links to how-to and reference topics.
| Action | For More Information |
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Create a hosted zone |
For how-to information, see Creating a Hosted Zone. For reference information about the API action, see POST CreateHostedZone. |
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Get information about the name servers for your hosted zone |
For how-to information, see Getting the Name Servers for a Hosted Zone. For reference information about the API action, see GET GetHostedZone. |
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Delete a hosted zone |
For how-to information, see Deleting a Hosted Zone. For reference information about the API action, see DELETE DeleteHostedZone. |
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List your hosted zones |
For how-to information, see Listing the Hosted Zones for an AWS Account. For reference information about the API action, see GET ListHostedZones. |
