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Hetzner change_dns_ptr endpoints for Primary IPs, Floating IPs, Servers and Load Balancers breaking change date

Omitting dns_ptr on change_dns_ptr requests is no longer allowed and now fails; the value must be provided.

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Change
Breaking change
Effective
Sep 30, 2026
Announced
Jul 8, 2026
Replacement
Provide dns_ptr explicitly, or null to reset it
Source
docs.hetzner.cloud
Vendor's words
September 2026. Sep 30 removed API DNS Omitted TTL for changing an RRSet's TTL is not allowed As announced on 8 July 2026 , when updating the TTL of an RRSet, the value of ttl is no longer optional and must be provided. For the endpoint below, the ttl value must be set to the desired TTL, or to null to use the Zone's default TTL. Leaving the value empty will cause the request to fail. POST /zones/{id_or_name}/rrsets/…

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