Dig

Resolve domain FQDNs using Akamai’s Edge Diagnostics API. The query is executed from an Akamai Edge server, so the results reflect what Akamai sees — not your local DNS resolver.

Usage

akcli dig [OPTIONS] HOSTNAME

Arguments

HOSTNAME The fully qualified domain name to query.

Options

--query-type [A|AAAA|SOA|CNAME|PTR|NS|TXT|MX|SRV|CAA|ANY] DNS record type to query. Defaults to A.
--raw Print the raw dig-style response, equivalent to running a standard dig command locally.
--short Show only the returned values, without the full DNS record details.
--json Output the result in JSON format. Just as returned by the Akamai’s API without parsing.

Config file

The following options can be set in the [dig] section of the config file:

...

[dig]
query_type = "A"
raw = false
short_output = false

Output

By default, results are displayed as a table with the following columns:

With --short, only the resolved values are shown:

Output of `akcli dig --short example.com`

With --raw, the output mirrors a standard dig response:

Examples

Basic A record query:

akcli dig example.com

Query a specific record type:

akcli dig example.com --query-type MX

Show only the returned values:

akcli dig example.com --short

Print the raw dig-style response:

akcli dig example.com --raw