How to Download DNS Zone Files
Validated on 12 Aug 2025 • Last edited on 9 Jun 2026
Adding a domain you own to your DigitalOcean account lets you manage the domain’s DNS records with the control panel and API. Domains you manage on DigitalOcean integrate with DigitalOcean Load Balancers and Spaces to streamline automatic SSL certificate management.
DNS zone files are plain text files that contain all of the record information for your domain on DigitalOcean. You can download this file to migrate DNS configurations to other DigitalOcean Teams or DNS providers.
To download a zone file for a domain, log in to the Control Panel, click Networking in the main menu, then click Domains.
On the right, open the … (More) menu of the domain whose zone file you want to download, then click Download zone. The zone file downloads to your local machine.