[Yandex Cloud documentation](../../index.md) > [Yandex Cloud DNS](../index.md) > [Step-by-step guides](index.md) > Getting information about a DNS zone > Getting information about a DNS zone

# Getting information about a DNS zone

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- Management console {#console}

  1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), select the [folder](../../resource-manager/concepts/resources-hierarchy.md#folder) containing your [DNS zone](../concepts/dns-zone.md).
  1. Navigate to **Cloud DNS**.
  1. In the left-hand panel, select ![image](../../_assets/console-icons/compass.svg) **Zones**.
  1. Select the DNS zone you need.
  1. Navigate to the **Overview** tab.
  1. You will see DNS zone details on the **Overview** page.

- CLI {#cli}

  If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, [install and initialize it](../../cli/quickstart.md#install).

  The folder used by default is the one specified when [creating](../../cli/operations/profile/profile-create.md) the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the `yc config set folder-id <folder_ID>` command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using `--folder-name` or `--folder-id`. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

  To get a [DNS zone](../concepts/dns-zone.md) ID or name, [retrieve](zone-list.md) a list of zones in the folder.

  1. See the description of the CLI command for getting DNS zone information:

      ```bash
      yc dns zone get --help
      ```

  1. To get DNS zone details, run the following command with its name or ID specified:

      ```bash
      yc dns zone get <DNS_zone_name>
      ```

      Result:

      ```text
      id: dns6oh57qm9n********
      folder_id: f01derqpemb4********
      created_at: "2023-11-02T08:34:58.493Z"
      name: example.com.
      zone: example-zone-name
      public_visibility: {}
      ```

- Terraform {#tf}

  With [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/), you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.
  
  Terraform is distributed under the [Business Source License](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/main/LICENSE). The [Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform](https://github.com/yandex-cloud/terraform-provider-yandex) is distributed under the [MPL-2.0](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/) license.
  
  For more information about the provider resources, see the guides on the [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/yandex/index.html) website or [its mirror](../../terraform/index.md).

  If you do not have Terraform yet, [install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider](../../tutorials/infrastructure-management/terraform-quickstart.md#install-terraform).
  
  
  To manage infrastructure using Terraform under a service account or user accounts (a Yandex account, a federated account, or a local user), [authenticate](../../terraform/authentication.md) using the appropriate method.

  To get [DNS zone](../concepts/dns-zone.md) information using Terraform:
  1. Add the `data` and `output` sections to the Terraform configuration file:

     ```hcl
     data "yandex_dns_zone" "my_zone" {
       dns_zone_id = "<DNS_zone_ID>"
     }

     output "public" {
       value = data.yandex_dns_zone.my_zone.public
     }
     ```

     Where:
     * `data "yandex_dns_zone"`: Description of the DNS zone as a data source:
       * `dns_zone_id`: DNS zone ID.
     * `output "zone"`: Output variable with the DNS zone type information:
       * `value`: Return value.

     You can replace `public` with another variable to get the information you need. For more information about the `yandex_dns_zone` data source properties, see [this Terraform provider guide](../../terraform/data-sources/dns_zone.md).
  1. Create the resources:

     1. In the terminal, navigate to the configuration file directory.
     1. Make sure the configuration is correct using this command:
     
        ```bash
        terraform validate
        ```
     
        If the configuration is valid, you will get this message:
     
        ```bash
        Success! The configuration is valid.
        ```
     
     1. Run this command:
     
        ```bash
        terraform plan
        ```
     
        You will see a list of resources and their properties. No changes will be made at this step. Terraform will show any errors in the configuration.
     1. Apply the configuration changes:
     
        ```bash
        terraform apply
        ```
     
     1. Type `yes` and press **Enter** to confirm the changes.

     Terraform will create all required resources and display their output variables. To check the results, run this command:

     ```bash
     terraform output
     ```

     Result:

     ```text
     public = false
     ```

- API {#api}

  To get [DNS zone](../concepts/dns-zone.md) details, use the [get](../api-ref/DnsZone/get.md) REST API method for the [DnsZone](../api-ref/DnsZone/index.md) resource or the [DnsZoneService/Get](../api-ref/grpc/DnsZone/get.md) gRPC API call.

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