Where is GoDaddy's DNS zone export?
For a domain whose DNS is managed at GoDaddy, open the Domain Portfolio, select the domain, open DNS, and choose Export Zone File from the Actions menu. GoDaddy describes this as a BIND-style zone-file download. You can preserve two copies and review their record differences in the Recon.ph workspace.
Export steps
- Sign in to GoDaddy's Domain Portfolio and select the exact domain.
- Select DNS to open its DNS records.
- Use the Actions → Export Zone File option. The file downloads through your browser.
- Store the untouched download as the baseline, recording its date and zone name separately.
- After a change or periodic review, export another copy. Import the older file as Before and the current file as After.
No record changes or domain transfers are required to export. The steps reflect GoDaddy's published interface; account layout may evolve.
What if GoDaddy is only the registrar?
A domain can be registered with GoDaddy while its authoritative DNS is hosted elsewhere. If the nameservers point to Cloudflare, obtain the zone from Cloudflare, not from the registrar. Consult our Cloudflare export guide or your actual DNS host. A registrar-side record view is not a substitute for an authoritative zone export.
Prepare the BIND-style file for comparison
GoDaddy documents RFC 1035/BIND-style output. It may contain a zone origin, class/type tokens and comments. The format review guide explains how the workspace resolves relative names and which format subsets it supports.
A simple representative record section looks like:
$ORIGIN example.com.
@ IN A 192.0.2.10
www IN CNAME example.com.
The sample above is fictional. The Recon.ph parser supports common single-line record forms; it does not fully parse multiline SOA records or every master-file directive. Review import notes. A partial import must never be mistaken for a complete record audit.
Interpret additions and removals cautiously
A removed DNS value means that value was absent from the later supplied snapshot. It does not establish that the hostname or application stopped working. If some hosts were migrated to another DNS provider or account, the two exports may not cover the same configuration. Download the change CSV and record independent verification in the review worksheet.