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# Change PTR records

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## Change a PTR record using the control panel

PTR records are used for reverse DNS lookups. Instead of resolving a name to an IP address, a PTR record resolves an IP address to a name.

These PTR records can be modified under **IP addresses** in the control panel. On the **Overview** tab, you can see all your IP addresses, both reserved and those in use on a server.

To change the PTR record, click the pencil icon to the right of the IP address.

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A dialog box will open where you can enter the new FQDN (fully qualified domain name) for the IP address. Note that the name must end with a period. The period indicates the top of the DNS hierarchy.

Once you have entered the new name, click **Update**.

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You can now test whether the IP address points to the correct name using the `host` command:

{% code title="Command" %}

```
host 203.0.113.49
```

{% endcode %}

{% code title="Output" %}

```
49.113.0.203.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer labserver1.glesys.com.
```

{% endcode %}

## Change a PTR record using the API

1. To check the current PTR record for an IP address using the [API](/platform/control-panel/api.md), use the [ip/details](https://github.com/GleSYS/API-docs/wiki/API-Documentation#ipdetails) endpoint.
2. To change the PTR record for an IP address, use the [ip/setptr](https://github.com/GleSYS/API-docs/wiki/API-Documentation#ipsetptr) endpoint.


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