Cloud DNS release notes

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March 15, 2026

Feature

The filter query parameter for resourceRecordSets.list is generally available (GA).

You can filter records to match a specified domain using the API.

January 16, 2026

Feature

Monitoring your internet-bound DNS queries for malicious activity using DNS Armor is generally available (GA).

For more information, see Advanced threat detection with DNS Armor.

September 30, 2025

Feature

Alias records are available in GA.

This custom record type provides CNAME-like functionality at the zone apex, mapping the apex domain name to a canonical target.

August 29, 2025

Feature

Monitoring your internet-bound DNS queries for malicious activity using advanced threat detection from DNS Armor is now available in Preview.

For more information, see Advanced threat detection overview.

August 26, 2025

Feature

DNS64 is available in GA.

DNS64 provides synthesized IPv6 addresses for IPv4 destinations. For more information, see the following:

June 30, 2025

Feature

Using a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) forwarding target is available for outbound DNS forwarding in GA.

April 28, 2025

Feature

Using a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) forwarding target is available for outbound DNS forwarding in Preview.

February 21, 2025

Feature

Health checks for external endpoints in Cloud DNS routing policies are now available in GA.

January 30, 2025

Feature

DNS64 is now available in Preview.

August 08, 2024

Feature

You can now select internal proxy Network Load Balancers as a health checked target for DNS routing policies in Preview. For more information, see DNS routing policies and health checks.

July 31, 2024

Feature

Health checks for external endpoints in Cloud DNS routing policies are now available in Preview.

August 14, 2023

Feature

You can now select a cross-region internal Application Load Balancer as a health checked target for DNS routing policies. For more information, see Manage DNS routing policies and health checks.

August 07, 2023

Feature

You can now select internal Application Load Balancers as a health checked target for DNS routing policies. For more information, see Manage DNS routing policies and health checks.

February 22, 2023

Feature

Health checks for internal load balancers and automatic failovers in Cloud DNS routing policies are now available in GA.

December 14, 2022

Feature

Zonal Cloud DNS zones are now available in GA.

You can create private DNS zones that are scoped only to a Google Cloud zone.

Feature

Configuring Cloud DNS scopes is now available in GA.

December 05, 2022

Feature

August 18, 2022

Feature

Health checks for internal load balancers and automatic failovers in Cloud DNS routing policies are now available in Preview.

August 16, 2022

Feature

Alias records are available in Preview.

You can now manage an alias record, which maps an alias domain name to a canonical name at the zone apex, by using Cloud DNS.

June 13, 2022

Feature

Cloud DNS per resource IAM permissions are available in Preview.

You can now set up specific read, write, or administrator permissions for different managed zones under the same project.

February 22, 2022

Feature

Zonal Cloud DNS zones are now available in Preview.

You can create private DNS zones that are scoped only to a Google Cloud zone.

February 07, 2022

Change

This release fixes an issue in which