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title: "Download a zone file"
description: "View a domain's records as a zone file on E2E DNS in MyAccount, and download it as a text file."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "dns"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/dns/how-to/download-a-zone-file/"
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# Download a zone file

A zone file is the standard text form of a domain's records, one record a line, which most DNS
services can read. The **Zone File** tab shows your domain's records in that form, and you can save
it as a file.

## Before you begin

The domain must be on **Manage DNS**; see [Add a domain](/myaccount/dns/how-to/add-a-domain/).

## View and download the zone file

1. In MyAccount, under **Network**, click **DNS**. In the domain's row, click **Actions**, then
   **Manage**.
2. Click the **Zone File** tab.
3. To save it, click **Download Zone File**. Your browser saves it as `zonefile.txt`.

The file starts with `$ORIGIN` and your domain, then `$TTL 86400`, the default TTL in seconds.
Then comes one line for each host name and type, with its TTL, type, and value.

## Records from another provider

The zone file is for download only. To move a domain from another DNS provider, add each of its
records with **Add Record**: the same type, host name, and value. See
[Add a DNS record](/myaccount/dns/how-to/add-a-dns-record/) and
[Set up email records](/myaccount/dns/how-to/set-up-email-records/).

If the domain's answers look wrong, see
[Troubleshooting DNS](/myaccount/dns/troubleshooting/dns/).