Check the custom domain now

Checks the DNS records now instead of waiting for the next automatic check.

POST/site/domain/check

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer token · headerrequired

`MEDIAN_KEY` from Settings under API, or an MCP OAuth access token. A key acts as the organization; a token acts as the person who approved it.

Responses

200The domain as it now stands.

domainSiteDomain | any

Show properties

One of:

SiteDomain

hostnamestring

statusstring

pending until the DNS records are in place and the domain is verified.

Allowed:pendingactive

recordsobject[]

DNS records still to add. Empty once the domain is live.

Show properties

Array of object

typestring

Allowed:ACNAMETXT

namestring

Relative to the apex: @, help, _vercel.

valuestring

problemstring | null

Why the last check could not finish, if it could not.

checkedAtnumber | null

When the domain was last checked, in milliseconds since the epoch.

any

any

401The bearer token is missing, revoked, or expired.

errorobject

Show properties

codestring

messagestring

429Too many requests. Wait the seconds in `Retry-After`. Limits depend on the plan. See [rate limits](/api/errors-and-limits#rate-limits).

errorobject

Show properties

codestring

messagestring

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.median.sh/v1/site/domain/check" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

const response = await fetch("https://api.median.sh/v1/site/domain/check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
  }
});

Response

{
  "domain": {
    "hostname": "help.example.com",
    "status": "pending",
    "records": [
      {
        "type": "A",
        "name": "string",
        "value": "string"
      }
    ],
    "problem": "string",
    "checkedAt": 0
  }
}