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title: "infoblox_srv_record Data Source"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/ipamdriverterraform/216039776/infoblox_srv_record%20Data%20Source"
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Use the data source to retrieve the following information for an SRV record, which is managed by a NIOS server:

| **Parameter** | **Description** | **Example** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `dns_view` | The DNS view in which the record's zone exists. | `10` |
| `name` | The record's name in the format, defined in the RFC2782 document. | `http._tcp.acme.com` |
| `target` | An FQDN of the host that is responsible for providing the service specified by `name`. | `www.acme.com` |
| `port` | A port number (0-65535) on the `target` host on which the service expects the requests. | `6000` |
| `priority` | The priority number as described in the RFC2782 document. | `10` |
| `weight` | The weight number as described in the RFC2782 document. | `6` |
| `zone` | The zone that contains the record. | `test.com` |
| `ttl` | The Time to Live value of the record, in seconds. | `3600` |
| `comment` | A description of the record. This is a regular comment. | `spare node for the service` |
| `ext_attrs` | The set of extensible attributes of the record, if any. The content is formatted as a string of JSON map. | `{\"Owner\":\"State Library\", \"Expires\":\"never\"}` |

To retrieve information about SRV records that match the specified filters, use the `filters` argument and specify the parameters mentioned in the below table. These are the searchable parameters of the corresponding object in Infoblox NIOS WAPI. If you do not specify any parameter, the data source retrieves information about all SRV records in the NIOS Grid.

The following table describes the parameters you can define in an `infoblox_srv_record` data source block:

| **Parameter** | **Alias*** | **Description** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | `fqdn` | Specifies the record's name. |
| `priority` | `priority` | Specifies the priority number as described in the RFC2782 document. |
| `view` | `dns_view` | Specifies the DNS view in which the record’s zone exists.  
If a value is not specified, matching objects are retrieved from all DNS views in the NIOS Grid. |
| `weight` | `weight` | Specifies the weight number as described in the RFC2782 document. |
| `port` | `port` | Specifies a port number on the host that is defined by the `target` parameter. |
| `target` | `target` | Specifies the fully qualified domain name of the host that provides the service. |
| `zone` | `zone` | Specifies the zone that contains the record. |
| `comment` | `comment` | Describes the record. |
| Extensible Attributes | - | Specifies the extensible attributes specified for the record. You must specify the key/value pair within the `filters` argument.  
Example:  
`filters = {`  
`"*Site" = "some test site" `  
`}` |

*Aliases are the parameter names used in the prior releases of Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for Terraform. Do not use the alias names for parameters in the data source blocks. Using them can result in error scenarios.

## Example of the SRV Record Data Source Block

The following example defines a data source of type `infoblox_srv_record` and the name "`ds1`", which is configured in a Terraform file. You can reference this data source and retrieve information about it.

`resource "infoblox_srv_record" "rec2" {`  
`    dns_view = "nondefault_dnsview1"`  
`    name = "_sip._udp.example2.org"`  
`    priority = 12`  
`    weight = 10`  
`    port = 5060`  
`    target = "example2.org "`  
`    ttl = 3600`  
`    comment = "example SRV record"`  
`    ext_attrs = jsonencode({`  
`        "Location" = "65.8665701230204, -37.00791763398113"`  
`    })`  
`}`  
  
`data "infoblox_srv_record" "ds1" {`  
`    filters = {`  
`      view = "nondefault_dnsview1"`  
`      name = "_sip._udp.example2.org"`  
`      port = 5060`  
`      target = "sip.example2.org"`  
`    }`  
  
`    // This is just to ensure that the record has been be created`  
`    // using 'infoblox_srv_record' resource block before the data source will be queried.`  
`    depends_on = [infoblox_srv_record.rec2]`  
`}`

`output "srv_rec_res" {`  
`  value = data.infoblox_srv_record.ds1`  
`}`

`// accessing individual fields in results`  
`output "srv_rec_name" {`  
`  value = data.infoblox_srv_record.ds1.results.0.name //zero represents index of json object from results list`  
`}`  


`// accessing SRV-Record through EA's`  
`data "infoblox_srv_record" "srv_rec_ea" {`  
`    filters = {`  
`      "*Owner" = "State Library"`  
`      "*Owner!" = "State Block"`  
`      "*Expires" = "never"`  
`    }`  
`}`

`// throws matching SRV-Records with EA, if any`  
`output "srv_rec_out" {`  
`    value = data.infoblox_srv_record.srv_rec_ea`  
`}`