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title: "Remove DNS Record"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/ipamvmware8x/52049066/Remove%20DNS%20Record"
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Use the **Remove DNS record** workflow to remove A, AAAA, PTR and CNAME records from the NIOS database. Specify either a particular host name or extensible attributes to search for the DNS records that must be removed.

1. Log in to the *VMware Aria Automation Cloud Services Console*.
2. On the **Services** tab, click **Orchestrator**.
3. In the **Dashboard** panel, expand **Library** and click **Workflows**.  
The **Workflows** folder and its contents are displayed.
4. Expand **Library** > **Infoblox**, and select **Remove DNS record**.
5. In the top-level menu of the workflow panel, click **Run**.  
The **Remove DNS record** panel is displayed.
6. On the <span style="color: #000000">**Connection**</span> tab, click **Connection to the IPAM server** and select the IPAM connection as follows:
  1. In the **Select InfobloxIPAM:IPAMConnection** dialog, expand **Infoblox IPAM** and select the IPAM connection.
  2. Click **Select**.
7. On the **Remove criteria** tab, search for a record by using one of the following criteria:
  - Specify the host name in the FQDN format assigned to the DNS record.  
Optionally, specify the DNS view where the record resides.
  - Select **Use extensible attributes to remove A/AAAA/PTR/CNAME records? (Host name is used by default)**, and define the extensible attributes to consider in the search:
    - <span style="color: #000000">Choose a number from the </span>**Number of extensible attributes** drop-down list.  
According to the number you chose, **Extensible attribute #<*****n*****>** tabs are added to define the extensible attributes.
    - On each **Extensible attribute #<*****n*****>** tab, specify the name, value, and type of the comparison (such as equal or not_equal) to use when finding the record.
8. Click **Run**.