# CreateTargetDomain
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Creates a new target domain for penetration testing. A target domain is a web domain that must be registered and verified before it can be tested.

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /CreateTargetDomain HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "tags": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   },
   "targetDomainName": "string",
   "verificationMethod": "string"
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request does not use any URI parameters.

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [tags](#API_CreateTargetDomain_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-CreateTargetDomain-request-tags"></a>
The tags to associate with the target domain.  
Type: String to string map  
Required: No

 ** [targetDomainName](#API_CreateTargetDomain_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-CreateTargetDomain-request-targetDomainName"></a>
The domain name to register as a target domain.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** [verificationMethod](#API_CreateTargetDomain_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-CreateTargetDomain-request-verificationMethod"></a>
The method to use for verifying domain ownership. Valid values are DNS\$1TXT and HTTP\$1ROUTE.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `DNS_TXT | HTTP_ROUTE`   
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "createdAt": "string",
   "domainName": "string",
   "targetDomainId": "string",
   "verificationDetails": { 
      "dnsTxt": { 
         "dnsRecordName": "string",
         "dnsRecordType": "string",
         "token": "string"
      },
      "httpRoute": { 
         "routePath": "string",
         "token": "string"
      },
      "method": "string"
   },
   "verificationStatus": "string",
   "verifiedAt": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [createdAt](#API_CreateTargetDomain_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-CreateTargetDomain-response-createdAt"></a>
The date and time the target domain was created, in UTC format.  
Type: Timestamp

 ** [domainName](#API_CreateTargetDomain_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-CreateTargetDomain-response-domainName"></a>
The domain name of the target domain.  
Type: String

 ** [targetDomainId](#API_CreateTargetDomain_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-CreateTargetDomain-response-targetDomainId"></a>
The unique identifier of the created target domain.  
Type: String

 ** [verificationDetails](#API_CreateTargetDomain_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-CreateTargetDomain-response-verificationDetails"></a>
The verification details for the target domain, including the verification token and instructions.  
Type: [VerificationDetails](API_VerificationDetails.md) object

 ** [verificationStatus](#API_CreateTargetDomain_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-CreateTargetDomain-response-verificationStatus"></a>
The current verification status of the target domain.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `PENDING | VERIFIED | FAILED | UNREACHABLE` 

 ** [verifiedAt](#API_CreateTargetDomain_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-CreateTargetDomain-response-verifiedAt"></a>
The date and time the target domain was verified, in UTC format.  
Type: Timestamp

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/securityagent-2025-09-06/CreateTargetDomain) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/securityagent-2025-09-06/CreateTargetDomain) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/securityagent-2025-09-06/CreateTargetDomain) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/securityagent-2025-09-06/CreateTargetDomain) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/securityagent-2025-09-06/CreateTargetDomain) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/securityagent-2025-09-06/CreateTargetDomain) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/securityagent-2025-09-06/CreateTargetDomain) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/securityagent-2025-09-06/CreateTargetDomain) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/securityagent-2025-09-06/CreateTargetDomain) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/securityagent-2025-09-06/CreateTargetDomain)