diff --git a/builtin/providers/powerdns/client.go b/builtin/providers/powerdns/client.go
index ca54ac718c..9b53011fe1 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/powerdns/client.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/powerdns/client.go
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp"
 )
 
 type Client struct {
-	// Location of PowerDNS server to use
-	ServerUrl string
-	//	REST API Static authentication key
-	ApiKey string
-	Http   *http.Client
+	ServerUrl  string // Location of PowerDNS server to use
+	ApiKey     string // REST API Static authentication key
+	ApiVersion int    // API version to use
+	Http       *http.Client
 }
 
 // NewClient returns a new PowerDNS client
@@ -27,15 +27,26 @@ func NewClient(serverUrl string, apiKey string) (*Client, error) {
 		ApiKey:    apiKey,
 		Http:      cleanhttp.DefaultClient(),
 	}
+	var err error
+	client.ApiVersion, err = client.detectApiVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return &client, nil
 }
 
 // Creates a new request with necessary headers
 func (c *Client) newRequest(method string, endpoint string, body []byte) (*http.Request, error) {
 
-	url, err := url.Parse(c.ServerUrl + endpoint)
+	var urlStr string
+	if c.ApiVersion > 0 {
+		urlStr = c.ServerUrl + "/api/v" + strconv.Itoa(c.ApiVersion) + endpoint
+	} else {
+		urlStr = c.ServerUrl + endpoint
+	}
+	url, err := url.Parse(urlStr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error during parting request URL: %s", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error during parsing request URL: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	var bodyReader io.Reader
@@ -59,20 +70,21 @@ func (c *Client) newRequest(method string, endpoint string, body []byte) (*http.
 }
 
 type ZoneInfo struct {
-	Id      string   `json:"id"`
-	Name    string   `json:"name"`
-	URL     string   `json:"url"`
-	Kind    string   `json:"kind"`
-	DnsSec  bool     `json:"dnsssec"`
-	Serial  int64    `json:"serial"`
-	Records []Record `json:"records,omitempty"`
+	Id                 string              `json:"id"`
+	Name               string              `json:"name"`
+	URL                string              `json:"url"`
+	Kind               string              `json:"kind"`
+	DnsSec             bool                `json:"dnsssec"`
+	Serial             int64               `json:"serial"`
+	Records            []Record            `json:"records,omitempty"`
+	ResourceRecordSets []ResourceRecordSet `json:"rrsets,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Record struct {
 	Name     string `json:"name"`
 	Type     string `json:"type"`
 	Content  string `json:"content"`
-	TTL      int    `json:"ttl"`
+	TTL      int    `json:"ttl"` // For API v0
 	Disabled bool   `json:"disabled"`
 }
 
@@ -80,6 +92,7 @@ type ResourceRecordSet struct {
 	Name       string   `json:"name"`
 	Type       string   `json:"type"`
 	ChangeType string   `json:"changetype"`
+	TTL        int      `json:"ttl"` // For API v1
 	Records    []Record `json:"records,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -111,6 +124,26 @@ func parseId(recId string) (string, string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Detects the API version in use on the server
+// Uses int to represent the API version: 0 is the legacy AKA version 3.4 API
+// Any other integer correlates with the same API version
+func (client *Client) detectApiVersion() (int, error) {
+	req, err := client.newRequest("GET", "/api/v1/servers", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	resp, err := client.Http.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode == 200 {
+		return 1, nil
+	} else {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+}
+
 // Returns all Zones of server, without records
 func (client *Client) ListZones() ([]ZoneInfo, error) {
 
@@ -154,7 +187,20 @@ func (client *Client) ListRecords(zone string) ([]Record, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return zoneInfo.Records, nil
+	records := zoneInfo.Records
+	// Convert the API v1 response to v0 record structure
+	for _, rrs := range zoneInfo.ResourceRecordSets {
+		for _, record := range rrs.Records {
+			records = append(records, Record{
+				Name:    rrs.Name,
+				Type:    rrs.Type,
+				Content: record.Content,
+				TTL:     rrs.TTL,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return records, nil
 }
 
 // Returns only records of specified name and type
@@ -232,7 +278,7 @@ func (client *Client) CreateRecord(zone string, record Record) (string, error) {
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 && resp.StatusCode != 204 {
 		errorResp := new(errorResponse)
 		if err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(errorResp); err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("Error creating record: %s", record.Id())
@@ -263,7 +309,7 @@ func (client *Client) ReplaceRecordSet(zone string, rrSet ResourceRecordSet) (st
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 && resp.StatusCode != 204 {
 		errorResp := new(errorResponse)
 		if err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(errorResp); err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("Error creating record set: %s", rrSet.Id())
@@ -298,7 +344,7 @@ func (client *Client) DeleteRecordSet(zone string, name string, tpe string) erro
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 && resp.StatusCode != 204 {
 		errorResp := new(errorResponse)
 		if err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(errorResp); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting record: %s %s", name, tpe)
diff --git a/builtin/providers/powerdns/resource_powerdns_record.go b/builtin/providers/powerdns/resource_powerdns_record.go
index 11f88a5828..b5f9e06876 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/powerdns/resource_powerdns_record.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/powerdns/resource_powerdns_record.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func resourcePDNSRecordCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	rrSet := ResourceRecordSet{
 		Name: d.Get("name").(string),
 		Type: d.Get("type").(string),
+		TTL:  d.Get("ttl").(int),
 	}
 
 	zone := d.Get("zone").(string)
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/powerdns/index.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/powerdns/index.html.markdown
index 172a7ea207..edd82d255c 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/powerdns/index.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/powerdns/index.html.markdown
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description: |-
 # PowerDNS Provider
 
 The PowerDNS provider is used manipulate DNS records supported by PowerDNS server. The provider needs to be configured
-with the proper credentials before it can be used.
+with the proper credentials before it can be used. It supports both the [legacy API](https://doc.powerdns.com/3/httpapi/api_spec/) and the new [version 1 API](https://doc.powerdns.com/md/httpapi/api_spec/), however resources may need to be configured differently.
 
 Use the navigation to the left to read about the available resources.
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/powerdns/r/record.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/powerdns/r/record.html.markdown
index 785c0cd487..8d9502604d 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/powerdns/r/record.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/powerdns/r/record.html.markdown
@@ -12,6 +12,21 @@ Provides a PowerDNS record resource.
 
 ## Example Usage
 
+Note that PowerDNS internally lowercases certain records (e.g. CNAME and AAAA), which can lead to resources being marked for a change in every singe plan.
+
+For the v1 API (PowerDNS version 4):
+```
+# Add a record to the zone
+resource "powerdns_record" "foobar" {
+	zone = "example.com."
+	name = "www.example.com"
+	type = "A"
+	ttl = 300
+	records = ["192.168.0.11"]
+}
+```
+
+For the legacy API (PowerDNS version 3.4):
 ```
 # Add a record to the zone
 resource "powerdns_record" "foobar" {