diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_hosttech.sh b/dnsapi/dns_hosttech.sh
index 05d9c898..11185c82 100644
--- a/dnsapi/dns_hosttech.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_hosttech.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-#!/usr/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+dns_hosttech_info='hosttech.eu
+Site: hosttech.eu
+Docs: github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/wiki/dnsapi2#dns_hosttech
+Options:
+ Hosttech_Key API Key
+Issues: github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4900
+'
 
 #Hosttech_Key="asdfasdfawefasdfawefasdafe"
 
@@ -19,9 +27,6 @@ dns_hosttech_add() {
     return 1
   fi
 
-  #save the api key and email to the account conf file.
-  _saveaccountconf_mutable Hosttech_Key "$Hosttech_Key"
-
   _debug "First detect the root zone"
   if ! _get_root "$fulldomain"; then
     _err "invalid domain"
@@ -33,10 +38,6 @@ dns_hosttech_add() {
   _info "Adding record"
   if _hosttech_rest POST "zones/$_domain/records" "{\"type\":\"TXT\",\"name\":\"$_sub_domain\",\"text\":\"$txtvalue\",\"ttl\":600}"; then
     if _contains "$_response" "$_sub_domain"; then
-      _debug recordID "$(echo "$_response" | grep -o '"id":[^"]*' | grep -Po "\d+")"
-
-      #save the created recordID to the account conf file, so we can read it back for deleting in dns_hosttech_rm.
-      _saveaccountconf recordID "$(echo "$_response" | grep -o '"id":[^"]*' | grep -Po "\d+")"
       _info "Added, OK"
       return 0
     else
@@ -58,24 +59,30 @@ dns_hosttech_rm() {
   if [ -z "$Hosttech_Key" ]; then
     Hosttech_Key=""
     _err "You didn't specify a Hosttech api key."
-    _err "You can get yours from https://www.hosttech.nl/mijn_hosttech"
+    _err "You can get yours from You can get yours from https://www.myhosttech.eu/user/dns/api"
     return 1
   fi
 
-  _debug "First detect the root zone"
-  if ! _get_root "$fulldomain"; then
-    _err "invalid domain"
+  _debug "First detect the zoneid"
+  if ! _get_zoneid "$fulldomain"; then
+    _err "invalid zoneid"
     return 1
   fi
 
   _debug _sub_domain "$_sub_domain"
   _debug _domain "$_domain"
+  _debug _zoneid "$_zoneid"
+  _debug _txtvalue "${txtvalue}"
 
-  _debug "Removing txt record"
-  delRecordID="$(_readaccountconf "recordID")"
-  _hosttech_rest DELETE "zones/$_domain/records/$delRecordID"
+  _debug "Second detect the recordid"
+  if ! _get_recordid "$_domain" "$_sub_domain" "${txtvalue}"; then
+    _err "invalid recordid"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  _debug _recordid "$_recordid"
 
-  _clearaccountconf recordID
+  _debug "Removing txt record"
+  _hosttech_rest DELETE "zones/$_domain/records/$_recordid"
 }
 
 ####################  Private functions below ##################################
@@ -85,7 +92,33 @@ dns_hosttech_rm() {
 # _domain=domain.com
 _get_root() {
   domain=$1
-  i=2
+  i=1
+  p=1
+  while true; do
+    _domain=$(printf "%s" "$domain" | cut -d . -f $i-100)
+    _sub_domain=$(printf "%s" "$domain" | cut -d . -f 1-$p)
+    _debug _domain "$_domain"
+    if [ -z "$_domain" ]; then
+      #not valid
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    if _hosttech_rest GET "zones?query=${_domain}"; then
+      if [ "$(echo "$_response" | _egrep_o '"name":"[^"]*' | cut -d'"' -f4)" = "${_domain}" ]; then
+        return 0
+      fi
+    else
+      return 1
+    fi
+    p=$i
+    i=$(_math "$i" + 1)
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
+_get_zoneid() {
+  domain=$1
+  i=1
   p=1
   while true; do
     _domain=$(printf "%s" "$domain" | cut -d . -f $i-100)
@@ -97,7 +130,12 @@ _get_root() {
     fi
 
     if _hosttech_rest GET "zones?query=${_domain}"; then
-      if [ "$(echo "$_response" | grep -o '"name":"[^"]*' | cut -d'"' -f4)" = "${_domain}" ]; then
+      if [ "$(echo "$_response" | _egrep_o '"name":"[^"]*' | cut -d'"' -f4)" = "${_domain}" ]; then
+          # Get the id of the zone in question
+          _zoneid="$(echo "$_response" | _egrep_o '"id":[0-9]*' | cut -d':' -f2)" 
+          if [ -z "$_zoneid" ]; then
+            return 1
+          fi
         return 0
       fi
     else
@@ -109,6 +147,31 @@ _get_root() {
   return 1
 }
 
+_get_recordid() {
+  domainid=$1
+  subdomain=$2
+  txtvalue=$3
+
+  # Get all dns records for the domainname
+  if _hosttech_rest GET "zones/$_zoneid/records"; then
+    if ! _contains "$_response" '"id"'; then
+      _debug "No records in dns"
+      return 1
+    fi
+    if ! _contains "$_response" '\"name\":\"'$subdomain'\"'; then
+      _debug "Record does not exist"
+      return 1
+    fi
+    # Get the id of the record in question
+    _recordid=$(printf "%s" "$_response" | _egrep_o "[^{]*\"name\":\"$subdomain\"[^}]*" | _egrep_o "[^{]*\"text\":\"$txtvalue\"[^}]*" | _egrep_o "\"id\":[0-9]+" | cut -d : -f 2)
+    if [ -z "$_recordid" ]; then
+      return 1
+    fi
+    return 0
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
 _hosttech_rest() {
   m=$1
   ep="$2"
@@ -132,4 +195,4 @@ _hosttech_rest() {
 
   _debug2 response "$_response"
   return 0
-}
+}
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