diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/49981-filter-dnsimple-request-by-record-name.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/49981-filter-dnsimple-request-by-record-name.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a9ec50460e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/49981-filter-dnsimple-request-by-record-name.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+    - fix DNSimple to ensure check works even when the number of records is larger than 100
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/dnsimple.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/dnsimple.py
index 4538c1f9edb..fd19a908bd2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/dnsimple.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/dnsimple.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def main():
 
         # need the not none check since record could be an empty string
         if domain and record is not None:
-            records = [r['record'] for r in client.records(str(domain))]
+            records = [r['record'] for r in client.records(str(domain), params={'name': record})]
 
             if not record_type:
                 module.fail_json(msg="Missing the record type")