Get more done with our API
Registering and managing your domains has never been easier. With the DNSimple REST API you can register one or more domain names and administrate them directly from your own scripts.
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Lots of examples
We maintain a repository for every language that we support with a large amount of examples so you can get started even faster with our API.
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Multi-account support
Register, update any domain under your team or personal account.
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What can you do with it?
A lot of things can be automated with our API.
Check domain availability
Is that domain available?
You can now check from your code.
Register and renew domains
Buy and renew your domains,
without touching your mouse.
Transfer a domain
Transfer your existing domains with us.
You can also transfer them out as needed.
Buy SSL certificates
Standard and Let's Encrypt certificates are easy to obtain and configure from the API.
List records
Access the full list of records from any of your domains.
Manage records
Create, update, and delete any type of DNS records.
Manage domain delegation
Switch your domain's name servers with your code.
List services
Check the configuration of the Google Apps service. Or the Heroku one.
Apply service to a domain
Get Cloudflare, GitHub pages, and Shopify up & running on your domain in no time.
List and create templates
Create and reuse custom DNS records templates for your domains.
Apply templates to a domain
Setup your domains with your custom DNS configuration.
Webhooks
Receive notification of events as they occur via HTTPS POSTs.
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Love Ruby?
We made a special cheatsheet just for you then! Download the cheatsheet, hang it on your desk, your shower, your fridge, your call.
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Need the whole thing? Sure, here it is!
Read the API v2 docs