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.

  • Official API clients

    We have more on the way, but you can start using Ruby, Node, Elixir, and Go. They are maintained by us with care and love.

  • Multi-account support

    Register, update any domain under your team or personal account.

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.

  • 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.

    Download the Ruby Cheatsheet

Need the whole thing? Sure, here it is!

Read the API v2 docs