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 currently maintain Ruby, Node, Elixir, and Go. Keep an eye out for more clients as we continue to build.

  • Multi-account support

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

What can you do with it?

You can automate lots of things with our API.

Check domain availability

Is that domain available?
Check from your code.

Register and renew domains

Buy and renew your domains,
without a single click.

Transfer a domain

Transfer your existing domains with us.
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 record.

Manage domain delegation

Switch your domain's name servers with your code.

List services

Check the configuration of the Google Apps or Heroku services.

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 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.

Ruby enthusiast?

We made a cheatsheet just for you. Download it, hang it on your desk, your shower, your fridge, your call.

Download the Ruby Cheatsheet

Node.js aficionado?

Jump ahead and get started using our API from your Node.js applications. Check out this Node.js cheatsheet.

Download the Node Cheatsheet

Need the whole thing? Here you go.

Read the API v2 docs