Domain API Reference

This reference guide is intended to help you access and utilize our Domain API. We provide details for formatting your requests, our basic API structure, how responses will be returned, and a guide for response codes.
Take note that certain operations can update the settings for your domains without the standard error checking native to the same operations made through our web interface. Therefore, please only make use of the API if you are comfortable using such a system.
We have an environment that can be used for testing API operations called the "sandbox". To receive a sandbox API account for testing, please contact us and we will get right back to you with your sandbox API credentials.
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Request Formatting
All requests made to the API should use the following standard format:
https://www.namesilo.com/api/OPERATION?version=VERSION&type=TYPE&key=YOURAPIKEY
More information on each part of the standard request is as follows:
  • https: All requests to the API must utilize https.
  • OPERATION: To be replaced by the name of the specific operation you would like to execute.
  • VERSION: To be replaced by the API version you would like to use. The current version is "1".
  • TYPE: To be replaced by the format you would like to receive returned. The only current option is "xml".
  • YOURAPIKEY: To be replaced by your unique API key. Visit the API Manager page within your account for details.