Quick Facts
- Category
- Registrar API
- Pricing Starts At
- Registry wholesale domain cost with no markup
- Free Tier
- No separate Registrar API fee
- TLD Coverage
- 400+ TLDs
- Enterprise Plan
- No subscription tiers; pricing varies by TLD
Pros & Cons
✓ Pros
- Registry list pricing with no Cloudflare markup
- Registration and renewal use registry list pricing
- Free DNSSEC with one-click setup
- Free WHOIS privacy by default
- Beta API supports search, authoritative checks, and registration
- Free DNSSEC, CDN, and SSL within Cloudflare
− Cons
- Registrar API is beta and supports only a subset of dashboard TLDs
- API beta does not yet support renewals, transfers, or contact updates
- Must use Cloudflare DNS (no third-party nameservers)
- Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), including Punycode, are not supported
- Transfers out can be blocked for 60 days after registration, transfer, or registrant changes. Expired domains enter a 30-day Redemption Grace Period; restoration may cost extra and transfers are unavailable during that period.
- Checks can show premium pricing, but API registration is not yet supported. Future support will require explicit fee acknowledgement.
🎯 Our Verdict
Cloudflare Registrar combines registry-price domains with a beta API for search, authoritative availability checks, and standard registration on supported extensions. Checks can show premium pricing, but the beta does not currently support premium registration. The beta also does not yet automate renewals or transfers, and registered domains must use Cloudflare's authoritative DNS.
Best For: Cloudflare users, cost-conscious developers, supported-TLD registration automation
Not Recommended For: Third-party nameservers, API-driven renewals or transfers, unsupported API extensions
Key Features
At-Cost Pricing
Registry list prices without Cloudflare markup
Free DNSSEC
One-click cryptographic protection
Beta Registrar API
Search, authoritative checks, and registration for supported extensions
Free SSL
Universal certificates
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Credits/Requests |
|---|---|---|
| Free | No separate Registrar API fee | Variable |
| Starter | Registry wholesale domain cost with no markup | Variable |
| Enterprise | No subscription tiers; pricing varies by TLD | Variable |
Sources
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Cloudflare Registrar vs DomScan
| Feature | Cloudflare Registrar | DomScan |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | − | ✓ 10,000/month |
| Domain Availability | Limited | ✓ |
| WHOIS Data | Limited | ✓ |
| DNS Lookup | ✓ | ✓ |
| Domain Valuation | − | ✓ |
| Brand Monitoring | − | ✓ |
| MCP/AI Integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bulk Operations | Limited | ✓ |