2026 review

Gandi API review

European registrar API with LiveDNS

Quick facts

Category: Domain availability APIs, DNS and infrastructure APIs
Website: api.gandi.net/docs/
Pricing starts at: Variable per-TLD pricing at Rate A
Free tier: No separate API fee; paid operations use account pricing
How usage is billed: Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Enterprise plan: Rate E begins at $12,000 annual spend

What Gandi API is

Gandi pairs registrar automation with LiveDNS, certificates, and graduated price rates based on annual spend.

Compared in: Domain availability APIs, DNS and infrastructure APIs.

Strengths

No separate API fee
Sandbox environment
LiveDNS API for DNS management

Limitations

Standard accounts pay variable per-TLD prices at Rate A
The lowest reseller rate (Rate E) begins at $12,000 annual spend

Key features

LiveDNS API

Full DNS management with DNSSEC

Certificate API

SSL/TLS automation

Pricing summary

Figures come from published Gandi API sources checked on 2026-07-29, linked under Sources. Plans and limits change, so confirm them with the vendor before you buy.

Plan	Gandi API	DomScan
Free tier	No separate API fee; paid operations use account pricing	Free: 10,000 credits/month
Entry paid plan	Variable per-TLD pricing at Rate A	Pay-as-you-go from $10
Enterprise	Rate E begins at $12,000 annual spend	Custom pricing

Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.

See the full Gandi API pricing breakdown

Who Gandi API suits

Good fit

Teams managing domains, DNS and certificates through automation, resellers

Weaker fit

Teams that need domain research data without registrar operations

Gandi API vs DomScan

Feature availability for Gandi API comes from its published product documentation. DomScan credit costs come from its published endpoint pricing.

Feature	Gandi API	DomScan
Free tier	−	✓ 10,000/month
Domain availability	✓	✓
WHOIS data	✓	✓
DNS lookup	✓	✓
Domain valuation	−	✓
Brand monitoring	−	✓
MCP/AI integration	−	✓
Bulk operations	✓	✓

DomScan products for the same jobs

These DomScan products cover the categories where Gandi API competes. Each shows its published credit cost per request.

Check Domain Availability Check if a domain name is available across one or more TLDs. Credits per request: 1 DNS Lookup Perform DNS lookups for any record type. Credits per request: 1 Subdomain Finder Discover subdomains for a domain using various enumeration techniques. Credits per request: 4 to 5

Verdict

Gandi offers domain, DNS and certificate APIs with no separate API fee. Standard accounts pay per-TLD prices at Rate A, and the lowest published reseller rate begins at $12,000 annual spend. It suits teams that manage domains and DNS through infrastructure automation. If you need several kinds of domain, DNS or web data from one API key, DomScan publishes the credit cost of every endpoint and includes 10,000 free credits each month.

Compare with DomScan → Visit Gandi API

Frequently asked questions

What is Gandi API?

Gandi pairs registrar automation with LiveDNS, certificates, and graduated price rates based on annual spend.

How much does Gandi API cost?

Published pricing checked on 2026-07-29. Free tier: No separate API fee; paid operations use account pricing. Entry paid plan: Variable per-TLD pricing at Rate A. Enterprise: Rate E begins at $12,000 annual spend.

When is Gandi API the better choice?

Stay with Gandi if you want a European registrar with LiveDNS under one account.

How does Gandi API pricing compare with DomScan?

Gandi API and DomScan count usage in different units, so there is no exact per-request comparison. DomScan includes 10,000 free credits every month and publishes the credit cost of every endpoint, so you can price the operations you plan to run.