Name.com API review
Domain registrar REST API
Quick facts
- Category
- Domain availability APIs, DNS and infrastructure APIs
- Website
- docs.name.com
- Pricing starts at
- Variable per-domain and TLD transaction pricing
- Free tier
- API token and development environment; no API access fee
- How usage is billed
- Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
- Enterprise plan
- Gold is the highest published reseller pricing tier
What Name.com API is
Name.com provides a RESTful API for domain registration, transfer, and management with volume-based pricing.
Compared in: Domain availability APIs, DNS and infrastructure APIs.
Strengths
- Free API access (no upfront cost)
- REST API with JSON responses
- MCP support for AI agents
- OpenAPI specification
- Webhook support for events
Limitations
- Domain prices vary by TLD and transaction type
- Reseller discounts depend on the published pricing tier you qualify for
Key features
Domain Registration
Register domains through the API
MCP Integration
AI agent support
Webhooks
Event-driven notifications
Bulk Operations
Batch domain operations
Pricing summary
Figures come from published Name.com API sources checked on 2026-07-29, linked under Sources. Plans and limits change, so confirm them with the vendor before you buy.
| Plan | Name.com API | DomScan |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | API token and development environment; no API access fee | Free: 10,000 credits/month |
| Entry paid plan | Variable per-domain and TLD transaction pricing | Pay-as-you-go from $10 |
| Enterprise | Gold is the highest published reseller pricing tier | Custom pricing |
- Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Who Name.com API suits
Good fit
AI/automation projects, SaaS with domain features, modern API consumers
Weaker fit
- Teams that need domain research data without registrar operations
Name.com API vs DomScan
Feature availability for Name.com API comes from its published product documentation. DomScan credit costs come from its published endpoint pricing.
| Feature | Name.com API | DomScan |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ 10,000/month |
| Domain availability | ✓ | ✓ |
| WHOIS data | ✓ | ✓ |
| DNS lookup | ✓ | ✓ |
| Domain valuation | − | ✓ |
| Brand monitoring | − | ✓ |
| MCP/AI integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bulk operations | Limited | ✓ |
DomScan products for the same jobs
These DomScan products cover the categories where Name.com API competes. Each shows its published credit cost per request.
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
Name.com offers a REST API with no API access fee and a development environment for testing. Domain prices vary by TLD and transaction, and reseller pricing follows published tiers. It suits automation projects that need registrar operations. 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.
Frequently asked questions
What is Name.com API?
Name.com provides a RESTful API for domain registration, transfer, and management with volume-based pricing.
How much does Name.com API cost?
Published pricing checked on 2026-07-29. Free tier: API token and development environment; no API access fee. Entry paid plan: Variable per-domain and TLD transaction pricing. Enterprise: Gold is the highest published reseller pricing tier.
When is Name.com API the better choice?
Stay with Name.com if free API access for simple availability checks is enough and its TLD coverage fits your list.
How does Name.com API pricing compare with DomScan?
Name.com 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.
Sources
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